2023 NBA Free Agency Thread

[Ujfanatic]

Legally Portland is on the hook for the full amount to Grant.

Not sure this is true. This is the “moratorium” period. To my knowledge no deal can be officially offered until July 6th. This week is a negotiating period.

It would look really bad for them as an organization, but I don’t think they are legally committed to anything. I also wonder if this news changes Grant’s interest in staying in Portland. Probably not, but does likely mean he’ll spend the rest of his prime in a rebuilding situation (again).

 

[Elizah Huge]

They gave DLo a player option the second year too? That is just terrible.

 

[infection]

Just retaining their own dudes and using cap exceptions for Vincent and Prince.

Nah I get that… what’s their bill up to now?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Nah I get that… what’s their bill up to now?

No idea…

 

[NUMBERICA]

We should just offer Reaves and if they don’t match we can figure it out.

Stay in touch with Atlanta. They could fold KO (or THT) into the Collins deal and they would still be under the tax. As a contingency.

 

[Eddie Zero]

Nah I get that… what’s their bill up to now?

what diff does that make? they already offerred him as much as they could, and we could easily outbid them if we wanted had we not traded for Collins smh
Danny is getting old imo lost a few marbles somewhere

 

[Jingled]

Dame and Wemby?


View: https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1675206094434574336

 

[Elizah Huge]

Nah I get that… what’s their bill up to now?

They have 11 players under contract and are still about 13M under the luxury tax.

 

[infection]

They have 10 players under contract and are still about 17M under the luxury tax.

That’s crazy. I was under the impression they were close to the tax and probably wouldn’t be matching on Rui let alone bringing back DLo. They’ve done all of the above and then some.

 

[Elizah Huge]

That’s crazy. I was under the impression they were close to the tax and probably wouldn’t be matching on Rui let alone bringing back DLo. They’ve done all of the above and then some.

I fixed it I forgot about their draft pick JHS. They have 11 players under contract with about 13M away from the tax.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Not sure this is true. This is the “moratorium” period. To my knowledge no deal can be officially offered until July 6th. This week is a negotiating period.

It would look really bad for them as an organization, but I don’t think they are legally committed to anything. I also wonder if this news changes Grant’s interest in staying in Portland. Probably not, but does likely mean he’ll spend the rest of his prime in a rebuilding situation (again).

I think the verbal agreement is binding. I think they’d be in trouble unless he got arrested or failed a physical…


I do imagine him putting pen to paper then immediately turning to the GM and saying… I’d like to formally request a trade to a contender… thank you.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

That’s crazy. I was under the impression they were close to the tax and probably wouldn’t be matching on Rui let alone bringing back DLo. They’ve done all of the above and then some.

The Reaves contract will only count like 15M on their cap sheet too.. even though it could go to 4/98.