Yahoo: season ending surgery for Festus

[illmatic99]

Welp

 

[LuckyShot]

Big fuckin' surprise...

 

[e_blazer]

$7,000,000 well spent.

 

[illmatic99]

 

[Scalma]

Almost enough for nerlens

Btw, could we still trade Ezelis contract?

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Crap!

 

[illmatic99]

Almost enough for nerlens

Btw, could we still trade Ezelis contract?

I dont think this exception can be traded. Could be wrong. It's not like a tpe

 

[Scalma]

I dont think this exception can be traded. Could be wrong. It's not like a tpe

I meant his regular contract. I'm an idiot, so I don't exactly know the rules about trading injured players.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Like we have been saying. He is our modern day RLEC.

 

[Tunchi]

Man what an amazing life for Ezeli. Free medical care, get paid 7M bucks for nothing, great rehab care

He Fosho can't complain

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Ezeli FTW!

 

[trailblazer18]

Man what an amazing life for Ezeli. Free medical care, get paid 7M bucks for nothing, great rehab care

He Fosho can't complain

This is why he refused to get on the plane without a contract. Not because he wanted to be in Portland, but because he needed a sucker to actually pay him...

 

[trailblazer18]

Could we not see this problem from the physical we gave him? Why just dump $7 million? Were we duped somehow? I refuse to believe we were willing to pay $7 million and hope for a miracle that he could play, and I refuse to believe our medical staff is so inept they couldn't see the knee damage. I'm so confused.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Another Brick in the Wall.

 

[julius]

Season ending? That implies there was a season beginning.

 

[Denny Crane]

It was a reasonable gamble by NO. It sucks, though. We really could use a healthy Ezeili, even if in limited minutes.

I'm not sure if we used the injured player exception if it would put us over the LT.

 

[Scalma]

Could we not see this problem from the physical we gave him? Why just dump $7 million? Were we duped somehow? I refuse to believe we were willing to pay $7 million and hope for a miracle that he could play, and I refuse to believe our medical staff is so inept they couldn't see the knee damage. I'm so confused.

There's a reason he only cost 7 million. I don't see the problem. It's not like his signing prevented the signing of some other center that could've potentially started or played a big role. It was a small one year gamble. It didn't work out. We move on.

 

[e_blazer]

Hey, now we can sign Cousins!









Jaleel Cousins.

http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jaleel-Cousins/Summary/73054

 

[trailblazer18]

There's a reason he only cost 7 million. I don't see the problem. It's not like his signing prevented the signing of some other center that could've potentially started or played a big role. It was a small one year gamble. It didn't work out. We move on.

I agree in taking the gamble if there was actually a small chance he could of played, but now with no chance he plays, was this not foreseeable? Or did we just have our head in the sand?

 

[santeesioux]

Just another horrible signing in a summer of horrible signings.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Thanks Obama.

 

[Scalma]

I agree in taking the gamble if there was actually a small chance he could of played, but now with no chance he plays, was this not foreseeable? Or did we just have our head in the sand?

Well he did, or at least tried to practice in October so there was that small chance. His knee just wouldn't let it happen. It sucks, but it was worth the gamble imo.

Now at least we (king speed) don't have to pretend like he's coming back to save us.

 

[e_blazer]

Thanks Obama.

Well, Michelle did say the other day that this is what no hope feels like.

 

[BlayZa]

hard to end something that never even started.

every signing last off-season has either been as garbage as expected or massively underwhelming.

so ugh

 

[ripcityboy]

You can't count on what you never really had in the first place. Just my take on the Ezeli sigining.

 

[riverman]

Welcome back Chris Kaman!

 

[julius]

Well, the team should waive him. That roster spot can be taken up by Luis and he can lead us not into the lottery, and deliver us the title! Thanks be to SPAM

 

[illmatic99]

We all know it was a calculated risk. There was clearly a reason why we got him on a a ridiculously cheap contract.

I feel worse for Fes. Dude's gone through so many injuries since his rookie year.

A trade for a rim protector is sorta imminent.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Phooey.
Am I right in saying that only this year of his contract is guaranteed? So this is career-as-a-Blazer-ending surgery?

 

[illmatic99]

Phooey.
Am I right in saying that only this year of his contract is guaranteed? So this is career-as-a-Blazer-ending surgery?

Yes, next year is a team option.

No guarantee that we let him go this summer. If he can come back next summer, his contract is worth the risk. What's the point of opening up 7 mil in space when we are 15 over the cap?

If anything, that contract can still be moved next season if we bring him back.