***Official Caitlin/Fever/Kate/Meg Games Mega Thread***

[Tenacious E]

Not just starters, but also pretty good backup depth. Iowa during her career and the Fever last year both struggled when CC was on the bench. Getting a quality backup should allow her a bit more rest and allow her shot to not fade as much at the end of the game.

Overall:
They have a well experienced backup PG, with championship experience, that should be able to steer the ship while CC is on the bench.
They have Lexi and Cunningham that both have starting experience, and could be starters on other teams, to backup Mitchell and Bonner at SG and SF.
Dantas is a veteran big to back up the PF and potentially do spot minutes at C.

Oh for sure. But that starting 5 is killer. If they sag when caitlin drives she can either step back for an open 3 or dish to either Bonner and Mitchell. One of those two will get wide open 3s. If they don't sag she can dish to either Howard or Boston. Truly pick your poison.

 

[doughawk]

The Fever are currently about 24k over the salary cap. They could go with 11 on the roster and cut Jaelyn Brown but I don't think they will do that. I still think they will find a taker for Katie Lou Samuelson and possibly Wallace.
The Valkaries just signed 2 foreign players, one a forward off the French team and the other a center off the Belgium team. Both on favorable contracts. Maybe they will find their way to Indy?

 

[cidhawkeye]

The Fever are currently about 24k over the salary cap. They could go with 11 on the roster and cut Jaelyn Brown but I don't think they will do that. I still think they will find a taker for Katie Lou Samuelson and possibly Wallace.
The Valkaries just signed 2 foreign players, one a forward off the French team and the other a center off the Belgium team. Both on favorable contracts. Maybe they will find their way to Indy?

Imagine the outrage if CC comes out and does the ‘cut me 24k, I make enough on endorsements and it’s about the team’

 

[Tenacious E]

Imagine the outrage if CC comes out and does the ‘cut me 24k, I make enough on endorsements and it’s about the team’

She probably would if she could, but the CBA and such. That did get me thinking, can there be a “collective” for boosters like college? Can a fever booster club cut checks to free agents, or is that prohibited by the CBA?

 

[Franisdaman]

 

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[Franisdaman]

Looks like Kate is enjoying Miami

 

[UpstreamHawkeye]

Looks like Kate is enjoying Miami

Easy to explain -- the photo is underexposed, so again not perfect.

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[Hendy hawk]

Looks like Kate is enjoying Miami

Is that s lousy Subway sandwich?
My God what happened to all the better sandwiches like Firehose, Jimmy Johns and Quiznos?

 

[Tenacious E]

Is that s lousy Subway sandwich?
My God what happened to all the better sandwiches like Firehose, Jimmy Johns and Quiznos?

Potbelly FTW

 

[HIWILLE]

Love Subway sandwiches, I mean, you can fix it the way you want.😋

 

[MplsHawk]

 

[Tenacious E]

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These new fever execs…. Amazing. Holy shit. Now do Wallace.

 

[Tenacious E]

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So do they trade their second round picks and wallace to sign two more vets? Otherwise right now I think they have 160k burning a hole in their pocket.

 

[Tenacious E]

I’d love to see them trade to get temi back…

 

[MitchLL]

If Boston starts the upcoming season in game shape, things should go much better, even though they'll be working many new faces into the equation.

 

[Georgia_Hawk]

So do they trade their second round picks and hull to sign two more vets? Otherwise right now I think they have 160k burning a hole in their pocket.

I think they are done, unless something truly remarkable becomes possible.... like Meessemen

One reason to possibly not use the money is to consider next year. I think Bonner may be a one year situation. They may need to reload again next year.

 

[hoffmkr]

So do they trade their second round picks and hull to sign two more vets? Otherwise right now I think they have 160k burning a hole in their pocket.

You can bet they paid Katie Lou to find more playing time elsewhere. Her contract was ~$180k vs she will probably get closer to $100k vet min and it was guaranteed.

 

[Tenacious E]

Below i copied and pasted how it works, apparently. Essentially, if they can sign a vet for the league minimum + 42k (about 120k total) unless there is another trade involving wallace.



First, this needs to be upvoted more to get it to the top as it answers the most pressing question of how the buyout affects the cap situation.

Second, I don't know about this move. Let's assume that they bought her out for the difference between her current salary ($180k) and a league minimum vet contract ($76,535) with the expectation that someone would pick her up for that price and she'd have a better opportunity at another team than the Fever. That would mean that that Fever incurred $103,465 in dead cap to free up $76,535 with no player to show for it. Put another way, the Fever valued KLS at less than a league minimum contract. While I don't think she was worth her contract, I think a 6'3'' floor stretching wing that is at least above average on defense is worth a league minimum deal. It also doesn't look like KLS was the one wanting out of Indiana. Even combined with the $42,419 in space, it only adds up to a hair under $119k. That's not a ton of money.

I wonder if this is a precursor to trading Wallace for a 2nd round pick (which would get them up to a hair over $200k. If they did that, they'd be able to sign a vet for ~$136k and still have room for their other 2nd round draft pick or Jaelyn Brown (each $66,079) with 11 on the roster.

 

[Tenacious E]

I think they are done, unless something truly remarkable becomes possible.... like Meessemen

One reason to possibly not use the money is to consider next year. I think Bonner may be a one year situation. They may need to reload again next year.

The name of Elena Delle Donne has been floated. Could be a good fit.

 

[Tenacious E]

I think they are done, unless something truly remarkable becomes possible.... like Meessemen

One reason to possibly not use the money is to consider next year. I think Bonner may be a one year situation. They may need to reload again next year.

Next year there is a new CBA and the salaries will skyrocket, but I suppose every dollar counts.

 

[citizenHawk]

So, ten games to figure it out and get players/team on the same page again? You'd think otherwise with talent and coaching, but you all know Clarkball isn't the same as what these players are used to. I'd be surprised if there aren't some misfires starting the engine.

 

[Tenacious E]

So, ten games to figure it out and get players/team on the same page again? You'd think otherwise with talent and coaching, but you all know Clarkball isn't the same as what these players are used to. I'd be surprised if there aren't some misfires starting the engine.

I think players can voluntarily work with Caitlin. Who knows, maybe a good chunk of them are working out together now?

 

[MplsHawk]

So do they trade their second round picks and hull to sign two more vets? Otherwise right now I think they have 160k burning a hole in their pocket.

I hope they keep Hull. She's a very solid defender, hit close to 50% of her threes last year, is grateful to be a role player, and seems to be tight with CC.

 

[Tenacious E]

I hope they keep Hull. She's a very solid defender, hit close to 50% of her threes last year, is grateful to be a role player, and seems to be tight with CC.

Oops - meant Wallace! I will fix my post.

 

[Georgia_Hawk]

Next year there is a new CBA and the salaries will skyrocket, but I suppose every dollar counts.

I am seeing the same thing regarding the new CBA, but it is hard to grasp. Yes, a lot more money is coming in, but the WNBA is still losing money. What bargaining power do the players have?

 

[hoffmkr]

I am seeing the same thing regarding the new CBA, but it is hard to grasp. Yes, a lot more money is coming in, but the WNBA is still losing money. What bargaining power do the players have?

The tv contract INCREASE is ~3x what they lost last year. So, if you take 1/2 the excess, the cap would more than double. Also, CC playing on a salary near what some accountants get out of school is a red flag fora top 5 player in league and locked below 100k for 4-5 years.

 

[RayRay3454]

I see Betts is staying another year partly to play with her sister but I bet it is also about the rookie contract. By waiting a year she will probably make 50%+ more than what Clark will get in her 3rd year. Another reason for Paige to stay another year.

 

[Franisdaman]

 

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[MplsHawk]

Oops - meant Wallace! I will fix my post.

Now that makes way more sense!

 

[BrewHawk]

Oops - meant Wallace! I will fix my post.

I think you mean Wheeler, correct?

 

[Tenacious E]

I am seeing the same thing regarding the new CBA, but it is hard to grasp. Yes, a lot more money is coming in, but the WNBA is still losing money. What bargaining power do the players have?

With the new media rights deal they will be bringing 10x money, I think. As for how much the players keep, we will see. It is a good time to have Caitlin as a player.

 

[Tenacious E]

I think you mean Wheeler, correct?

Que?

 

[HawkDCal]

I think you mean Wheeler, correct?

Wheeler is an unrestricted FA and not on the current roster.

 

[BrewHawk]

I was totally confused about the Wallace comment. She isn't a good shooter or defender.

 

[Tenacious E]

I was totally confused about the Wallace comment. She isn't a good shooter or defender.

I was saying now do Wallace, like they did KLS - get rid of her.