Doomsday scenarios this offseason

[tester551]

But that second year there is a threat of a lockout which could cost him money if he isn't locked into a contract.

There is the problem. He wouldn't get that money even if he is locked into a contract. The work stoppage means no one gets paid on either side.

 

[kjironman1]

There is a need to hurry because once a free agent agrees to a deal he's off the market. You can end up in a game of musical chairs with a bunch of teams that have cap room and nobody great to spend it on. The Blazers need to decide if they will operate above or below the cap. Bring back LMA you can sign everyone else with bird rights. Aldridge leaves the team uses cap room. Maybe Portlands #1 and #2 replacement alternatives for Aldridge agree to deals on day 2 so the team misses out on those players not having a yes or no from Aldridge.

Last year the Lakers thought they might get Melo and in the meantime all the good free agents left so they got stuck with Jeremy Lin and Carlos Boozer. Houston was waiting to sign Bosh thinking they had him and ignored other free agents. Well he goes back to Miami and the Rockets are in a panick overpaying Ariza, losing Parsons. Free agency can be very fluid where moves are like a big line of dominos so if you don't know what way the first domino will fall you have no idea how to setup the other pieces.

Well...I guess this is a Doomsday thread.

 

[Draco]

Well...I guess this is a Doomsday thread.

Waiting is a risk. I'm all for a risk if there's a better reward but I don't see much of any advantage to waiting to lock up Aldridge.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

If the Blazers cloned LMA would he count as one player or two players? Could we divide his salary between him and his clone? Since the clone is newly created could we waive LMA and only pay the clone the league minimum?

 

[BrianFromWA]

If the Blazers cloned LMA would he count as one player or two players? Could we divide his salary between him and his clone? Since the clone is newly created could we waive LMA and only pay the clone the league minimum?

Two players, no dividing. See PHX: Morris twins.

 

[riverman]

If the Blazers cloned LMA would he count as one player or two players? Could we divide his salary between him and his clone? Since the clone is newly created could we waive LMA and only pay the clone the league minimum?

No need to clone him, just use this logic to acquire both Lopez twins