[Wojnarowski]: Bitadze To Re-Sign In Orlando [3/$25M]

[bondom34]

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[psman2]

My dream signing for Memphis is gone..sad. Surprised he reupped with the limited minutes he is likely to get there if Isaac is back as a regular rotation guy and Wagner comes back.

[SOUL]

Didn't think he'd re-sign with us tbh. But I do think this is conditional that he'll play more this year, which he was really solid when he did.

[Residual-Heat]

I didnt think he'd be back. I thought he'd prefer to go somewhere with more playing time.

This is a reasonable contract for him. I was thinking he'd get somewhere between 8-11 mill/yr. Happy to have him back. He's a great teammate, good defender and rebounder and is capable of starting when WCJ is injured.

[JJ_PR]

That's reasonable for both sides. I like Bitadze, really solid player.

[Saints14]

Knicks should have been more aggressive here IMO

[docholliday99]

My dream signing for Memphis is gone..sad. Surprised he reupped with the limited minutes he is likely to get there if Isaac is back as a regular rotation guy and Wagner comes back.

I agree, Orlando should send Isaak to the Raptors.

[Devilanche]

Solid money , just don’t see enough playing time for him and Mo if both is back.

[Scoot McGroot]

I’m really glad for Goga. Super good dude. Sucks he had to leave Indy to get any solid chance, but really glad to see that he’s earned it.

[jbk1234]

So Mo is gone?

[MartinsIzAfraud]

When you’re starting C is out 20-30 games a year you’ve got to have 2 backups. Goga & Moe Wagner will be solid.

[pacers33granger]

I’m really glad for Goga. Super good dude. Sucks he had to leave Indy to get any solid chance, but really glad to see that he’s earned it.

I think all Indy fans feel the same. And we all knew pretty early on that he had a place in the league but it would be elsewhere unfortunately.

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[Magic_Johnny12]

So Mo is gone?

Negative chance.

[jbk1234]

So Mo is gone?

Negative chance.

Didn't they decline his option?

[hugepatsfan]

So Mo is gone?

Negative chance.

Didn't they decline his option?

Presumably to re-sign him to a multi year deal though. They still have bird rights and the FAs worth it to go the cap space route are gone now.

[oldncreaky]

Zero risk for Orlando -- if ORL gets a log jam at C, both Bitadze and Carter are good values on their contracts

[Magic_Johnny12]

So Mo is gone?

Negative chance.

Didn't they decline his option?

Yes, to resign to a longer deal using the exception. However, you can’t use the exception until you use your cap which they’re slowly doing with Goga and now restructuring Isaac’s deal.

[JayTWill]

Didn't Goga know my Knicks need a center???? I'm not sure how much money New York could have offered him. It may have just been the tax payer's exception but they could have figured out a way to get him some more money. I don't know and I don't care. Orlando didn't even have him the rotation for the playoffs.

Does anyone want to donate a center to the Knicks?

[Colbinii]

So Mo is gone?

Negative chance.

Didn't they decline his option?

Yes, in order to resign him longer.

[cgf]

Everyone's dream backup Center is off the market. Oh well, we couldn't afford to offer him that much. Surprised he didn't go somewhere with a clearer path to PT though.