Lou Williams Signs 3 Yr/$24M Extension (3rd Year Fully Guaranteed 7/2/19)

Quake Griffin · Post #1 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 7:21 am

Title.

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mttwlsn16 · Post #2 » by **mttwlsn16** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 7:28 am

Good. I'd like to keep him around for the long haul. I do wonder if this is to up his trade value though.

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Post #3 » by **mkwest** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 7:32 am

Lou Williams, Clippers nearing extension before trade deadline

Extension discussions between guard Lou Williams and the LA Clippers have gathered significant momentum, and a new contract is within reach before the NBA trade deadline Thursday afternoon, league sources told ESPN.

Rival teams were increasingly resigned late Tuesday night that Williams, 31, was exiting the trade market and returning to the Clippers on a multiyear contract, league sources said.

Because of Williams' stature as one of the most pursued players on the trade market, his looming commitment to remain with the Clippers could serve as an impetus to get a sluggish trade deadline into gear Wednesday.

Losing Williams off the trade market will likely intensify the pursuit for Memphis Grizzlies guard Tyreke Evans, whom several teams had been separately pursuing. Memphis is trying to get a first-round pick for Evans, and Boston, Denver and Philadelphia are among the teams most interested in acquiring Evans.

Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst, ESPN

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TucsonClip · Post #4 » by **TucsonClip** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 7:36 am

My thoughts on this:

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Quake Griffin · Post #5 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 8:04 am

Can any team give Lou more than that?

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Translated:
Even if Lou looks at this as boosting his trade value, does he have incentive to sign it?

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Post #6 » by **QRich3** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 9:30 am

oh no baby what is you doing

Ranma · Post #7 » by **Ranma** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 3:01 pm

Lou is the one guy I actually want to keep on the team as long as the extension is reasonable. Even if it's a ploy to boost his trade value, it's a smart move either way.

Post #8 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 3:13 pm

I'm fine to keep Lou as well. I thought he was all but gone once we traded Blake away. Looks like we have a chance to actually keep him. I'm ok if we do end up trading him, just hope to get something valuable for Lou.

MartinToVaught · Post #9 » by **MartinToVaught** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 3:23 pm

Unless this is just a leverage play to get a better return in a trade, this makes no sense. I have no idea what this front office is trying to do. There doesn't seem to be any logical plan here at all.

TucsonClip · Post #10 » by **TucsonClip** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 6:25 pm

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This is a savvy front office in LA. Was talking it through with some people last night, but here is what I see it as:

Clippers might not have liked the market out there for Lou at the deadline. Hes an expiring contract, and potentially would be getting a bit more than the MLE this summer on the market.

FO decides that instead of dealing him now, they can extend him and reset his market this summer. Can make a push for the playoffs and then reset his market and start fielding offers this summer. Additionally, having him locked in for (what will probably be just over the MLE) gives them some leverage this summer. Teams can trade a matching salary and and asset for Lou AND still use their full MLE on someone else (or split it) this summer.

This is not the type of move a Doc-lead organization would have made.

MartinToVaught · Post #11 » by **MartinToVaught** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 6:28 pm

We can't trade Lou now until August, so there goes that idea of taking offers at the draft. This is exactly the kind of emotional signing GM Doc would make, and the exact type of player he'd squander our cap flexibility on.

I just really don't understand what this front office is trying to do. Every decision they've made lately seems like it will do nothing but keep us trapped in mediocrity.

Ranma · Post #12 » by **Ranma** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 6:29 pm

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Wammy Giveaway · Post #13 » by **Wammy Giveaway** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 6:56 pm

MartinToVaught wrote:I just really don't understand what this front office is trying to do. Every decision they've made lately seems like it will do nothing but keep us trapped in mediocrity.

That might be Jerry West's plan: pretend the Clippers are back to who they used to be.

Then BAM! Surprise behind-the-curtains move that nobody saw coming.

Let's be real: we were so wrapped up on DeAndre and Lou as trade bait, we didn't see the Griffin trade coming at all.

TucsonClip · Post #14 » by **TucsonClip** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 7:34 pm

MartinToVaught wrote:We can't trade Lou now until August, so there goes that idea of taking offers at the draft. This is exactly the kind of emotional signing GM Doc would make, and the exact type of player he'd squander our cap flexibility on.

I just really don't understand what this front office is trying to do. Every decision they've made lately seems like it will do nothing but keep us trapped in mediocrity.

I have no idea how you got that out of this deal. This is market value, but for two seasons. He got slightly more than the MLE. Agree to disagree.

donemilio21 · Post #15 » by **donemilio21** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 7:36 pm

anyone has the contract numbers?

nickhx2 · Post #16 » by **nickhx2** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 7:37 pm

this seems like such a smart deal.

Ranma · Post #17 » by **Ranma** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 7:49 pm

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clips4ever · Post #18 » by **clips4ever** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 7:51 pm

Ranma wrote:

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Damn I feel bad for him, he's about to get traded in 5 months.

donemilio21 · Post #19 » by **donemilio21** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 7:57 pm

clips4ever wrote:
Ranma wrote:

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Damn I feel bad for him, he's about to get traded in 5 months.

yeah, I hope the organization didn't commit to him like they did to Blake.

nickhx2 · Post #20 » by **nickhx2** » Wed Feb 7, 2018 8:01 pm

you make it sound like USD doesn't spend