Wes Matthews seeking 15 Million Dollar contract (yearly)

[OSUBlazerfan]

Lol. I wouldn't have given him that without the achillies injury.

Goodbye Wes.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...es-injury-free-agency-trail-blazers/29133409/

According to a person with knowledge of Matthews’ situation, he is seeking a multi-year deal that pays approximately $15 million annually. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because of the private nature of such discussions.

 

[Scalma]

Good luck with that wes.

PS: So am I

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Arron afflalo, your 2015-16 starting sg for the blazers

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Arron afflalo, your 2015-16 starting sg for the blazers

Let's not let one insanity cause another.

After all, we still have Crabbe, who had a better season than Afflalo.

 

[Sinobas]

If he weren't coming off an achilles injury, I could see a team making that move. In FA, someone always gets over-paid. But of course, his injury makes that a bigger stretch.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

The weird thing is, with the new cap, you'll see more and more players with contracts like that. If he hadn't've got injured, he would have as good a claim as any, given his obvious value to the team.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

If he weren't coming off an achilles injury, I could see a team making that move. In FA, someone always gets over-paid. But of course, his injury makes that a bigger stretch.

Followed by a snapping sound.

 

[MAS RipCity]

I love Wes but his injury scares the hell outta me ... I think $15 mill is just too much.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Of course he is. Duh.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I love Wes but his injury scares the hell outta me ... I think $15 mill is just too much.

If a team offers him anything over 11 I hope we let him go.

I have a terrible feeling he is gonna become Jared Dudley/Caron Butler (past few years) type player.

 

[Scalma]

I'd top out at 12-13 for wes. Batum makes 12 and that was given to him a few years ago. With the cap going up I think 12-13 is matthews' ceiling

 

[Scalma]

Ps I'm trading batum before I'm letting Wes go.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Ps I'm trading batum before I'm letting Wes go.

That's foolish. Batum is actually able to play and we know what to expect (13/6/5) and only has one year left on his deal. Wes is an unknown at this point and will probably get more than Batum for what will likely be less of a player.

 

[craigehlo]

He wasn't worth anything near that BEFORE the injury. Dude is delusional.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Ps I'm trading batum before I'm letting Wes go.

Isn't "I'm for trading Batum" your .sig?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

There is no way.

He's a high-level role player. If he doesn't budge he's as good as gone.

 

[Scalma]

There is no way.

He's a high-level role player. If he doesn't budge he's as good as gone.

You're assuming someone offers him that? Even if someone does, I wouldn't be surprised if Allen matched it.

 

[Scalma]

Isn't "I'm for trading Batum" your .sig?

I am for it, so what? Doesn't mean I don't like him. I do. I just think he's a moveable piece to upgrade the team.

 

[HailBlazers]

He wasn't worth anything near that BEFORE the injury. Dude is delusional.

All that "I wanna be the man" talk really has me wondering about Wes. Sounds like there are some people in his ear/head.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Wes is my favorite player but if he thinks he is ready to be an all star and be a central option on offense and be worth $15 million a year, I think he needs to prove it. Take a one year contract with the Blazers. Then we can talk a long range deal. Let's be fair, Wes; if you really love the Blazers and want your teammates to succeed, then why would you want the team and your teammates to take such a big chance on you. If they sign you to a huge long contract and then it turns out you can not play at the level of the past; they are all screwed. (Not to mention that us fans would also be screwed!)

 

[oldmangrouch]

 

[BigGameDamian]

Ya because he knows that he's pretty much done.

 

[Blazinaway]

did Wes rupture his brain and Achilles?

 

[ThugginPaulyGAllen]

Have fun on a losing team willing to pay you 15 mill, Wes.

If there is a team dumb enough to do that.

 

[riverman]

I'd give him 15mil a year for 2 years with a team option 2nd year but as I've said before...I love Wes as a Blazer but the Knicks or Lakers will pay him. I don't see the Blazers taking this risk for a long contract.

 

[Strenuus]

Batum got reamed for $11 mil a year and being inconsistent... now Wes at $15 and an unknown factor of whether or not he can come back from this injury.... if it's proven he can't... it's a step back MAJORLY for this franchise... or any that would be silly enough to offer him that.

8 mil per for 2 years? That I could get behind. 15? Sorry, Wes. Love your attitude... but that is just asinine.

 

[riverman]

Batum got reamed for $11 mil a year and being inconsistent... now Wes at $15 and an unknown factor of whether or not he can come back from this injury.... if it's proven he can't... it's a step back MAJORLY for this franchise... or any that would be silly enough to offer him that.

8 mil per for 2 years? That I could get behind. 15? Sorry, Wes. Love your attitude... but that is just asinine.

If you have a team option 2nd year which is when the cap goes way up..you don't lose anything by paying him this season and having a choice the next season. After 2 years you can revisit the contract and extend him. In the lockout season we paid Camby 13.3 mil to play about 7decent games and coast the rest of the season..we paid BRoy and Oden small fortunes to not play at all.

 

[ThugginPaulyGAllen]

If you have a team option 2nd year which is when the cap goes way up..you don't lose anything by paying him this season and having a choice the next season. After 2 years you can revisit the contract and extend him. In the lockout season we paid Camby 13.3 mil to play about 7decent games and coast the rest of the season..we paid BRoy and Oden small fortunes to not play at all.

There is a zero percent chance Wes would accept that deal. Z e r o.

In the Ironman article I think he said the determining factors would be length of contract, money and role.

1 year + 1 year team option is the exact opposite of 'favorable length of contract'.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

It's as if none of you have ever negotiated before.

And a friend just didn't happen to leak the $15 million figure to a reporter.

"Hi, do you know Wesley Matthews?"

"$15million, he wants $15million! Oh fuck, that just slipped out. Hey, don't tell anyone I just said that. Okay, you can tell people but you can't say you heard from me."
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[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

It's as if none of you have ever negotiated before.

And a friend just didn't happen to leak the $15 million figure to a reporter.

"Hi, do you know Wesley Matthews?"

"$15million, he wants $15million! Oh fuck, that just slipped out. Hey, don't tell anyone I just said that. Okay, you can tell people but you can't say you heard from me."
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Still when Wes says "Neil, I want 4 years 60 million dollars." what's Neil gonna counter with? Wes laughs if he says "how about 2 years 20 million with a player option?" we will have to end up paying him more than Batum, this isn't good news.