Phila Tough wrote:RayFitz wrote:No he won't. His dad doesn't want him in Philly. Plus, if he waits until 17-18, he can dodge the rookie scale and take part in the increased cap. Some team will fall in love and offer him $10m per year and Philly will trade his rights for a draft pick. It's not worth it for him to pay his buyout and come over to play on a terrible team for half the salary he'd get if he waits another year.
Don't hold your breath, Philly.
The last part of your post speaks volumes about the agenda in your post. The 'terrible team' thing doesn't even fly anymore. We were never once the worst team in the league during our years of tanking. Your first post however was to bash the 76ers, you're going to fit into the general board here very well.
You sound like you may be a tad sensitive. I never bashed the Sixers or had an agenda. I could care less about Saric or Philly. I gain nor lose nothing by him coming over, so having an "agenda" against either is a waste of time and energy.
What would you call a "terrible" team? Does 18 wins in 82 games not constitute a problem? How about 68 wins in their last 246 games? Terrible doesn't necessarily mean the worst. There can be more than one terrible team. There were three or four just in the east this year.
The fact is, Philly isn't going to be a championship contender in the next 3-4 years. Saric is making good money for an overseas contender. He'd have to pay out of pocket to buy out his contract to come make slightly more money on a non-contending team. Plus, he'd go against the wishes of his father, who reportedly is very important to him.
Or.... He could keep the money and not pay the buyout, wait a year, and skip the rookie scale. He'd then be free to sign for whatever he wants (which after a potential lockout and a huge cap increase could potentially balloon to eight figures. I doubt that Philly will be willing to give him that much in that stage of their rebuilding, so he'd likely end up elsewhere. Potentially a contender.
If you consider that "bashing" the Sixers, then I'm sorry to offend you. You probably should grow some thicker skin though. Your team has a few more years of sub-30 win seasons ahead of them. The "bashing" will only get worse by others.
