Around the League -All Star Game

[MickeyDavis]

The Tucker situation is interesting. Lue obviously thinks he can't contribute even a little. Tucker has an $11.5 million PO next year, he's not going to give that up, so a buyout and signing with another team that would have to pay him that PO isn't going to happen.

Another team wouldn't have to pay that PO. If he were to get bought out, that contract would be over, and he'd sign a new deal. My guess is the Clippers would buy him out if he'd waive the PO, but there's no way he's recouping that cash. Probably his best shot of getting minutes on a contender is waiting for George or Kawhi to get hurt, so there's really no reason for anybody to do anything.

Right. I don't see him waiving that PO nor do I see another team wanting to pay it. He's stuck.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

The Tucker situation is interesting. Lue obviously thinks he can't contribute even a little. Tucker has an $11.5 million PO next year, he's not going to give that up, so a buyout and signing with another team that would have to pay him that PO isn't going to happen.

Another team wouldn't have to pay that PO. If he were to get bought out, that contract would be over, and he'd sign a new deal. My guess is the Clippers would buy him out if he'd waive the PO, but there's no way he's recouping that cash. Probably his best shot of getting minutes on a contender is waiting for George or Kawhi to get hurt, so there's really no reason for anybody to do anything.

1. There is no way in hell PJ does the buy-out. Guy cares about money, which is perfectly fine, but you can't have it both ways.
2. How does a buy-out work on a non-guaranteed option. Like would the Clippers still have to take a tax hit on him next year if they bought him out now? If so, the clippers have like a $50m reason not to buy him out now.

[emunney]

The Tucker situation is interesting. Lue obviously thinks he can't contribute even a little. Tucker has an $11.5 million PO next year, he's not going to give that up, so a buyout and signing with another team that would have to pay him that PO isn't going to happen.

Another team wouldn't have to pay that PO. If he were to get bought out, that contract would be over, and he'd sign a new deal. My guess is the Clippers would buy him out if he'd waive the PO, but there's no way he's recouping that cash. Probably his best shot of getting minutes on a contender is waiting for George or Kawhi to get hurt, so there's really no reason for anybody to do anything.

1. There is no way in hell PJ does the buy-out. Guy cares about money, which is perfectly fine, but you can't have it both ways.
2. How does a buy-out work on a non-guaranteed option. Like would the Clippers still have to take a tax hit on him next year if they bought him out now? If so, the clippers have like a $50m reason not to buy him out now.

Depends on the terms of the buyout. If he agreed to exercise the PO as part of the buyout, they'd be off the hook for next year. If they agreed to pay him some portion of that money, that amount would count on their team salary.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

Another team wouldn't have to pay that PO. If he were to get bought out, that contract would be over, and he'd sign a new deal. My guess is the Clippers would buy him out if he'd waive the PO, but there's no way he's recouping that cash. Probably his best shot of getting minutes on a contender is waiting for George or Kawhi to get hurt, so there's really no reason for anybody to do anything.

1. There is no way in hell PJ does the buy-out. Guy cares about money, which is perfectly fine, but you can't have it both ways.
2. How does a buy-out work on a non-guaranteed option. Like would the Clippers still have to take a tax hit on him next year if they bought him out now? If so, the clippers have like a $50m reason not to buy him out now.

Depends on the terms of the buyout. If he agreed to exercise the PO as part of the buyout, they'd be off the hook for next year. If they agreed to pay him some portion of that money, that amount would count on their team salary.

I guess my confusion is 2-part:
1. Can you get a buy-out for more than the contract? Say PJ accepts a buyout of $15m (more than current year) but as such declines the option. Seem like this is a clear violation.
2. When can you exercise your player option? Can he decline it today? Or is it not possible to decline until the end of the year, thus making a buy-out in current year/exercising the player option mutually exclusive.

[AussieBuck]

Much like Dragic very clearly has people smuggler in his future, Forbes was always have some kind of coward violence in his. Little **** vibes up to here *gestures bigly*

[JayMKE]

I do remember Forbes always carrying himself with kind of a scowl on his face, not sure that can be read into tho. He’s a dumbass who threw his career away, very likely he would have been a Buck again maybe on the team right now had he not let his mask slip. Good riddance.

[pifhluk23]

I wonder if Horst also called about LeBron lol

[MickeyDavis]

Booker ejected for whining too much in the first quarter.

[Matches Malone]

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[GoldenAntlers]

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How tf.

[GoldenAntlers]

Booker ejected for whining too much in the first quarter.

Poor lil' guy.

[blazza18]

Steph is a goddamn wizard. What the hell

[Matches Malone]

He curved the ball like they do in that Wanted movie curving bullets lol

[VooDoo7]

Steph is a **** alien.

[AussieBuck]

Oh I didn't realise Stewart hit Eubanks before the game lol

[RiotPunch]

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[tonyreyes123]

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How tf.

Curry v Lillard aged like Kobe v Tmac

[theFireBlanket]

Definitely not gonna be able to pry Avdija from the Wizards anytime soon.

[JayMKE]

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How tf.

Curry v Lillard aged like Kobe v Tmac

It was never really close, Steph is the GOAT shooter

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

Maybe I'm getting old and soft, but glad the police got involved with Stewart. It was BEFORE the game and you can't start throwing punches regardless.