Do you think OKC will match the offer for Kanter?

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Do you think OKC will match?

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  1. Pinwheel1

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    I missed his comments. What did he say?
     
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    http://newsok.com/enes-kanter-signs-offer-sheet-with-blazers-thunder-can-match/article/5432704

    Kanter traveled to Portland on Thursday afternoon and signed an offer sheet with the Trail Blazers, one of a select few teams that had enough cap room to meet Kanter’s monetary wishes. Portland is looking for a replacement for LaMarcus Aldridge.

    The offer sheet is reportedly a 4-year, $70 million max deal with a player opt out after the third season. The Thunder has three days to match it or OKC will lose Kanter to a division rival.

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    If OKC chooses to match — and it sounds as if Presti plans to — it would bolt the Thunder deep into the luxury tax. The first season of Kanter’s max deal would pay him $16.4 million, the third highest salary on the team. That would shoot the Thunder’s team-wide number up to around $97.56 million (assuming they sign first round pick Cameron Payne), which is about $12.86 million over the luxury tax threshold.

    Considering all the escalating penalties, that would put the Thunder’s tax bill at a hefty $23.4 million.

    That, of course, can be sliced if the Thunder sheds a few contracts. OKC has reportedly been shopping both Perry Jones and Steve Novak since before the draft. Combined, those two are making $5.78 million next season. Erasing that would erode the tax bill down to a far more manageable $11.14 million.

    But then there’s the Josh Huestis equation and whether the Thunder wants to make good with its 2014 first round selection and hand him a roster spot. Or whether OKC is willing to ship away some more coveted pieces, like backup point guard D.J. Augustin (should Cameron Payne pan out) or Dion Waiters, who is making $5.1 million in the final year of his rookie deal.

    But a decision on Kanter must first be made. Do the Thunder match? We’ll know in the next 72 hours.
     
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    Were you surprised to see LaMarcus Aldridge move?

    "No, I wasn't. You could kind of tell once this whole thing started that he was trying to go somewhere else. But in those decisions, man, you've just got to respect the guy for making a decision that was right for him. I know a lot of fans were probably upset in Portland with the decision. But at this point of your life and your career, you've got to focus on you. I said this last year when Mr. James made his decision, it was pretty cool to see a guy do what he wants to do and not worry about what everybody thinks."
     
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    ^^^ says "three days to match," and "72 hours."

    If it's 72 hours, you submit the offer asap to get the clock started. If it's 3 days, ending 12 EST, then you submit the offer at 11:59. Presti didn't have the offer as of Thursday afternoon.
     
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    He didn't have the offer sheet as of Thursday Afternoon? I thought I read it was sent to him electronically as soon as it was signed.
     
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    “We haven’t received an offer sheet as of yet,” Presti told The Oklahoman on Thursday afternoon. “But our intention has been to match offers on Enes and nothing has changed in this regard. Enes expressed his desire to be a part of the Thunder in our meeting with him yesterday and we have planned in advance should he receive an offer such as the one that has been reported.”

    My bad, I meant to include that in my post...
     
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    The time on that is 2:13 PM on Thursday
     
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    Maybe he just didn't read it at the time of interview. He was at summer league no?
     
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    Just past the URL of the tweet, not the embed code ;)
     
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    You could be right, but as I recall it that quote came in around noon. Then I read they send it to him shortly after. 1:30 our time
     
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    This.
     
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    Presti should trade us perry jones
     
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    My point is it's probably 72 hours vs three days.
     
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    I think it's lame that they're gonna wait until the last minute. They're not really preventing us from doing anything.


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    From my understanding, the Thunder has all day Sunday to match Enes Kanter's offer sheet, not a 1:30 p.m. CT deadline.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    AC is a TV character.

    Don't be silly.
     
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    Is that what AC Slater does for you?
     
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