OKC matches on Kanter

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
Oklahoma City has informed Portland it has matched $70M offer sheet for restricted free agent Enes Kanter, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.

 

[Tunchi]

Fuck. I wanted him. Okc is so stacked now

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[riverman]

Well, that's that!

 

[Mediocre Man]

Thankfully that is over. No way were they letting him go

 

[ripcityboy]

Pretty much what was expected. No big deal.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

No ish. Can't believe people thought we had any chance at him.

I mean, I was hoping it magically happened, but it was clear there was no way we'd get him.

 

[maxiep]

Good.

 

[riverman]

Hello luxury tax! OKC is going to bleed payroll going forward

 

[Mediocre Man]

Hello luxury tax! OKC is going to bleed payroll going forward

No they aren't

A couple of simple trades by the end of the year, and then the cap goes way up again next season

 

[Tunchi]

Hello luxury tax! OKC is going to bleed payroll going forward

Not really all they gotta do is dump the scrubs now

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
For Thunder, this was an easy decision. OKC offered Kanter in $62M-range, and always planned for possibility of a max offer sheet.

Matches what I said previously when I said they'd already offered $15.5mil - what was another $2mil per year?

 

[Scalma]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
For Thunder, this was an easy decision. OKC offered Kanter in $62M-range, and always planned for possibility of a max offer sheet.

Matches what I said previously when I said they'd already offered $15.5mil - what was another $2mil per year?

The self righteousness in your posts is nauseating.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

The self righteousness in your posts is nauseating.

Thank you.

It's all been related to the Kanter situation. The numerous people who actually thought we had a chance at Kanter.... The ignorance was nauseating.

Regarding the Kanter $15.5mil offer.... I had a few people tell me I was wrong. My response was to point that out to those that said I was wrong.

 

[Chris Craig]

All right offer KJ a crisp offer sheet

 

[riverman]

Kanter's agent just copied Batum's agent and got him paid.

 

[ripcityboy]

Thank you.

It's all been related to the Kanter situation. The numerous people who actually thought we had a chance at Kanter.... The ignorance was nauseating.

Ypu mean you're basically that guy who always say, I told you! I told you! BUT DID YOU LISTEN TO ME! NO!

 

[RoyToy]

In the end I'm more than fine with OKC matching.

Fans for both of the teams he's played for think he's a huge liability on defense (perhaps an understatement) and best used off the bench.

Don't really need a MAX guy on the roster with those kind of qualities.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

It will be interesting to see what we do with our cap room. I can't really think of any younger players that fit into the youth movement that some team would want to dump.

Sure, we have cap space, but is there anyone we'd really want to add that a team would like to dump?

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Ypu mean you're basically that guy who always say, I told you! I told you! BUT DID YOU LISTEN TO ME! NO!

Always? That's just a dumb statement.

It's been on this one subject. And quite honestly, I question the intelligence of anyone that honestly believed there was a real chance OKC wouldn't match.

If I had multiple people tell me I'm wrong, why is it wrong to respond back with "I was correct"?

 

[LuckyShot]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
For Thunder, this was an easy decision. OKC offered Kanter in $62M-range, and always planned for possibility of a max offer sheet.

Matches what I said previously when I said they'd already offered $15.5mil - what was another $2mil per year?

About what they pay Perry Jones.

 

[maxiep]

More minutes for our crap players. Maybe one of them becomes average.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

About what they pay Perry Jones.

Exactly. PJ doesn't move the needle.

Kanter does, at least when you're trying to send a message to your team's superstars.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I think that this will turn out to be one of those deals like Turkolu and Hibbert; where we are relieved we didn't get them. I am hoping that somehow Olshey knew all along they would match and that this is part of his plan to get either Durant , Ibaka or Westbrook some day in the future.

 

[e_blazer]

Portland Trail Blazers ...jacking up the price for mid-level players!

 

[ChadWick]

I think that this will turn out to be one of those deals like Turkolu and Hibbert; where we are relieved we didn't get them. I am hoping that somehow Olshey knew all along they would match and that this is part of his plan to get either Durant , Ibaka or Westbrook some day in the future.

Lol, I don't think we get any of them. But it does fuck OKC quite a bit. Which I love.

Maybe Ibaka will be available. Idk.

 

[Blazinaway]

be interesting if in a few years we look back with a sight of relief like we did with Turkeyglue and even Hibbert

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Always? That's just a dumb statement.

It's been on this one subject. And quite honestly, I question the intelligence of anyone that honestly believed there was a real chance OKC wouldn't match.

If I had multiple people tell me I'm wrong, why is it wrong to respond back with "I was correct"?

Depends, IMO. Were they saying, "Your wrong, they won't match," or was it more, "Nothing's guaranteed; there's always a chance"? If it was the former, gloat away; if the latter, then it's pretty weak.

 

[Blazinaway]

About what they pay Perry Jones.

frankly that is what next season is about and why we added harkless, maybe one of these young guys pans out with minutes