Bucks sign Bobby Portis

Post #321 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:56 am

steger_3434 wrote:Kind of sucks that we can’t resign Bobby because of cap ramifications. If we can’t sign a role playing guy like him, how can we possibly sign anyone of value to improve this team? Only way is shooting darts on 1 year contract malcontents and hope they work out?

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Just gonna have to find the next Bobby.

Bernman · Post #322 » by **Bernman** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:07 am

Are we locked into only the taxpayer MLE based on Holiday's bonus, or can the Bucks maneuver to get below the tax to get the full MLE this offseason? If the former is true he's gone in all likelihood. But then I still wonder if they'd try to finagle a handshake deal for next offseason.

ClassicJack · Post #323 » by **ClassicJack** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 3:55 am

Listening to Bobby's interview on Le batard. He is SO gone.

Regardless, I love that guy.

HKPackFan · Post #324 » by **HKPackFan** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:15 am

ClassicJack wrote:Listening to Bobby's interview on Le batard. He is SO gone.

Regardless, I love that guy.

He is so gone? Is he talking about new opportunities?

Also, he's immortalized forever. I got the Bobby! Bobby! Tshirt. I heart him forever no matter where he goes.

ClassicJack · Post #325 » by **ClassicJack** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:38 am

HKPackFan wrote:
ClassicJack wrote:Listening to Bobby's interview on Le batard. He is SO gone.

Regardless, I love that guy.

He is so gone? Is he talking about new opportunities?

Also, he's immortalized forever. I got the Bobby! Bobby! Tshirt. I heart him forever no matter where he goes.

He's talking about how much money he gave up to come play for a ring and he understands the importance of making as much money as he can while he can.

I think if all things were equal he would love to come back but understands that it just doesn't make sense financially to stay with the Bucks.

JayMKE · Post #326 » by **JayMKE** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:48 am

Resigning Bobby was never in the cards

step3profit · Post #327 » by **step3profit** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 5:19 am

Maybe we can get a deal and just sign his eyes.

HKPackFan · Post #328 » by **HKPackFan** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 5:21 am

When he comes back to visit you know the crowd is going to chant his name!

verbalhologram · Post #329 » by **verbalhologram** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:45 am

Bobby will be a fan favourite for life no matter what team he goes to(if) and rightly so.

Pachinko_ · Post #330 » by **Pachinko_** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 3:57 pm

Yeah let him go get paid, he's earned it.

aboveAverage · Post #331 » by **aboveAverage** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:03 pm

Some team will pay Portis a lot of money. Good for him, he deserves it. He worked his ass off to get this good. When we signed him, I thought he was a back of the bench player. How happy I am to have been so wrong.

Forever a Bucks legend, no matter where he goes. I really wish we could keep him. But outside of moving Brook, I don’t see any other way.

theFireBlanket · Post #332 » by **theFireBlanket** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 5:12 pm

ClassicJack wrote:Listening to Bobby's interview on Le batard. He is SO gone.

Regardless, I love that guy.

Not getting the same vibe from that interview at all. He said he really didn't know what he would do yet & Le Batard blew it up into generational money guaranteeing he's gone.

Earlier in the interview he said he wouldn't want to play with anybody but Giannis. After playing with other superstars, he said Giannis is a different type of guy. Really selfless, looks out for his team & loves the game.

Don't underestimate that pleasure of being Giannis' teammate, especially after you win a championship. He could always get paid more on the next contract

craig · Post #333 » by **craig** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 5:45 pm

Bobby has earned over $28M in his career. I'm sure he's gone, obviously. But man, I wonder how much happier the salary-difference will make him by moving out? The purpose of earning money is to make life better and happier and more secure. Not sure "settling" for $3+ million isn't enough for the security factor. And I'd imagine that he's never had a better and happier year in all his career. Obviously he's going to go, but it wouldn't surprise me if next February he'll look back and have some second thoughts.

Profound23 · Post #334 » by **Profound23** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:33 pm

Dallas has a lot of cap room and could use a player like Bobby. If he wants to get paid but still play for a contender, that could be an option.

Probably our best option as he heads out West and the only way we play against him (besides 2 games in the regular season) is in the Finals. I have always been a Portis fan since his Arkansas days and really don't want him going to an Eastern Conference title contender or one of the LA teams.

GoldenAntlers · Post #335 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 1:39 pm

Bobby loves this team, but can make.more.money elsewhere. How do sign and trades work? Is that something players have to agree with? Is it a goodwill favor to both the player and the organization? I suppose the Bucks would need the cap space to initially sign him first?

emunney · Post #336 » by **emunney** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 1:46 pm

GoldenAntlers wrote:Bobby loves this team, but can make.more.money elsewhere. How do sign and trades work? Is that something players have to agree with? Is it a goodwill favor to both the player and the organization? I suppose the Bucks would need the cap space to initially sign him first?

Yeah you have to be able to sign him to the contract if you're going to sign and trade him, and you can't use the MLE for it.

GoldenAntlers · Post #337 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:05 pm

emunney wrote:
GoldenAntlers wrote:Bobby loves this team, but can make.more.money elsewhere. How do sign and trades work? Is that something players have to agree with? Is it a goodwill favor to both the player and the organization? I suppose the Bucks would need the cap space to initially sign him first?

Yeah you have to be able to sign him to the contract if you're going to sign and trade him, and you can't use the MLE for it.

Thanks!

skones · Post #338 » by **skones** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 3:54 pm

Bernman wrote:Are we locked into only the taxpayer MLE based on Holiday's bonus, or can the Bucks maneuver to get below the tax to get the full MLE this offseason? If the former is true he's gone in all likelihood. But then I still wonder if they'd try to finagle a handshake deal for next offseason.

We're certainly projected to be paying the tax between Jrue, Giannis, and Middleton. No way around the taxpayer MLE.

machu46 · Post #339 » by **machu46** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:15 pm

craig wrote:Bobby has earned over $28M in his career. I'm sure he's gone, obviously. But man, I wonder how much happier the salary-difference will make him by moving out? The purpose of earning money is to make life better and happier and more secure. Not sure "settling" for $3+ million isn't enough for the security factor. And I'd imagine that he's never had a better and happier year in all his career. Obviously he's going to go, but it wouldn't surprise me if next February he'll look back and have some second thoughts.

I think the opportunity that likely comes with whatever team signs him for relatively big money is likely a huge draw as well. Yes, $5 million is a lot of money and he enjoys playing with these guys, but he can theoretically get another chance to prove he's more than a 6th/7th man elsewhere. I don't blame him at all if he basically says "I won a ring as a key contributor off the bench and now I'm ready for the challenge of proving myself as a starter/all-star caliber guy. I don't personally see him as that caliber of a player but he probably does.

pack15412 · Post #340 » by **pack15412** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 11:23 pm

Pachinko_ wrote:Yeah let him go get paid, he's earned it.

He'll get his Delladova deal this offseason for sure.