fdr2012 wrote:DEEP3CL wrote:Making it simple....it's called needing to keep leverage. Simple as that. If he say's he's resigning with the Lakers and we haven't even gotten to summer yet, what good does it do for him to have an agent ?
Same reason he didn't sign an extension in October when he had the chance, gotta keep leverage. It's a business and smart basketball fans should understand that, no need to hate on a player for looking at business first.
Let me ask you this question - if the Lakers don't make the playoffs or are knocked out in the first round, do you honestly believe Dwight re-signs with a team, knowing that he'd be wasting at least one more year? Do you think Dwight commits long-term to a team with a 35 YO Kobe, a 40 YO Nash and a 33 YO Gasol who can barely play as is? Does that make sense for Dwight? Is that what he wanted to leave Orlando for?
Do you think he doesn't even look at places like Houston, Dallas or the Hawks?
Explain to me how any of those teams is more compelling?
Dallas? Just as old as the Lakers and they will only have the ability to sign 1 star at max even if they get rid of marions deal somehow and dump all other cap holds. Dirk alone is $22 million next year... How is that a better situation?
Atlanta?, sure it is his home and all that but does he really want to play with Horford and Smith and himself all on big deals and no flexibility moving forward? The Hawks will have to renounce all their FA's to sign both him and smith to big deals... does not make alot of sense to me
Houston? i guess it is a possibility if Houston dump Asik's deal on someone but Houston is gonna need a ton of roster turnover now that Harden is there... Harden and Lin will never work together because both have to dominate the ball... Is it a possibility, sure, but not likely
As for D12 coming back to the Lakers, they have one excellent selling point, ALL THE CAP coming off in 2014... they will convince D12 that he might need to be patient for a year... but after that it is all unicorns and virgins...
The only risk of him not signing is an internal rift or CP3 and him teaming up elsewhere