I'm choosing to be optimistic about Miye Oni
- Thread starter SoberasHotRod
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He's an NBA level rebounder for his position. His spot up shooting and defense are close enough that I have hope he can get there...
...what am I doing? I'm not going to argue with anyone with this opinion.
Pastramiking
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If the remainder of Onis contract wasn’t guaranteed, why did the trade him (and send a pick) instead of just waive him? Wouldn’t waiving him not cost them anything?
It means we’re off the hook for the additional tax on the salary we already paid him. At least I think. Or maybe just the cash we got back offsetting that.
In any case, it’s not a financial move. Ryan Smith doesn’t make moves because finances. We just really like Oni and wanted him to have a chance to shine elsewhere, so we did him a solid. And we gave OKC a pick because we were doing them a solid for helping us do Oni a solid. Oni should get some good playing time in OKC… err… uh… yeah, we did this for Oni. Not to save money.
jom2003
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good luck to him in Shanghai Sharks
homeytennis
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It would have cost a lot in the luxury tax as OKC is paying the guaranteed part of the salary.