Notice Bledsoe Waived

[SharpesTriumph]

According to hoops hype we are paying him 1.3 mil this year and the next two years. Is this possible or do they have bad information. Latest on Bledsoe https://thecomeback.com/nba/eric-bledsoe-arrested-domestic-violence.html

Possible he is on the cap for those amounts if we stretched him.

PDX would've actually paid him everything this year, the stretch doesn't change timing of checks he receives, but it changes when its on the Blazers salary cap.

 

[THE HCP]

He just signed in China and beat up his girlfriend in the past 24 hours. I thought that’s what this bump was, ha!

 

[HansenYang]

According to hoops hype we are paying him 1.3 mil this year and the next two years. Is this possible or do they have bad information. Latest on Bledsoe https://thecomeback.com/nba/eric-bledsoe-arrested-domestic-violence.html

This is correct information.
Just like Portland has Andrew Nicholson on the books with a cap hit. He never played for Portland & was waived over 5-years ago.

The stretch provision spreads out the cap hit.

 

[Irish Trader]

This is correct information.
Just like Portland has Andrew Nicholson on the books with a cap hit. He never played for Portland & was waived over 5-years ago.

The stretch provision spreads out the cap hit.

I thought there was some kind of morals clause in the nba players agreement. Talk about about paying for a dead horse.

 

[wizenheimer]

According to hoops hype we are paying him 1.3 mil this year and the next two years. Is this possible or do they have bad information. Latest on Bledsoe https://thecomeback.com/nba/eric-bledsoe-arrested-domestic-violence.html

he was guaranteed 3.9M this year. Blazers stretched that over 3 years

 

[Jelloman]

How many player can you stretch at the same time? We also stretched Didi's contract this year as well. Also have Nicolson's contract on the book still.

 

[andalusian]

How many player can you stretch at the same time? We also stretched Didi's contract this year as well. Also have Nicolson's contract on the book still.

I believe one every year, but I might be wrong.

 

[HansenYang]

I believe one every year, but I might be wrong.

Portland stretched both Didi & Bledsoes contract 'this year' - so you are incorrect there.

The only requirement is that the total cap hit on stretched contracts cannot exceed 15% of the Salary Cap. This year, the Cap is set at $123.6M. Therefore no team can have stretched contracts exceeding $18.54M.

In theory, if Lakers were to waive/stretch Westbrook's contract (before the season started) - the cap hit would be $47M/(2x contract years + 1) => or $47M/3 => or $15.67M so they could have done it.

If Lakers already had dead cap space like Nicholson ($2.85M) and Didi ($0.27M) on their books - then Lakers would have been prohibited using the Stretch Provision on Westbrook ($15.67M + $2.85M + $0.27M => $18.79M which is more than what is allowed).

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Fuck the stretch provision.

 

[Jelloman]

They are dilutional about how RW is an asset that he can trade and get something in return. They are stuck with some one who they are paying 47 mil that no one wants. They will mostly likely ride it out with him this year and try again next year while Lebron turns 39. Stretching him now seems pointless since they are over the cap anyway.

 

[Chris Craig]

They are dilutional about how RW is an asset that he can trade and get something in return. They are stuck with some one who they are paying 47 mil that no one wants. They will mostly likely ride it out with him this year and try again next year while Lebron turns 39. Stretching him now seems pointless since they are over the cap anyway.

They should have traded him while they had the chance. They will be lucky if they find any suitor now willing.

It does make sense to keep him for now instead of waiving him in the hopes the Lakers turn things around. Though you can hope in one hand and shit in the other....see what you get first.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

They should have traded him while they had the chance. They will be lucky if they find any suitor now willing.

It does make sense to keep him for now instead of waiving him in the hopes the Lakers turn things around. Though you can hope in one hand and shit in the other....see what you get first.

What if waiving him is what turns things around?

Fuck the lakers.