Lillard flying to LA to convince LA to resign here

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  1. tester551

    tester551 Well-Known Member

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    I'm fairly sure that it's the Lakers who are pushing for a second meeting. LMA is just granting the request.
     
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    I agree with an early poster its to help the Lakers save face. His agent probably asked LaMarcus to do it to help them look better. They didn't intend for the Lakers to look so inept.
     
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    Giving a fuck that the lakers look inept is in itself not a good sign
     
    Chrionex, Jul 2, 2015
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    I think he was genuinely intrigued by the Phoenix situation.

    Even if he made up his mind from the start I don't fault him for doing his due diligence to be sure he is making the decision he will be happy with long term. DeAndre is taking just as long. All the other free agents signed fast because they're worried about locking up money in the rare case the team making an offer goes in a different direction. For players with multiple max deals on the table they have no concern of that situation.
     
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    Not promising. Damn this rollercoaster of emotions!
     
    Draco, Jul 2, 2015
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    It's a noble gesture from LA to grant one, he does live there and it'll chase away the stalkers for awhile
     
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    Is it far fetched to suggest he will decide to re up with the Blazers?
     
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    I also agree. Seems like there was a leak from LMA's camp about the first meeting that the Lakers took exception to, so having a second meeting allows everyone to save face and for his agent to be able to do business w/ the Lakers in the future.

    barfo
     
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    Dame tweeting again after a 4 hour pause. PDX--->LAX?
     
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    i was about to rag on everyone but you took care of it. keep it classy guys, it was already embarrassing when batum left with class. im sure aldridge has better things to do than read message boards, but can you imagine if he was just trolling other franchises and planned to sign with us all along how he would feel reading all these comments about him?
     
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    Maybe it wasn't on that plane. That he chartered with his $225million. Don't kill my dreams dude.
     
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    There's no way LA and his agency would be trolling all these other teams. It would be career suicide for his whole agency.
     
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    Plausible Deniability.
     
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    Bets he doesn't even have the cajones/class to meet with Dame?
     
    oldmangrouch, Jul 2, 2015
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    If Lillard is there, he will meet him. If it went public that he refused, what little credibility Aldridge has would burn to the ground.
     
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    Already past that....
     
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