LaMarcus eligible for no trade clause

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  1. Draco

    Draco Well-Known Member

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    Next summer LaMarcus can join Kobe, Dirk, Duncan, KG, Melo and Wade as the only players with no trade clause. Only available to players with 8 years experience and 4 years with current team.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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  3. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Eligible or will definitely get one? I don't want a player to have that kind of power.

    IMO, I'd probably only give that to two players in the league now (LBJ/KD), and could be convinced to give one to Anthony Davis.
     
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    Sure I'll Give LMA a no trade clause id want a 4 year deal with a team option for the 4th year.
     
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    I would give it to him. If he is willing to commit to Portland for 5 years, then he should be assured management will not turn around and trade him to some shitty team. If we are not willing to give it to him, then as a player with options, I would be hesitant. Besides if things got bad with this team and we needed to rebuild, he would waive it. This just gives him a little more power in deciding where we would be shipping him off to. I am sure like Melo to NY, something could be worked out.
     
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    I fully expect the Blazers to offer LA whatever he needs to be our franchise guy to the end of his career. I'm happy with the way it's developing
     
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    The_Lillard_King Westside

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    No trade clause or not . . . there will still be weekly thread to trade LA.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Hear hear
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Weekly??? We must be slipping.
     
  10. Draco

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    So next summer if LaMarcus is willing to sign a contract with a no trade clause you'd decline and tell him to shop the market? Thank gosh your not our GM.
     
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    The problem with the no trade clause is if LA gets hurt or becomes unproductive we are stuck with his contract. I agree with yuyuza that only 2-3 players deserve the no trade clause.
     
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    Yes sir, Lamarcus is right there with a handful of the best of the Blazers all time.
     
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    Who is going to trade for him if he is hurt or becomes unproductive with a max contract? I think the non-trade clause is a non-issue. If someone really wants him, then he would waive it. The only way it hurts us is if some shit team that no one wants to go to, offers us an incredible deal for LA. I doubt a team would ever do that knowing he would be unhappy there. Why give up a lot for a disgruntled player? You don't. Non issue IMO.
     
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    Bro, no trade clause or not, if lma is hurt or unproductive, he won't be traded. The stipulation is only there to protect the player from going to a shitty team when he has value. Not when he's a Brandon Roy situation.
     
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    Nah thats what I'm asking. Does he automatically get a no trade clause with a five yr deal or is it an addon? I'd offer hin a 5 yr max, but I wouldn't throw in a no trade clause unless he insisted
     
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    I wonder if he'll also ask for a no post up clause? :devilwink:
     
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    Call me superstitious but I'd much rather folks avoided using LA's name with the "i" word in the same post. 8 years, 3 times an allstar, this is not Greg Oden we're talking about.
     
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    None of the players in the NBA deserve to make tens of millions for playing a game; but the reality of the market is thats what they get paid.

    Similarly multiple all star veterans on max deals get no trade clauses. We can sit here all day and say how it would be better for a player to get less. But when the risk is losing an allstar for nothing these are easy benefits for a team to give up.
     
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    It's a negotiable optional clause between the player and the team.

    But I'd expect a player on a max contract who is eligible for one to always get it. Its rare; as evident by only 6 players in the entire league having them.
     

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