Joe Johnson Agrees To Buyout With Kings, Will Sign With Rockets

[ChokeFasncists]

You are easily entertained!

I'd say easily impressed. Or maybe......impressionable? ~lol~

says the ANTIFA wannabe...

[FreeBoosie]

I'd say easily impressed. Or maybe......impressionable? ~lol~

says the ANTIFA wannabe...

Da fak is going on here lmao

[commentatorer]

everybody's ring chasing now haha

but why is it if LeBron's the one chasing, almost everybody has an issue with it?

double standards eh?

Its a different standard because LeBron is compared to greats like Kobe etc.

[LiSTWithLani]

everybody's ring chasing now haha

but why is it if LeBron's the one chasing, almost everybody has an issue with it?

double standards eh?

Its a different standard because LeBron is compared to greats like Kobe etc.

Quite right. LBJ is chasing best-ever accolades and ring chasing isn't becoming.

[Pickled Prunes]

everybody's ring chasing now haha

but why is it if LeBron's the one chasing, almost everybody has an issue with it?

double standards eh?

Its a different standard because LeBron is compared to greats like Kobe etc.

Quite right. LBJ is chasing best-ever accolades and ring chasing isn't becoming.

Isn't everybody ring chasing? Doesn't every player owe it to themselves to sign with the best possible team? I mean, I hate these super-teams because it makes the game boring. But I do understand wanting to win. Who's going to hold it against Anthony Davis when he jumps ship in NO? Is it only OK to leave a team via trade, and if so, what is the purpose of free agency?

The entire purpose of the NBA (or any sport really) is to chase the ring.

[gordoncatrell]

if HOU doesnt get CP3 to slim down and get in shape, they're done. wont matter who else the get to fill out these secondary roles.

D'Antoni is running Harden into the ground.
OLD Players LOVE D'Antoni - WHY? bc he doesnt run them hard in practice; he barely practices, and he lets them pad stats.
Downside to that: Star players odometer goes through the roof and they break down quickly (Nash, Kobe, Harden, Amare (Twice PHO and NY).
it's no accident that HOU is littered with Old(er), Heavy(er), Stat fillers.

GSW phoned in the season games v Hou. wait til the playoffs, GSW gonna beat the brakes off these guys.

HOU would have a punchers' chance if CP decided to eat salads and get on the treadmill. dude is easily 20 lbs overweight.

[JCruz6]

This guy gave up 10 million dollars to not play for the Kings. The Kings should feel insulted about this.

In reality, he's not "giving it up", not all of it at least. I'm pretty sure they agree to pay a % of it in the mutual agreement that they want to go their own ways. So...

It is a buyout

Right. As in buy you out of your current contract. Doesn't always mean it goes to 0.

I'm pretty sure they'll agree to pay him 2M over 2 years (as an example) than take a 10M cap hit in one year. It's a numbers game.

[LiSTWithLani]

Its a different standard because LeBron is compared to greats like Kobe etc.

Quite right. LBJ is chasing best-ever accolades and ring chasing isn't becoming.

Isn't everybody ring chasing? Doesn't every player owe it to themselves to sign with the best possible team? I mean, I hate these super-teams because it makes the game boring. But I do understand wanting to win. Who's going to hold it against Anthony Davis when he jumps ship in NO? Is it only OK to leave a team via trade, and if so, what is the purpose of free agency?

The entire purpose of the NBA (or any sport really) is to chase the ring.

I don't agree.
Leaving team X isn't the crime, it's joining the A team. It has happened a lot in previous generations as well, but the truth is that the fans want to see competition, not one team trounce all others.
Rooting for the underdog is not fun, when their chances are nil.

In your example, if Anthony Davis left NO for Washington, Portland, Denver, Oklahoma, Toronto, Boston or Houston, I don't think that people would be unhappy. Rather, they might be thrilled for him and choose to root for those teams. Yes, Houston is turning themselves into a world-beater, but they haven't been on top for so long that it's an issue.

[commentatorer]

Its a different standard because LeBron is compared to greats like Kobe etc.

Quite right. LBJ is chasing best-ever accolades and ring chasing isn't becoming.

Isn't everybody ring chasing? Doesn't every player owe it to themselves to sign with the best possible team? I mean, I hate these super-teams because it makes the game boring. But I do understand wanting to win. Who's going to hold it against Anthony Davis when he jumps ship in NO? Is it only OK to leave a team via trade, and if so, what is the purpose of free agency?

The entire purpose of the NBA (or any sport really) is to chase the ring.

Nobody is comparing Anthony Davis to Jordan, so it makes no difference what Anthony Davis does regarding ring-chasing.
Jordan raised Pippen/Grant from childbirth instead of fleeing to the Lakers/Pistons, because that's what a true man does, not ring-chase.
If LeBron wants to be a true man, he can't ring-chase when the going gets tough.

[anatomicbomb]

In reality, he's not "giving it up", not all of it at least. I'm pretty sure they agree to pay a % of it in the mutual agreement that they want to go their own ways. So...

It is a buyout

Right. As in buy you out of your current contract. Doesn't always mean it goes to 0.

I'm pretty sure they'll agree to pay him 2M over 2 years (as an example) than take a 10M cap hit in one year. It's a numbers game.

I know, it could never go to zero, or it would not be a buyout; hence my point.

And I wouldn't be surprised if the Kings prefer to take the cap hit sooner than later, in whatever manner best suits their FA needs during the offseason.