To state the obvious, Cho doesn't need to waive anybody to bring another player to the rest of training camp...he just needs to be down to 15 before the start of the season. Any thoughts on guys he could invite who would show up without a guaranteed contract?
If Rudy maintains his desire to be released from his contract, he effectively becomes another guy with an ending contract that Cho may be able to package for an asset some time this season. It seems like those kinds of deals net you the most near the deadline.
Nobody you'd want to count on probably. I guess guys like Greg Stiesma, Dwayne Jones, et al. that were D-League call-ups would be about the best you could hope for as a non-guaranteed band-aid.
Rudy vs. the Clippers: 23 minutes, +18, 5/6 3s, 5 rbs, 3 assists, 2 steals. Rudy vs. the Jazz: 27 minutes, +17, 4/6 3s, 1/4 2s, 1/2 fts, 4 assists, 4 steals No "PER" available yet, but as the original link I gave shows, he leads the team in "EFF". Note, I didn't say he WAS our best player (well, I guess I said "right now he was, but what I meant was) he has BEEN our best player. Given Wesley's -8 against Utah, I stand by that.
True, but Rudy is only making $1.3 million. Most big deals wouldn't need that "expiring" contract in order to complete.
If Pendy needs to be cut, then so be it. I like the guy, but he is not a good player. If he can sit on the end of the bench, then fine, he doesn't complain, and works his ass off. But if he can't even play, then his spot needs to be filled. He most likely would not be a Blazer next year, and especially the year after if there is a strike. He gets paid for the full season, and at that point he can try and make a roster somewhere in the NBA. I would prefer keeping him if we can find a good trade for Rudy, but if not, bye bye Pendy.
Add it to Joel's or Miller's ending contract, multiply by 1.25 and suddenly you're up to a significant contract that some team may be looking to cut. Just saying that his contract's still worth something to the team.
Crap. I feel much worse for Pendergraph because he's getting waived just because he got injured. Used to be that you MADE the team if you got injured in training camp (that's what happened with John Starks) because you could be stashed in IR, and, y'know, teams felt responsible and a sense of minimum decency. Now it's the 15 player limit, it works the other way. The Blazers BETTER let him hang around to rehab....
What was the point to keeping Pendy on the roster? His contract was guaranteed so he doesn't lose any money. We can still sign him next off-season. So I don't see any downside to him or the team with him being waived.
Bingo! I guess some don't understand that he gets paid regardless. The only real downside for him is when we win the championship this year he won't get a ring.
Why would he possibly want to stick around and rehab here when he can go home and have it all payed for, hang out with friends, and have his mom cook him dinner? He wasn't going to be resigned by the Blazers next year anyway, and he has his paycheck for the year, so he is basically out nothing long term. It is rare that second rounders that remained in the second and third unit ever get a second contract, and unfortunately for Jeff, nice guy as he was, that is the category he falls into. It would have been wholly irresponsible to get rid of a serviceable player and keep him around now that there is no IR, people would have Cho's head once another injury hit and we didn't have enough players.
