We don’t actually think that, but “Anderson Varejao’s Agent, Dan Fegan, is Insane” simply has no flow as a headline.
Most NBA team have their media days today, and the Cavaliers are no exception. Not present are free agents Sasha Pavlovic and the aforementioned Brazil-person.
Both are technically holding out, hoping the Cavs will cave in and offer them big-time, long-term deals. Don’t bet on it, since they have no other NBA options, and Varejao is looking for $13M annually.
The Cavs still will be able to negotiate with the players, and the team can extend another qualifying offer next summer if they sit out a year. If Pavlovic and Varejao play in Europe, they will remain restricted free agents with the Cavs when they return.
The exact terms Cornstein is seeking is not known, but several league sources said Cornstein wants a multi-year deal in the range of $25 million to $30 million over five years. Those same sources said agent Dan Fegan has asked for $65 million over five years for Varejao.
As Brian Windhorst notes, this like something that has never happened. Sign-and-trades, or a team giving the Nenes/Dalemberts of the world $50M is the usual solution.
While it makes for a shaky way to start off a post-Finals season, we’re totally in Danny Ferry’s corner on this one. If you’ve got a couple foreign people cornered to the point that you can take advantage of them, you simply have to do it.
Daily, weekly, hourly, monthly - all the time we’re trying our best to take advantage of foreign people, especially if it’s a situation where like we’re here in the US, and we’re the person who lives here, and they’re the foreign person. (There are other scenarios that work, but that’s the ideal.)
Like, one time we saw a foreign person, and we were like, “This rock is worth gold!” and they were like, “How much gold?” and we were like, “Two!” and they were like, “Deal!”, and they were like, “I’m talking twice in a row!” and we were like, “Deal’s off! Take that, foreign sucker!”
A fistfight ensued, and everyone won.
NOTE: If you’re wondering why we Photoshopped the Celtics in a Cavaliers/Foreign Policy post, it’s because we wanted to. Think about it - you’re making this way too hard on yourselves.
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The Cav should sign Varejo to 5 dollars up front and 50% of all sales of Anderson Varejo wigs. That should equal 15 million, but not be like saying “here is 15 million”.
The Cavs are modern; exploiting foreign labor is SO 2007. I’ve never been prouder to be a fan. But seriously, AV’s agent wants 13 million a year? This is one of those tricks where he suddenly says “Ok, meet you halfway” and AV signs for 7.5 million, right? I’m pretty sure half of Yay’s readership has better post-up moves than AV.
My post up moves are rad yo.
Cavs vs Celtics on ESPN Oct 26 7:30pm I know it’s preseason but I’m jacked to see last years East champs play against this years East champs.
hahahahahahaahahahahahahaha-DETROIT BASKETBALL
GO RAYGUNS!
I’m less jacked up now that Eric Snow is hurt.
In an somewhat related note, why doesn’t Kirelenko just tell The Jazz that his kid needs an operation that he can only get in Eaztern Europe?
It’s nice to see that Ferry has some cajones. Fegan pulled this same wool over the Nuggets with Nene, right?
There’s been a lot of bad deals for big men that the market wouldn’t have supported. Even if it’s a small step back this year it saves us from years of mediocrity because of bad deals.
Unless Hughes’ deal is bad enough to do that all by himself.
See if Carlos Boozer never left the drama with AV and with AK would not be a factor. AV would be with ORL and AK would be Utah’s PF.
Damn that Boozer.
On behalf of foreign people everywhere, thank you Dan Fegan
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