Matthews: Jazz never made me an offer. I would have accepted less.

[Shaggy]

he's free agent he can accept any deal that is offered.

 

[slc]

He's a restricted free agent. The rules are different aren't they?

 

[billyshelby]

Agreed. And Matthews said "I'm sure the offer would have been fair, and I might have accepted." Matthews idea of fair is probably not even close to what our idea of fair is.

Very well put.

 

[TheMulletMutilator]

I can't believe he is gone. This will be a mistake. The guy is going to blow up in the coming years, just you see. Mark these words of mine, gents and lady.

Not likely, not without playing time and Deron IMO. Wes will be a decent role player... Nothing more or less.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

I can't believe he is gone. This will be a mistake. The guy is going to blow up in the coming years, just you see. Mark these words of mine, gents and lady.

I don't know about that one, I think he is a product of the system here in Utah. I might be wrong, but to match that offer from Portland would be wrong.

 

[Shaggy]

It sucks that he's gone but I thought I read some where that he wasn't going to take less money just to be loyal.

 

[billyshelby]

He's a restricted free agent. The rules are different aren't they?

What rules? We had the right to match and we didn't.

 

[sirkickyass]

Can a RFA accept an offer from his current team before another team makes an offer?

Yes, an RFA can negotiate with the team that holds his rights.

 

[write4u]

That's the Jazz for ya. Cheap as always. This will come back to haunt them. They could've gotten Matthews, probably for $16-20 million for 4/5 years, if they simply made him a fair offer. Instead they had to low-ball him. They f'd both Matthews and themselves. Did the same to Korver. Shows you how much they value loyalty.

 

[BabyPeterzz]

He's a restricted free agent. The rules are different aren't they?

Wesley signed Portland's offer sheet. Being restricted, we had the option to match. If he was unrestricted he could just sign, like Boozer.

 

[Shaggy]

He's a restricted free agent. The rules are different aren't they?

Not really. He can sign any contract he wants but his current or former team gets the option to match it.

 

[Harcher]

Wow#2 tonight for me.

Borat, come on out. You were right about KOC not talking with him at all. I stand (sit) corrected. Need to call Hopper.

1. The Jazz assummed they knew his market value - they were wrong.
2. Wes is DEFINATELY bummed in that article - or at least they cut the article to portray that. Wow. Wow. Wow. "I would have stayed for less" (paraphrase...) unbelieveable. he is sad to be in portland. Wow...

I'm going to have a Jazz-induced insomnia this evening...