http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2013/0...ms-muhammad-kicked-out-of-nba-rookie-program/ I hadnt thought of it that way but for certain minutes of the game it could really make sense.
NAH BRO, GOTTA PUT ALL OF OUR EGGS IN A BASKET. TRADE LA AND BUILD THE FUTURE ON ELITE REBOUNDER DERRICK FAVORS.
Apropos of nothing, which position's rotation sounds the most like a law firm? Williams, Watson & Lillard McCollum, Matthews & Crabbe Batum, Barton & Wright Claver, Aldridge & Robinson Leonard, Lopez & Freeland I think I'd hire either of our guard rotations to defend me, unless it was an auto accident, in which case I'd go with the power forwards (C, A & R). Also, interesting (to me, at least) that there's a pair with shared last initials in each group except the PFs.
I don't care how good he is. If LeBrainless comes to Portland, I will actively root against the Blazers. Unless they're playing the L*kers, of course...
Mike Rice @mikerice6 "@JesseMadsen_RS: @mikerice6 you think we have too many PGs on our roster now though? CJ, Mo and Earl? CJ needs all the playing time earn it Mike Rice @mikerice6 Blazers now have a nice blend of young & vets with experience. Now your going to have to earn your min on a team with their eye on playoffs
I wonder if Olshey at all regrets signing Watson earlier this summer (or vice versa). I still think it would have better to keep the 15th roster spot open in place of Watson, but passing on Williams over an open spot would have been a mistake.
He was signed with the vet min, and we could just as easily cut him and sign anyone else with the vet min if we were so inclined. Watson's presence on our roster will have absolutely no negative impact on any potential moves we might possibly want to do.
The team is over the cap at this point with the current guaranteed contracts. They can't waive Watson and sign another player, since they are over the cap for next season. You can't just waive players with guaranteed contracts when you're over the cap and sign new players, right? Or did something change in the new CBA, where you can just waive guys, continue to pay them, and go over the cap to bring in new players? Correct me if I'm wrong, but you can't just cut guys once a week and sign another without the previous player's contract still impacting the current team salary for the season.
Why, we always have the option to waive players and pick up anyone we want at the minimum. A guaranteed contract does not mean a guaranteed roster spot. It just means you'll get paid, even if you are waived. Happens all the time. BNM
"MINIMUM PLAYER SALARY EXCEPTION -- Teams can offer players minimum salary contracts even if they are over the cap. Contracts can be up to two years in length. For two-year contracts, the second season salary is the minimum salary for that season. The contract may not contain a bonus of any kind. This exception can also be used to acquire minimum salary players via trade. There is no limit to the number of players that can be signed or acquired using this exception." No change, the minimum player salary exception has been around forever. BNM
I wasn't aware of that. I thought teams needed an injury exception to add a player to a full roster that was over the cap. Your link says there are unlimited chances to acquire players using the vet minimum, but nothing about how waiving players on the contract is unlimited.
This bring's up the question, did we use an exception to sign Williams? If so, which one. Seems like there are so many these days (Non-Taxpayer MLE, Room MLE, Bi-annual MLE, etc.). BNM
