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meekrab wrote:SkyHook wrote:Just down to Kuminga and Grimes in terms of RFAs of note. I haven't seen anything on either lately. Are these going to come down to the wire?
Malik Beasley was 6MotY runner up and he's still not got a contract as far as I can tell.
SkyHook wrote:Just down to Kuminga and Grimes in terms of RFAs of note. I haven't seen anything on either lately. Are these going to come down to the wire?
jayu70 wrote:
Scoot McGroot wrote:?s=61&t=4P34sFh22Otrr6CybjJQ_g
Jojothewhale wrote:Scoot McGroot wrote:?s=61&t=4P34sFh22Otrr6CybjJQ_g
I laughed out loud at ~29 Minutes into this. If they don’t get the universe heaved on top of them, the league has no credibility. None. I try very hard not to be sensationalist in these matters, but we now have a direct monetary link to the Clippers. This is over.
*Edit* Wong’s daughter was an Aspire employee.
Scoot McGroot wrote:Did they address the $250k difference of what was invested in versus what was then paid out to Kawhi? That, to me, is somewhat interesting.
ThunderBolt wrote:I’m going to let some of you in on a little secret I learned on realgm. If you don’t like a thread, not only do you not have to comment but you don’t even have to open it and read it. You’re welcome.
Texas Chuck wrote:I mean that latest nugget sure feels like a nail in the coffin. Silver clearly signaled he didn't want to do anything about this, but not sure how he can get away with that now. His league already suffers from the biggest credibility issue because they haven't pushed back hard against all the usual lottery conspiracies, Laker conspiracies, rigging officiating to favor big markets(despite an OKC/Indiana final lol). That stuff is easy to dismiss as just nonsense conspiracy talk.
This? Can't put it in that column. Unless there is an unexpected explanation, this is damning. Let it go because he's your richest owner in a glamour market and you undermine the foundation that supports your entertainment business.
ThunderBolt wrote:I’m going to let some of you in on a little secret I learned on realgm. If you don’t like a thread, not only do you not have to comment but you don’t even have to open it and read it. You’re welcome.
Scoot McGroot wrote:Jojothewhale wrote:Scoot McGroot wrote:?s=61&t=4P34sFh22Otrr6CybjJQ_g
I laughed out loud at ~29 Minutes into this. If they don’t get the universe heaved on top of them, the league has no credibility. None. I try very hard not to be sensationalist in these matters, but we now have a direct monetary link to the Clippers. This is over.
*Edit* Wong’s daughter was an Aspire employee.
It's been a busy morning for me, so I haven't had a chance to listen yet.
Did they address the $250k difference of what was invested in versus what was then paid out to Kawhi? That, to me, is somewhat interesting.
LarsV8 wrote:Scoot McGroot wrote:Jojothewhale wrote:
I laughed out loud at ~29 Minutes into this. If they don’t get the universe heaved on top of them, the league has no credibility. None. I try very hard not to be sensationalist in these matters, but we now have a direct monetary link to the Clippers. This is over.
*Edit* Wong’s daughter was an Aspire employee.
It's been a busy morning for me, so I haven't had a chance to listen yet.
Did they address the $250k difference of what was invested in versus what was then paid out to Kawhi? That, to me, is somewhat interesting.
That is what you call an administration fee, or markup, fairly standard in the business world for what we call "pass through costs" and its pretty damning.
Balmer invests 50m, Kawhi gets 48m, the middleman gets 2m.
Kawhi needs 1.8m, Balmer ponies up 2m, the middleman gets 200k.
To me, this is fairly cut and dry, no matter what the direct evidence shows. You don't need to see the evidence to understand what was going on here. If they were actually smart, they would of laundered this through 10-20 different deals, and paid Kawhi small amounts. The brazenness of this is the shocking part.
Scoot McGroot wrote:LarsV8 wrote:Scoot McGroot wrote:
It's been a busy morning for me, so I haven't had a chance to listen yet.
Did they address the $250k difference of what was invested in versus what was then paid out to Kawhi? That, to me, is somewhat interesting.
That is what you call an administration fee, or markup, fairly standard in the business world for what we call "pass through costs" and its pretty damning.
Balmer invests 50m, Kawhi gets 48m, the middleman gets 2m.
Kawhi needs 1.8m, Balmer ponies up 2m, the middleman gets 200k.
To me, this is fairly cut and dry, no matter what the direct evidence shows. You don't need to see the evidence to understand what was going on here. If they were actually smart, they would of laundered this through 10-20 different deals, and paid Kawhi small amounts. The brazenness of this is the shocking part.
Oh, absolutely my assumption. Was just wondering if there was anything of a $250k payout to an executive or anything of the sort.
SkyHook wrote:Scoot McGroot wrote:LarsV8 wrote:
That is what you call an administration fee, or markup, fairly standard in the business world for what we call "pass through costs" and its pretty damning.
Balmer invests 50m, Kawhi gets 48m, the middleman gets 2m.
Kawhi needs 1.8m, Balmer ponies up 2m, the middleman gets 200k.
To me, this is fairly cut and dry, no matter what the direct evidence shows. You don't need to see the evidence to understand what was going on here. If they were actually smart, they would of laundered this through 10-20 different deals, and paid Kawhi small amounts. The brazenness of this is the shocking part.
Oh, absolutely my assumption. Was just wondering if there was anything of a $250k payout to an executive or anything of the sort.
It wouldn't necessarily have to be a payout to an executive, the $250K spiff may have simply been to help cover payroll or keep the lights on for another week/month.
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