His favorite sport is basketball tho. Can guard 1-4 don't believe the lateral movement bs. Pat can ball Against Kentucky he was playing PF, out rebounded their big's combined.
Reality check: 40 players were drafted before Mr Baseball. That doesn't happen unless there are question marks.
Crabbe had a better first three years of college. Let's see him in Summer League before we crown him the new Dan Majerle.
Yep. The Blazers may be nothing more than leverage in his contract negotiations with the Orioles. They wouldn't have already paid him a hefty signing bonus if they believed he was committed to the NBA.
Oh and he's already under contract with the orioles. They hold his rights, even if he plays in the nba next season.
If he's competitive and works hard in practice he may earn a rotation spot the way Freeland did. Crabbe is due to make him work for it. I wouldn't count Crabbe out just yet.
There is no cap savings of signing Pat instead of a vet minimum contract. Any extra money for a vet min player is paid by the league and not the Blazers. That was put in place so as not to discourage teams from signing veterans. Pat does save the Blazers the cap space that a first round pick would have however.
I just hope he's still here in training camp because I could easily see him being included in a trade this summer.
You sure? When a player has been in the NBA for three or more seasons, and is playing under a one-year, 10-day or Rest-of-Season contract at the minimum salary, the league reimburses the team for part of his salary -- any amount above the minimum salary level for a two-year veteran. For example, in 2011-12 the minimum salary for a two-year veteran was $854,389, so for a ten-year veteran, with a minimum salary of $1,352,181, the league would reimburse the team $497,792. Only the two-year minimum salary is included in the team salary, not the player's full salary. They do this so teams won't shy away from signing older veterans simply because they are more expensive than younger veterans. Other notes on league reimbursement of minimum-salary contracts: The team is reimbursed even if the player is waived during the season, as long as the player was paid more than the minimum salary for a two-year veteran. If the player is traded mid-season the reimbusement is pro-rated between the two teams, in proportion to the amount of time he spent with each team. For a Rest-of-Season contract (see question number 29) the reimbursement threshold (the two-year veteran minimum salary) itself is pro-rated. For example, in 2011-12 the minimum salary for a two-year veteran was $854,389. If a team signed a ten-year veteran to a Rest-of-Season contract on the 60th day of this 170-day season, the league would reimburse the team for any salary paid above $552,840, which is 110/170 of $854,379. The pro-rated $552,840 amount also would be included in the team salary.
My only concern would be if he didn't want to play here. He refused to work out for the Blazers so does he want to stay closer to the east coast or play baseball? Its crazy to have a second round pick with a possible million dollar opportunity in another sport. I guess we've sort of seen it with international guys but never an NBA player. If he decides to play baseball instead of basketball next year we lose his rights and he can re-enter the 2016 NBA draft. Usually the NBA team has total control on signing a second rounder if they want but in this case he has options.
