Houston Owner Wants All Clippers Players Free Agents

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Houston Owner Wants All Clippers Players Free Agents 

Post#1 » by Nyphantom » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:19 am

http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2 ... -from-nba/

Rockets owner Leslie Alexander’s goal was as clear as the anger and disgust in the tone of his voice. He had heard the recording of Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s racist and hateful comments. He had met with NBA commissioner Adam Silver. He wanted Sterling out the NBA.

Calling the comments “disgusting,” Alexander said he told Silver he should stab “a sword” into the heart of Sterling’s ownership of the Clippers.

“I thought that there’s got to be a way to disrupt him from owning the team,” said Alexander, who after 20 years owning the Rockets is one of the longest tenured owners in the NBA. “I gave him the sword to deal with this. I said, ‘Let the players become free agents.’”

Alexander said the goal of his suggestion was not to break up the Clippers, considered among the league’s top teams, or even to punish Sterling. He said the objective was solely to back Sterling into a corner from which he will choose to sell the Clippers.

The NBA constitution does not allow the league owners to remove Sterling, Alexander said. But he added that the NBA needed to take steps to drive Sterling from the league.

“This kind of behavior can’t be allowed in the NBA by owners, players or anybody,” Alexander said. “This guy has no place in the family of the NBA. Whatever it takes, we have to make sure this kind of event never happens again.”


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Post#2 » by BK nets BK » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:21 am

I have a feeling sterling will take the clippers franchise down with him. He's not gonna sell the team. Let all the players leave. The NBA is gonna be stuck with 29 teams and uneven conferences lol

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Post#3 » by dockingsched » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:23 am

Players that signed free agent contracts like Paul and griffin knew or should've known exactly who they were agreeing to play for. There's been multiple lawsuits and accusations of racial discrimination against sterling yet these players didn't have a problem signing on the dotted line.
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Post#4 » by MisterHibachi » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:24 am

Contract the Clippers. Expand into Vancouver. Expansion draft selects all the Clippers players.
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Post#5 » by irie » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:25 am

I feel like that just punishes the players. They're a team that has had some success, and they likely can't get those same contracts again as free agents for some of them. Would the players really want to break up their team and all go their separate ways around the league? Doc Rivers just got there. Now he has to go elsewhere? I think this kind of idea is purely reactionary and really doesn't consider anyone except those who want to stick it Sterling somehow, someway.
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Post#6 » by KingDavid » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:25 am

Holy hell...

Where the hell would they go...
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Post#7 » by tranjSAIC » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:28 am

KingDavid wrote:Holy hell...

Where the hell would they go...

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Post#8 » by JWizmentality » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:29 am

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Post#9 » by KI-DW-TT-AB » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:29 am

KingDavid wrote:Holy hell...

Where the hell would they go...

Houston has cap space for either Cp3 or Blake.
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Post#10 » by Kilo » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:31 am

What he really means is that the league should force Sterling to trade Paul to Houston for Lin and Asik.

These owners are all looking to profit on this now - circling like sharks. Let's be real - Sterling is a known racist forever, and acted on his bigotry and paid millions in settlements in order to have no court decisions against him.
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Post#11 » by IrishBeatdown » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:34 am

NBA can not simply "take over" the clippers and move them wherever they want. I don't know where you guys got that idea.
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Post#12 » by DeBlazerRiddem » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:35 am

KingDavid wrote:Holy hell...

Where the hell would they go...


Um... you think their owner does not have a wet dream of this scenario playing out where the Rockets get either Paul or Griffin with their capspace?


There is a reason why he is pushing for this particular punishment. It is pretty thinly veiled. This would not fly under the CBA (the players held firm on guaranteed contracts) and there is no precedent for it. It is purely a "pie in the sky" scenario for the Rockets.
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Post#13 » by Avalanche » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:40 am

As the owner of the Clippers' 2015 unprotected first rounder... the Celtics approve

This is really dellusional though
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Post#14 » by Winsome Gerbil » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:42 am

I can't even imagine such a thing is allowed under the bylaws? But it was an owner suggesting it so...maybe? They could always rewrite the bylaws if enough of them felt the same way.
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Post#15 » by Slava » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:43 am

They should swap the Lakers and Clippers rosters, that will teach him some respect!
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Post#16 » by Nyphantom » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:45 am

Slava wrote:They should swap the Lakers and Clippers rosters, that will teach him some respect!


Kobe finishing his career with the Clips under sterling? Would love to see that :lol:
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Post#17 » by The Laker Kid » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:51 am

Give Chris Paul back to the Lakers where he rightfully belongs.
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Post#18 » by JellosJigglin » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:53 am

Player contracts can't be restructured. I think even adding a player option at the end of this season would put the players in an awkward situation. Would someone like J.J. Redick be labeled a racist if he chooses to stay? Would CP3 be called a sellout if he decides not to opt out? This just isn't a realistic solution although I can see why every owner would support it. I see this whole situation as payback for their Basketball Reasons. They will pay.
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Post#19 » by BKing10 » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:53 am

Sounds like someone is trying to take advantage of a situation. Don't believe for one second he has anything other than improving his team in mind. Doubt he'd be for it if say CP3, Doc, and Blake go to the Lakers
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Post#20 » by Hans Embiid » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:54 am

The Laker Kid wrote:Give Chris Paul back to the Lakers where he rightfully belongs.


Nah give him to the Bulls.

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