mkot wrote:OxAndFox wrote:mkot wrote:
He is not a free agent. He should not even go to the interview when he is already under contract.
I agree it's not the same situations than in a typical work contract, but I wonder how old you are if you haven't ever interviewed with another company while still either employed or under contract by another employer. It's a similar thing when you would still need to go back to your current employer and negotiate terms, ie how much notice etc, etc. No, not a perfect comp, but you suggesting someone "should not even go to the interview when he is already under contract" is completely untrue in the real world.
But can you imagine if half the NBA players start doing this either as a power play or a way to get out of their current contract for whatever reasons? And I asked ChatGPT about this:
No, NBA players under contract cannot be interviewed by other teams. NBA players are bound by their contracts to their respective teams, and those contracts typically include clauses that restrict them from engaging in discussions or interviews with other teams without their current team's permission. This prevents players from "shopping around" or negotiating with other teams before their contract is up.
Even assistant coaches and officials need permission from their current team to be interviewed by other teams
Huh? That guy (you as it turns out lol) was talking in a work context. That is extremely easy to comprehend by reading it. And that's not how the NBA works anyway. No one could possibly even think that it does.
If you want it in the NBA context, no player actually goes to an "interview", that is what his agent is for and yes, agents are meeting with teams to discuss players under contract ALL the time.
As I mentioned literally the post prior though had you bothered, JV has a contract. It is now up to the Nuggets to either hold him to the contract or work with him on a buy out. The Nuggets have the cards here realistically.