<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Payton, 36, remains the property of Boston. In a phone interview Friday, Payton said he would retire before reporting to Boston. "I wasn't going to Boston to take a physical," he said. "I ain't going to move my family no more. I can't take my family to Boston. It ain't no disrespect to Boston." Payton said he'd prefer to play for Houston, Minnesota or the Clippers. Payton is due to earn $5.4 million in the last year of his contract. If he doesn't report and isn't traded again, Payton would not get paid. "I don't care about that," Payton said. "If it goes down, I'll quit. I can go on and do something else." Payton said had he known the Lakers were going to trade him, he wouldn't have exercised his contract option for next season. "They used me to sign so they could get other players," Payton said. "Boston is going to lose out on this. They ain't going to get (nothing). It's about respect. They (the Lakers) didn't respect me. Why should I respect them?" </div> http://www.pe.com/sports/lakers/stories/PE...s_14.a0e91.html
Well I know alot of people are going to disagree with me, But I can understand where he is coming from, the only reason Payton went to LA was to win a championship. Gary Payton has nothing left to prove but to win that Ultimate goal so what the purpose of him getting up and moving his family to play for Boston, they are going to struggle just to make the playoffs. He doesnt care about the indiviual goals of the game that much any more or he would have stayed with the Bucks at the end of 2002-2003 season, when they were offering him the money. But he took the smaller contract to go to LA. And he never felt like they respected what he brung to the table. So why would he help benefit them by reporting to Boston,when they are just dumping him into a rebuilding situation. This trade is just uneeded change for GP this late in his career with no benefit aka Championship hopes. I would retire to if I was him. But most likely he is just talking, simply displaying his displeasure on how he was done by LA. But I wouldnt blame GP if he called it a career.
I totally agree with you Henacy. He resigned because he thought that he might still have a chance to win a title with the Lakers, but they betrayed him. If I were him, I'd be pissed off to. I can't believe someone ACTUALLY wants to play for meh Clippers..heh Hopefully they can sign him, and have him menton Livingston.
I'm sure the only reason he wants to play for the clippers is because he has a house near the staples center already. And Houtson and Minnesota are logical choices, seeing as how he wants to win a championship. He wouldn't even start on the T-wolves though.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Sabretooth:</div><div class="quote_post">You do have to admit that it was bogus for the Lakers to act as though they wanted him back.</div> Was it really that he thought the Lakers wanted him back? I think he was set to make some decent money if he kept his player option to stay one more year. After his dismal play in the second half of last year he would have a hard time finding that kind of money elsewhere. So he won't to go Boston and he'll be traded to some team that he wants to play for, whatever.
Pretty funny how Payton mentions that he doesn't want to move his family any more but then says he wants to go to Houston or Minnesota. Also doesn't anyone think Payton would of been a better fit in Indy and he may of like playing there instead of Boston. Plus the Lakers would of got a few better players from the Pacers than from the Celts.
I don't understand why, if he's pissed off at the Lakers, not playing for Boston is his way of getting back at them. The Lakers already got their deal, with Jones, Mimh, and Atkins, so if Payton doesn't report to Boston, he would just be screwing Boston, not LA. This pisses me off.
I agree completely with Henacy on this. Payton has done it all and has proven himself, he has nothing left to establish. Payton wants a championship and it's rightfully deserved.
I dont understand. So are the lakers going to keep the players they got or there going back to boston? I dont like GP
Ouch man...i remember reading somewhere that Pierce was excited to play wit Payton...this is just basically a screw over on Boston.
could the whole deal be undone by the Celtics? There must be some kind of redress or arbitration involved when this kinda stuff happens.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting celtfan:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't understand why, if he's pissed off at the Lakers, not playing for Boston is his way of getting back at them. The Lakers already got their deal, with Jones, Mimh, and Atkins, so if Payton doesn't report to Boston, he would just be screwing Boston, not LA. This pisses me off.</div> Out of morbid curiousity...Did anyone ever consider this is exactly how Payton is getting back at the Lakers. He refuses to show for the physical, Boston gets back Banks, the second rounder and more cash, which for the most part screws the lakers. he then turns around and shows up in Boston for camp like he is supposed to. He screws the lakers and will probably be dealt to a contender before the trade deadline (you really didnt think a 36 YO Point was in the long term future...did you???) Payton gets the best of both worlds...screws the Lakers and still gets dealt to a contender.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Out of morbid curiousity...Did anyone ever consider this is exactly how Payton is getting back at the Lakers. He refuses to show for the physical, Boston gets back Banks, the second rounder and more cash, which for the most part screws the lakers. he then turns around and shows up in Boston for camp like he is supposed to. He screws the lakers and will probably be dealt to a contender before the trade deadline (you really didnt think a 36 YO Point was in the long term future...did you???) Payton gets the best of both worlds...screws the Lakers and still gets dealt to a contender.</div>...and even if he dosen't show, we still have the cap room....that's what Ainge wanted anyway.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting harbingerofdoom:</div><div class="quote_post">could the whole deal be undone by the Celtics? There must be some kind of redress or arbitration involved when this kinda stuff happens.</div> My understanding is that, the only way the C's can take back this trade would be if Payton doesn't report to training camp. The trade is reliant on that, and if he doesn't, then the trade can be voided. However, if he decides to simply retire, than that's his perogative, and the Celtics end up getting screwed. See Ricky Williams. I do hope that he shows up though, the C's really have a chance to win the division this year, and Payton, if he behaves, could be a really good guy to have around for the development of West and Banks. I think that having him coach those two will have great long-term effects.
i Say boston shops him to another team to get a piece of the puzzle we are missing....if he shows up to training camp of course.
As I see it, he prolly won't play for us and screw us and not show up for training camp. He is still a good player, and he hasn't lost anything, but got lost in the triangle, via, LA, but his family is the only reasons for his feeling and that LA screwed him and left him out to dry, so if he is gonna sulk, I think he should trade him before he leaves us with his remaining salary to pay, eh hem, Vinny Baker, or pick up a player that will play for us and use the remaining money we got and get someone.
