Warriors trying to buyout Foyle's contract

[MuffinMcFluffin]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailyd...dime-061111-12

The Warriors, according to NBA front-office sources, are trying to buy out the contract of center Adonal Foyle, who played just six minutes in Golden State's first six games under Nelson and clearly has no role in Oakland given Nellie's preference for smaller lineups.

This is the first of four seasons left on Foyle's, uh, burdensome contract, with the 31-year-old due $37.4 million in that span ... but only $1 million of Foyle's $10.6 million salary in 2009-10 is guaranteed to make the actual value just under $28 million.

Personnel chief Chris Mullin has taken more shots for Foyle's original six-year, $51 million deal than any other move he's made -- and justifiably so -- but the Warriors insisted at the time that serious interest from Orlando and Milwaukee drove Foyle's price up.

[Ninersrule]

I am a Warriors fan and I thought the outset that letting Dampier go, and
signing Foyle was a mistake. Diogu was a very good pick and someone
who can play inside, but he just does not the have the body to bang
inside all game long. O'Bryant may be the answer, but he is still very raw,
and falling behind behind because of his injury.

Nellie does a great job, but this forces him into a smaller line up that
is forced to rely on speed, and you can not be truly successful in the NBA
unless you have a big man who can consistently get you 20( point and rebounds) a night.

Time to cut bait on Foyle...possibly work a trade now or look to the draft
next year and maybe end up with Oden.

[RTT]

Eh, I see a good amount of teams that wouldn't mind trading for Foyle or possibly picking him up in Free Agency.


He's still a very good defensive player and we all know that there are teams that would welcome his defensive prowess.