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  1. SharpesTriumph

    SharpesTriumph Well-Known Member

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    No he did not have to agree. Teams can cut and stretch whoever they want without approval.
     
    SharpesTriumph, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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    Dame won’t sign here. He will go to a title contending team.
     
    tlongII, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Does anyone think Dame would be happy coming off the bench when he’s healthy?
     
    Natebishop3, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    This is not about him ever playing here again. It's about doing right by him.
     
    B-Roy, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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    Rastapopoulos, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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    So you can stretch a player's salary without the player's consent? That surprises me.
     
    Pinwheel1, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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    Maybe his injury threatens his career?
     
    Hoopguru, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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    Just assume that he's been offered the chance and is thinking about it. "Doing right by him" also involves not doing everything in the media. If the Blazers made a huge public deal about it and he ended up declining, it would look bad for him, so a respectful FO would not expose him to that possibility of backlash.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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    Great? Eh

    He was getting outplayed by Obi Toppin in the playoffs.
     
    Chris Craig, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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    Do right? So let him go to Miami as he wanted.
     
    SharpesTriumph, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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    Wow his fortune cookie type of tweets are going to be epic now Lol
     
    AldoTrapani, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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    Correct.

    The only agreement with the player is the cash the team will pay them. That doesn't change with a release and stretch - it only changes the cap hit.

    Dame will hit waivers like every NBA player waived from a roster. He will clear waivers. Then he will be free to sign with a new team.
     
    SharpesTriumph, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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    Just give him season tickets. I don't see Dame as a great mentor.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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    Natebishop3, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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    As long as that contract stretched is not over a certain threshold of the cap (15%?).
     
    andalusian, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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    if we were to sign Dame, do we eat the entire contract?
     
    RonBrewer, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    Turner is worth 25 a year. Zach Collins makes 19.
     
    Cugel, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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    I was one of the few that was adamant we drop Lillard before this decline happened. I’ve seen enough examples of stars having a precipitous decline when they hit their mid 30’s.

    players who piggy back teams and regularly play 40 minutes a night especially.
     
    MickZagger, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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    No, as long as he clear waivers
     
    Chris Craig, Jul 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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