I don't buy this. It's a PR spin... Giannis was instrumental to get Turner to agree to Bucks. This was one of the few ways they could get Turner. Giannis had to be involved in some of the conversations.
He's saying the team gives Dame the entire dollar amount but the hit on the cap is stretched over 5 years. I don't know how it really works but I believe that's what @BlazerWookee is saying.
well we traded for him so.. Just making that point because the local writers here said it wasn’t true when it in fact is.
lol wish there was one. Take it for what it’s worth but I have…a source that is about as close to the situation as you could be without talking directly to Jrue or his immediate family. Or agent I guess Not trying to convince anyone…but that’s the truth
If I'm Giannis, I'd ask out of Milwaukee, if winning is what I want. Turner is not gunna help him win a championship. The Bucks have no flexibility in the immediate future with 23k on the books for a player that isn't on the team
If he was gonna ask out he should have done before the draft or before free agency. Pretty cruel to recruit Turner, he agrees to sign, they stretch Dame $113 million, then demand out on July 1.
Grant/Williams/Murray and as many 1sts it takes. Trade for Giannis, sign Dame for the min. Sign Walker. Extend Camara. Scoot/Jrue/Dame Shae/Camara/Rupert Deni/Thybulle/Camara Giannis/Walker/Rupert Clingan/Reath/Walker/Yang
from reports I read, he is unhappy with the Bucks waiving Dame. So in a way, him recruiting Turner (if true) backfired because he did not realize it would come at the cost of Dame. They have trent jr, porter jr, prince, kuzma, portis. . Not necessarily a championship team.
1. Dame was asked about why he wanted to play in Miami. He could have said Bam or Spo or to get away from his divorce. He didn't, though. He gave one reason: His relationship with Jimmy Butler. Unless you're trying to go down the rabbit hole of debating the meaning of "is," that's about as close as you can get to a declaration. He gave one reason. 2. Jimmy Butler, not Bam, took to social media to tell the NBA to investigate the Bucks for tampering when the Dame trade happened. That's kind of unusual for being just another guy that was part of the equation. 3. Illmatic was the one that jumped on a pretty mundane post speculating that Dame might want to go to Golden State now and declared absolutely that it was widely known that Bam was the main reason Dame wanted to be with the Heat and the second reason was Dame's divorce and it "had little to do with Jimmy" (Ill's own words). So, Nate, was he correct? You yourself are admitting Butler was at least A reason, and Dame's quote suggests strongly Butler was a very big reason. This is what happens when people want a narrative to be so true that they twist themselves into a pretzel. You're both arguing with Dame himself about what he wanted from his direct quote and you are arguing with the poster you're trying to defend that said he was off-base, posting that he said something he didn't say.
If he and his agent didn't realize there's a salary cap thats on them. Like why they hell would Dame being injured the next 12 months change anything either way with the Bucks season? If he desperately wants to play with Dame I think Dame can sign with another team this season then go back to the Bucks next year. Seems more likely that's a report to try and save face with his friend Dame.
