BFHOS - NIC BATUM?

[luciano-davidwesley]

If I was coach/GM I would have told him he would be enjoying a year as a cheerleader with 0 playing time at all if he didn't decline the team option or negotiate a massive buyout. I would have punked him for a year just to make sure the screwing over of parties was mutual. As it was Kupchak did literally the best thing possible for Batum in waiving and stretching him.

I would have taken satisfaction in watching SRP's and G-Leaguers on 10 day contracts taking his PT for a year and hurting his future value. Knowing that we would have a massive salary cap clean when he came off the books next season instead of a 3 year stretch. We might have even got some minor draft capital for his expiring deal at the trade deadline.

[BigSlam]

If I was coach/GM I would have told him he would be enjoying a year as a cheerleader with 0 playing time at all if he didn't decline the team option or negotiate a massive buyout. I would have punked him for a year just to make sure the screwing over of parties was mutual. As it was Kupchak did literally the best thing possible for Batum in waiving and stretching him.

I would have taken satisfaction in watching SRP's and G-Leaguers on 10 day contracts taking his PT for a year and hurting his future value. Knowing that we would have a massive salary cap clean when he came off the books next season instead of a 3 year stretch. We might have even got some minor draft capital for his expiring deal at the trade deadline.

I get wanting to be petty, but all that might do is dissuade future FA’s from wanting to sign here.

[luciano-davidwesley]

If I was coach/GM I would have told him he would be enjoying a year as a cheerleader with 0 playing time at all if he didn't decline the team option or negotiate a massive buyout. I would have punked him for a year just to make sure the screwing over of parties was mutual. As it was Kupchak did literally the best thing possible for Batum in waiving and stretching him.

I would have taken satisfaction in watching SRP's and G-Leaguers on 10 day contracts taking his PT for a year and hurting his future value. Knowing that we would have a massive salary cap clean when he came off the books next season instead of a 3 year stretch. We might have even got some minor draft capital for his expiring deal at the trade deadline.

I get wanting to be petty, but all that might do is dissuade future FA’s from wanting to sign here.

I agree that is possible. Not that many decent FA's sign here anyway!
I'd hope any FA worth his salt is probably not worrying about how he will react to a team calling him out on mailing it in though.

The Batum treatment would only apply to a player not putting in effort and taking the bag. And a player worried about that might be doing us a favour by not signing.