Let Rudy cry. If he wants to play elsewhere, he's going to have to play his value up. Otherwise, I'd rather let him go to Europe for nothing and stand between him and the NBA.
yes. just let him go to europe and we keep his NBA rights. better than him coming back and fucking us over later on in his career on another team, which is very possible.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think that's actually possible. FIBA honors NBA contracts and the only way he can get out of his NBA contract is for the Blazers to waive him, which means they don't retain his rights. The only way he could go play in Europe and the Blazers keep his rights would be if he were a restricted free agent and the Blazers extended a qualifying offer to him (like ATL did with Josh Childress).
Maybe they can somehow workout a deal then, for him to go to Europe, where he signs a contract for the life of our rights, 2 years, and the NBA buyout is 10 million or something ridiculous. So basically, we lose his rights, but he isn't coming back for a couple of years, when he could have left us as a free agent anyways. I'm not worried about him coming back to bite us. If he can't beat Nash off the dribble, not worried about Jerryd or Miller covering him. I just am feeling spiteful. Wish he would at least give me my 35 bucks from his jersey I bought.
How about instead the Blazers let him go to college in the US but continue to pay a portion of his salary as a student stipend but retain his contract for two future NBA seasons?
I agree. Very mature comment from Sergio. Sounds like he found peace after his frustrations here and now has perspective. ie, "Rudy, dude, B-Roy is a way better than you, and you have to find a way to adapt to him, not the other way around. And don't go thinking that if you go another team it will automatically work out better. Trust me, I know. If you can't adapt in Portland, how will you "adapt" to a new team? Think."
