Update: Motiejunas now a UFA as Rockets have released his rights

Post #101 » by **moocow007** » Mon Dec 5, 2016 10:42 pm

yosemiteben wrote:I don't understand why BRK didn't offer more. They have the space and a two year roll of the dice on DMo is nothing with all the cap space they have.

Yeah same here.

Post #102 » by **Mr. E** » Mon Dec 5, 2016 10:48 pm

This was the bit of good news that I really needed today! I'm glad that Motie is back in Houston and that this is now finally over and done with.

Post #103 » by **Slava** » Mon Dec 5, 2016 10:49 pm

yosemiteben wrote:I don't understand why BRK didn't offer more. They have the space and a two year roll of the dice on DMo is nothing with all the cap space they have.

If this was to be their offer, I don't understand why Brooklyn didn't do this in the summer when Houston were still chasing free agents, they had a better chance then. Brooklyn's management work seems like amateur hour, they just facilitated Morey a deal he couldn't negotiate himself.

Laimbeer · Post #104 » by **Laimbeer** » Mon Dec 5, 2016 11:13 pm

That's one whale of a lot of upside with a pretty moderate risk.

Post #105 » by **jbk1234** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 12:59 am

K_chile22 wrote:
jbk1234 wrote:The Nets are doing a decent job of tying up everyone else's cap space if nothing else.

Playing the long game. Soon they'll be literally the only team with space then BOOM. KD to Brooklyn

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using RealGM mobile app

That was my point. Teams already spent like drunken sailors last summer and now Houston is off the board as well.

chrbal · Post #106 » by **chrbal** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 1:42 am

Slava wrote:
yosemiteben wrote:I don't understand why BRK didn't offer more. They have the space and a two year roll of the dice on DMo is nothing with all the cap space they have.

If this was to be their offer, I don't understand why Brooklyn didn't do this in the summer when Houston were still chasing free agents, they had a better chance then. Brooklyn's management work seems like amateur hour, they just facilitated Morey a deal he couldn't negotiate himself.

I don't think anyone took them serious this previous off-season. And this was an opportunity to hopefully strike that didn't work out.

You look at the offers that they made to Crabbe, Johnson, and now Motiejunas. They are trying to land young guys with upside that haven't hit yet. I don't think this was their offer for Donatas in the preseason, I'm not even sure that they were interested in him then.

Post #107 » by **Slava** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 9:18 am

chrbal wrote:
Slava wrote:
yosemiteben wrote:I don't understand why BRK didn't offer more. They have the space and a two year roll of the dice on DMo is nothing with all the cap space they have.

If this was to be their offer, I don't understand why Brooklyn didn't do this in the summer when Houston were still chasing free agents, they had a better chance then. Brooklyn's management work seems like amateur hour, they just facilitated Morey a deal he couldn't negotiate himself.

I don't think anyone took them serious this previous off-season. And this was an opportunity to hopefully strike that didn't work out.

You look at the offers that they made to Crabbe, Johnson, and now Motiejunas. They are trying to land young guys with upside that haven't hit yet. I don't think this was their offer for Donatas in the preseason, I'm not even sure that they were interested in him then.

Well they should have been interested in him rather than offer contracts to Booker, Lin or Scola. They don't have good picks or youth to develop so taking a flier on a 25 year old is as close as they can get to development in the next few years.

Post #108 » by **Texas Chuck** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 5:29 pm

Read on Twitter

I had postulated potential bad blood between Motie and the Rockets earlier. Should I read anything into this?

M-C-G · Post #109 » by **M-C-G** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 5:31 pm

Texas Chuck wrote:

Read on Twitter

I had postulated potential bad blood between Motie and the Rockets earlier. Should I read anything into this?

Interesting plot twist if this is in protest.

CptCrunch · Post #110 » by **CptCrunch** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 5:33 pm

If any RFA can refuse to show up for the physical after getting matched, the whole RFA system would crash to the grounds.

The NBA needs to penalize Motiejunas somehow if it is proven that he knowingly and purposely missed his physical in an attempt to get out of his matched deal from Houston.

K_chile22 · Post #111 » by **K_chile22** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 5:41 pm

Texas Chuck wrote:

Read on Twitter

I had postulated potential bad blood between Motie and the Rockets earlier. Should I read anything into this?

Probably at this point. From his quotes and social media it seemed he was fine in Houston but maybe something changed. Maybe something happened and prevented him from making it. It doesn't look good right now. Houston can put him back on the RFA market if he chooses not to show up. Hard to see him getting that deal again after this though

K_chile22 · Post #112 » by **K_chile22** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 5:47 pm

Woj said he signs going to report to Houston. If Houston puts him back on the market he can't sign with the Nets for a year. He might not be in the NBA for awhile. This was a stupid move.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using RealGM mobile app

Post #113 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 5:52 pm

Well, this is madness.

Post #114 » by **bondom34** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 5:57 pm

Read on Twitter

That's interesting.

Post #115 » by **Smitty731** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 6:06 pm

I'm going through the CBA now to see what real options there are here. I'm not finding any that are good for either side really, but less good for Motiejunas than Houston.

CptCrunch · Post #116 » by **CptCrunch** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 6:10 pm

Motiejunas laying the blueprints for getting out of RFA.

Future RFA should just do this until they get onto a team they want.

Post #117 » by **Texas Chuck** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 6:11 pm

paulbball wrote:Motiejunas laying the blueprints for getting out of RFA.

Future RFA should just do this until they get onto a team they want.

I'd spend just a little bit more time thinking this over. It feels like you aren't taking some really important factors into consideration here.

K_chile22 · Post #118 » by **K_chile22** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 6:13 pm

paulbball wrote:Motiejunas laying the blueprints for getting out of RFA.

Future RFA should just do this until they get onto a team they want.

Nba isn't going to want the Rockets to let him go back on the market because of this

CptCrunch · Post #119 » by **CptCrunch** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 6:14 pm

BJ the genius Armstrong is going get the next CBA amended.

Post #120 » by **bondom34** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 6:17 pm

Read on Twitter