2020 Free Agency Thread

[Chris Craig]

Its happening.

Does this mean other deals are in place

 

[blazedanugz]

Exactly, plus, it is essentially a 1-year deal if things don't work out.

nice tradable contract as well just in case

 

[MickZagger]

Over-pay for a guy coming off an achilles injury.

Dude! It’s not your money.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Has Serge Ibaka plane landed yet?

 

[Chris Craig]

Has Serge Ibaka plane landed yet?

It's been circling for the last three hours

 

[BigGameDamian]

So we got Markieff Morris?

 

[Chris Craig]

So we got Markieff Morris?

No

 

[Buffalo Custard]

Everyone who is complaining about the amount Hood is making is really showing that they just don’t understand how the cap works.

Anyone who isn't concerned doesn't understand the potentially career altering impact of his injury.

Save your snark.

 

[illmatic99]

Wuuuuut. Why are we not on this

 

[BigGameDamian]

Wuuuuut. Why are we not on this

WoW! Good for the Rockets.

 

[TBpup]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Scalma]

Meyers is getting paid the same per year as Wood? Lol whatt

 

[Chris Craig]

Wuuuuut. Why are we not on this

Damn

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[B-Roy]

Wood took the full MLE. Damn.

 

[Blazinaway]

WoW! Good for the Rockets.

I would have LOVED to pay him that, why can't we do that? I think that is going to be a HUGE steal

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Anyone who isn't concerned doesn't understand the potentially career altering impact of his injury.

Save your snark.

I think it's an agent thing. Neil is letting NBA agents know that if they sign with Portland, they are taken care of. Not extravagance, but not left out in the cold, either.

 

[illmatic99]

Meyers is getting paid the same per year as Wood? Lol whatt

pistons chose Plumlee over Wood for essentially the same contract.

 

[illmatic99]

Wood took the full MLE. Damn.

his agent sucks.

 

[B-Roy]

his agent sucks.

I saw this coming after Detroit's actions the last week. I was just hoping we were the team to give him the full MLE. Damn.

Maybe we did and he just chose the Rockets. Bigger role + no income tax.

 

[TBpup]

Wood goes for less than the Full MLE with raises. Interesting....

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Besides NO honoring a wink-wink commitment (which keeps him in good graces with agents and players), what some of you don't realize is this really impacts nothing else as far as our ability to acquire players this offseason. We still otherwise have all the same assets with or without Hood. It came down to keeping Hood and having all of our other assets, or not keeping Hood and having the same assets. He didn't eat up available cap space or other assets.

I don't expect another trade of significance at this time, but maintaining the most assets at least makes it much easier to make a trade of significance should one present itself.

We were better off keeping Hood, regardless of what we paid him.

 

[Buffalo Custard]

pistons chose Plumlee over Wood for essentially the same contract.

Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Supposedly Woj took down the tweet about Wood...

 

[illmatic99]

Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

ya, they're idiots

 

[Chris Bowers]

Supposedly Woj took down the tweet about Wood...

He accidentally wrote Rockets instead of Blazers...... Hopefully

 

[Haakzilla]

Supposedly Woj took down the tweet about Wood...

...good, if he has equal money on table from legit contenders then why choose to go into toxic wasteland that is about to be the Houston Rockettes

 

[illmatic99]

 

[TBpup]

 

[B-Roy]

For the love of god Neil, now is your chance.