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Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum has suffered a partially torn patellar tendon in his right knee and is si

He's a 23-yo multimillionaire who won't be able to play for a couple of months. It sucks for any athlete -whether pro or amateur- to be away from the sport, but it's not like he's got any serious condition threatening his life or like he hasn't faced more severe injuries before. And it's not like his professional future (which goes well beyond his basketball career, however short or long it may be) is in jeopardy either.

There's way too much drama in this thread. Wish the guy a speedy recovery and better luck with injuries in the future, and stop moaning and pointing fingers at whoever doesn't claim to be gutted and heartbroken by this. There are real problems in life (I'm sure Exum will face them too, just not because of a freaking tear on his patellar tendon). It's ridiculous.
 
Isn't there some kind of injury buyout or something? Basically, if a player is injured most of the season you get money back? Am I smoking?


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firegirl said:
Isn't there some kind of injury buyout or something? Basically, if a player is injured most of the season you get money back? Am I smoking?


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If he was deemed out for the season, we might be able to apply for some sort of an exception. But it doesn't matter; I'm pretty sure the deadline is passed where you can add a player who can be used in the playoffs. Or maybe that was for guys who are bought out then added.

I don't think we will shut down Dante for the remainder of the season. Maybe we should. Lonzo had the same ankle injury as Exum within a couple weeks and the Lakers shut him down for the year.

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I know DL was a believer but he kinda effed this negotiation up... I was on record saying give a three year deal but make final year 1M guaranteed... could waive and stretch the contract if an injury happens and it doesn’t hurt us in FA much. In that instance could stretch his deal over 5 years with a low $2M cap hit... would clear about $8M... enough to sign a decent FA and retain Favors who is a useful consistent contributor.

Was Dante’s market so crazy someone would make a bananas offer... if so you just walk... bunch of restricted guys got below market deals... sometimes you need to play hardball. If we were guaranteeing all 3 years I would have thought 3/24 would be top offer he got.

I thought all the one year deals were some master plan along with Dante to give us some trade capital and hey maybe Dante will finally turn a corner... but nah.

This sucks da poopy.
 
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