Mathews signs offer sheet w/Blazers (5 yrs/34 mil)

[calijazz]

Wesley Mathews' agent, Lance Young, says Blazers are finalizing offer sheet, expected to be completed today.

No word on just how poisonous it will be for Jazz to match. Second year in a row Portland will sign one of the Jazz's restricted free agents

https://twitter.com/tribjazz

Those damn Blazers, at it again.

 

[COJazz44]

Anyone feel like this offseason sucks as much as I do?

 

[jazzmeister]

I hope Portland's players break like glass again and they end up at the bottom of the West again.

 

[7StraightIsGreat]

Can one of our resident capoligists tell me if Portland can offer anything over the MLE? I thought I remember reading that they cant. As long as it's just the MLE or less there's nothing to see here folks. Wes will be back in a Jazz uni.

 

[billyshelby]

Let's see what they offer. But if Wes is signing it without waiting any longer it's probably a decent offer.

 

[DWill_Gr8tness]

Well looks like the jazz will have to pay more than they wanted to keep Wes, but mark my words it will be very well worth it!

 

[Sneakers]

The Jazz probably anticipated this happening, right? Otherwise they would have tried harder to sign him before. Its all part of the plan

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

Looks like Portland is OVER the cap currently. They probably can only offer the MLE at the most.

 

[Shaggy]

my source says it a 5 year 40 million dollar offer.

 

[YB85]

Per Siler, 5 years, $25M.

Bye, Wesley. Good luck.

 

[Hopper]

I'm kinda surprised that it's goin to the formal offer stage. Aren't there some potential advantages for Matthews if he signs directly with the Jazz, rather than presenting them with an offer to strictly match or reject? I hope this isn't some heavily front-loaded deal the Blazers are makin.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

my source says it a 5 year 40 million dollar offer.

I didn't know your *** could talk.