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[calvin natt]

CJ + Collins + Turner + future picks for Kawhi + Aldridge

Who says no?

A healthy Dame/Kawhi/Aldridge/Nurk squad has an open championship window immediately. We'd have to deal with the nonsense that comes with Leonard's FA next year.

they do.

 

[e_blazer]

Okay, so this makes me feel better about signing up for the Wade Baldwin 4 bandwagon (from the CBA FAQ page) :

When a Two-Way player becomes a free agent, his free agent amount (see question number 37) is the one year veteran minimum salary. A player finishing a Two-Way contracts is subject to restricted free agency (see question number 44) if he was on an NBA Active List or Inactive List for at least 15 days in the previous season. As with any other restricted free agent, the team must make a qualifying offer in order to retain its right of first refusal. The qualifying offer for a Two-Way player must be:

• If the player played two or three years on Two-Way contracts with the same team, the qualifying offer is a standard NBA contract at the minimum salary, with no bonuses of any kind, and with the Two-Way salary guaranteed. This also applies if the player is no longer eligible to sign a Two-Way contract.
• For all other Two-Way players, the qualifying offer is a Two-Way contract, with $50,000 guaranteed.

 

[BBert]

CJ + Collins + Turner + future picks for Kawhi + Aldridge

Who says no?

A healthy Dame/Kawhi/Aldridge/Nurk squad has an open championship window immediately. We'd have to deal with the nonsense that comes with Leonard's FA next year.

Kawhi

 

[hoopsjock]

Okay, so this makes me feel better about signing up for the Wade Baldwin 4 bandwagon (from the CBA FAQ page) :

WBIV didn't finish the year on a two-way contract so that doesn't apply. I suggest reading Testers posts about how we can offer almost $9 million in the thread that was worried about Baldwin leaving.

 

[Reep]

Okay, so this makes me feel better about signing up for the Wade Baldwin 4 bandwagon (from the CBA FAQ page) :

So Baldwin would be a RFA? That would be great news if we could match other offers.

 

[BBert]

Kawhi will end up in Philly. Brown & Pop are buds and no way SA wants to send him to the west.
POP will get what he wants from Philly. Smart to play the waiting game and put LA in a predictament.

I fully expect those two to scratch each others backs.

 

[BBert]

WBIV didn't finish the year on a two-way contract so that doesn't apply. I suggest reading Testers posts about how we can offer almost $9 million in the thread that was worried about Baldwin leaving.

Even if Baldwin has a very good year, it sure seems like $9 million should be enough. I like him a lot for our team, but he's no all star.

 

[BBert]

I thought part of Kawhi's issue is that he didn't like playing with Aldridge?

That's why I said Kawhi would say no

 

[PtldPlatypus]

So Baldwin would be a RFA? That would be great news if we could match other offers.

No, because he's no longer a two-way player. His contract was already converted to a standard minimum deal.

 

[tester551]

No, because he's no longer a two-way player. His contract was already converted to a standard minimum deal.

Standard 2-year minimum deal. The '17-'18 season & then '18-'19 season. He'll be an UFA next summer, but we will have his early bird rights.

 

[e_blazer]

WBIV didn't finish the year on a two-way contract so that doesn't apply. I suggest reading Testers posts about how we can offer almost $9 million in the thread that was worried about Baldwin leaving.

I'm not so sure that the Blazers lose the RFA status as a result of converting his contract to a standard minimum deal. From the NBA CBA:

Standard NBA Contract Conversion Option: In the event the Two-Way Player Conversion Option is exercised by the Team, Team shall thereafter have the option to convert the Contract to a Standard NBA Contract (“Standard NBA Contract Conversion Option”). Team’s Standard NBA Contract Conversion Option may be exercised by providing written notice to Player that is either personally delivered to Player or his representative or sent by email or pre-paid certified, registered, or overnight mail to the last known address of Player or his representative with a copy to the Players Association and the NBA. If Team exercises the Standard NBA Contract Conversion Option, the Base Compensation amount applicable to the Two-Way Contract as set forth in this Exhibit 10 will immediately become null and void and of no further force or effect, Player’s Compensation shall be equal to the Player’s applicable Minimum Player Salary for such Season beginning on the date such option is exercised, and all other terms and conditions of this Contract, including the Base Compensation protection set forth in this Exhibit 10, shall remain applicable.

Since the 2-way contract contained the restricted free agency provision, my (admittedly uninformed reading of this) would be that only the salary changed when his contract was converted and that restricted free agency remains in play. I'd love it if someone knows how to get Larry Coon to comment on that.

But, I agree that the Blazers will have his Early Bird rights and that gives them the option to pay him up to the average player salary plus five percent. Given all of the free agents that are going to hit the market in next summer's flood, that's probably more than enough to do the job, unless Baldwin simply wants to leave.

 

[Reep]

I'm not so sure that the Blazers lose the RFA status as a result of converting his contract to a standard minimum deal.

It would be a bit surprising if the Blazers backed themselves into a corner by change the contract when they did. I would hope they thought all fo this out to take into account his potential success.

I wonder how grey areas in the CBA are handled. Surely there must be some scenarios that they did not foresee and have to arbitrate somehow.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I'd love it if someone knows how to get Larry Coon to comment on that.

All we can do is ask the question--doubt it gets answered, but it's worth a shot, right?

 

[e_blazer]

All we can do is ask the question--doubt it gets answered, but it's worth a shot, right?

Thanks! It will be interesting to see if he responds.

 

[hoopsjock]

All we can do is ask the question--doubt it gets answered, but it's worth a shot, right?

You have to tie your question back to the Lakers for a response as he's got like 100 tweets about them in the last couple weeks.

 

[THE HCP]

Thanks! It will be interesting to see if he responds.

 

[THE HCP]

If I could like my own tweet I would! #BAM

 

[hoopsjock]

I know you're just joking but he actually teaches a class on the CBA, he probably gets off on these types of questions.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

If I could like my own tweet I would! #BAM

You'd have to, nobody else would.

 

[e_blazer]

If I could like my own tweet I would! #BAM

While taking a break from the D&D and porn, I spent a couple of minutes here in the basement scouring the web for dirt....er...info on the HCP and ran across this old gem:

https://www.google.com/amp/thesport...a-of-portland-trail-blazers-broadcasting/amp/

You know, for a tool you don’t seem like such a bad guy.

 

[Natebishop3]

Hey! It's the HCP's high school photo when he was part of the AV club!

 

[THE HCP]

I know you're just joking but he actually teaches a class on the CBA, he probably gets off on these types of questions.

I’m sure he does and I am interested in his answer.

 

[THE HCP]

While taking a break from the D&D and porn, I spent a couple of minutes here in the basement scouring the web for dirt....er...info on the HCP and ran across this old gem:

https://www.google.com/amp/thesport...a-of-portland-trail-blazers-broadcasting/amp/

You know, for a tool you don’t seem like such a bad guy.

I mean honestly, all joking aside, how can you read that interview and NOT root for The HCP? How far I’ve come..... the grind..... the hustle.......It’s beyond me that anybody on here could throw shade my way. #ForumMVP

 

[hoopsjock]

I mean honestly, all joking aside, how can you read that interview and NOT root for The HCP? How far I’ve come..... the grind..... the hustle.......It’s beyond me that anybody on here could throw shade my way. #ForumMVP

If only you represented the Blazers and weren't a Lakers fan first.

 

[illmatic99]

All we can do is ask the question--doubt it gets answered, but it's worth a shot, right?

Think you have a better shot with Eric Pincus or Ben Falk

 

[THE HCP]

If only you represented the Blazers and weren't a Lakers fan first.

Time to get that “LAbron” tattoo!

 

[e_blazer]

Time to get that “LAbron” tattoo!

This one?

Might I suggest getting it on your ass. Plenty of real estate there and it won't look quite so stupid when LeBron has long since retired and your skin starts to sag.

 

[SwissBlazer]

If I could like my own tweet I would! #BAM

Fun fact : you can.

 

[SwissBlazer]

Fun fact : you can.

If I could like my answer I would.

 

[tykendo]

This one?

Might I suggest getting it on your ass. Plenty of real estate there and it won't look quite so stupid when LeBron has long since retired and your skin starts to sag.

I'd rather it say "LaBitch"