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This whole "he's leaving 30M on the table" argument is BS. First, he "left 55M" on the table when he didn't sign an extension last year. He's already betting on himself. As (I think 3RA1N1AC?) someone pointed out earlier, he's not at the 10+ vet level, so this year is a bad one for him to take a max (lower % available, smaller cap, etc). If he did the LBJ thing and took a 2yr deal with a player option for year two, and then maxed out next year, he'd make more over the next 5 years (even signing with LAL or DAL or wherever) than he would in POR signing a max this summer.

No matter what happens this summer, if he's available next July 1 (even if he tears an ACL, heaven forbid), someone is showing up on his door July 1, 2016 with a SuperMax (35% of the insane salary cap, rather than 30% of one that might be 2/3rd the size) offer that is significantly higher than what he could sign for this summer.
 
Why sign for 2 years when he could sign for 4? With the opt out after year 1.

4 years is security in case the worst happens.
 
Rhal said:
We do hold the leverage but the pressure to get something for your start is so great that everyone eventually caves. Its the whole why lose him for nothing if you can get something for him mentality. I would much rather just say F it and let LMA leave then help him get more money or to a destination he can't get just through FA.
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Your scenario only has a chance of happening with a team like DAL or SAS who actually has cap space to sign him outright (for less but still a lot). HOU would never happen unless we got a sweet trade offer as they can't give him more than MLE. He can threaten all he wants to just sign with them and we will say then go ahead. Enjoy MLE! We wouldn't cave (in this instance).
 
For the Mavs to clear enough room they have to let every FA on their roster go and convince Monta Ellis to not opt in.

To offer LA the max they'd have to convince their FA's to take a huge pay cut.

Dallas isn't a real threat.
 
Rhal said:
If he goes to HOU and tells them he wants to go there and LMA goes to Olshey and says he is going to HOU then they will find a way to make it happen.
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Which is why Batum is now a Minnesota Timberwolf.
 
KeepOnRollin said:
Your scenario only has a chance of happening with a team like DAL or SAS who actually has cap space to sign him outright (for less but still a lot). HOU would never happen unless we got a sweet trade offer as they can't give him more than MLE. He can threaten all he wants to just sign with them and we will say then go ahead. Enjoy MLE! We wouldn't cave (in this instance).
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Morrey is one of the few GMs that I dont doubt can create near the cap space needed if LMA wanted to go there. It would require, most likely, the give away of future 1sts to Philly and possible other teams in a multiteam deal but Morray could do it.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Which is why Batum is now a Minnesota Timberwolf.
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Completely different RFA vs UFA. RFA have no leverage what so ever and if you think what Batum pulled was bad go look ar Josh Smith in atlanta when his RFA came up.
 
Rhal said:
Morrey is one of the few GMs that I dont doubt can create near the cap space needed if LMA wanted to go there. It would require, most likely, the give away of future 1sts to Philly and possible other teams in a multiteam deal but Morray could do it.
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I think Aldridge should pull a Chris Bosh and make Morey believe he's an option. Let him trade away their core to make room for Aldridge, then at the very last possible minute, he says "I decided to stay in Portland". Houston would be in shambles and Morey will be fired for shooting from the hip! Superbeard maybe on suicide watch though
 
magnifier661 said:
I think Aldridge should pull a Chris Bosh and make Morey believe he's an option. Let him trade away their core to make room for Aldridge, then at the very last possible minute, he says "I decided to stay in Portland". Houston would be in shambles and Morey will be fired for shooting from the hip! Superbeard maybe on suicide watch though
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If it gets then the 2nd seed in the WC, and a potential trip to the conference finals, I'm sure Rocket fans will be happy with that.
 
magnifier661 said:
I think Aldridge should pull a Chris Bosh and make Morey believe he's an option. Let him trade away their core to make room for Aldridge, then at the very last possible minute, he says "I decided to stay in Portland". Houston would be in shambles and Morey will be fired for shooting from the hip! Superbeard maybe on suicide watch though
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I wouldn't wish that on any fanba... Okay i'd take that for Houston or the Lakers. I used to really like Houston before I discovered Clutchfans.
 
i hadnt thought of it much, but do you guys think he waits to see if rolo/wes/afflalo come back before he decides?
 
3RA1N1AC said:
i hadnt thought of it much, but do you guys think he waits to see if rolo/wes/afflalo come back before he decides?
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I don't see that as a big factor. He'll tell Neil and Paul what he wants when the time comes
 
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