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W_HAMILTON wrote:Vanderbilt_Grad wrote:Would it really help if we did?
Yes. I want to know whether or not we could have brought him back or whether he was a goner regardless of what we did. It makes a huge difference to me, both in my feelings towards this organization and Kemba going forward.
fatlever wrote:
"What happened with Horford, again from what I'm told, really upset the Celtics. They were thinking they were going to be able to negotiate with him. Talk to him about a new contract and all of a sudden it was like he already knew what his market was and he was out of there."
Balllin wrote:Zion Williamson is 6-5, with a 6-10 wingspan. I see him as a slightly better Kenneth Faried.
Liver_Pooty wrote:Im fine with not overpaying Kemba. Rozier is a solid replacement. Lamb however is going to hurt us immensely. I hope Bacon is working as hard as he says he is on his Twitter.
Joest2003 wrote:Liver_Pooty wrote:Im fine with not overpaying Kemba. Rozier is a solid replacement. Lamb however is going to hurt us immensely. I hope Bacon is working as hard as he says he is on his Twitter.
You also thought Kemba was a 6th man and Lamb was a scrub so your opinions need to be taken with a grain if salt by this point. Rozier is there for one reason. To lead the tank brigade. But hey at least now the Hornets have an identity (worst franchise in NBA) just unfortunate they only hit in the draft once every decade.
Balllin wrote:Zion Williamson is 6-5, with a 6-10 wingspan. I see him as a slightly better Kenneth Faried.
Liver_Pooty wrote:Joest2003 wrote:Liver_Pooty wrote:Im fine with not overpaying Kemba. Rozier is a solid replacement. Lamb however is going to hurt us immensely. I hope Bacon is working as hard as he says he is on his Twitter.
You also thought Kemba was a 6th man and Lamb was a scrub so your opinions need to be taken with a grain if salt by this point. Rozier is there for one reason. To lead the tank brigade. But hey at least now the Hornets have an identity (worst franchise in NBA) just unfortunate they only hit in the draft once every decade.
Lol.
Kemba Walker qualified for the $221 million supermax contract but he was prepared to accept a contract around the normal max of $190 million from the Charlotte Hornets.
The Hornets' best offer was just under $160 million over five years, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic.
“Tough days, (expletive) tough days, I can’t even lie,” Walker told The Athletic. “Excuse my language. It was difficult. I couldn’t see myself just being on another team. It was just hard. That’s all I’ve known was Charlotte. Definitely some tough times. I had a feeling that I wasn’t going to get the offer that I wanted, and maybe not close to it, because of cap space.
Howard Mass wrote:You do not have the right to not be offended. Just because something is offensive to you does not mean that it breaks the board rules.
SWedd523 wrote:I'm cool not paying Kemba $38million a year for 5 years
316Hornets wrote:I can't say I liked the way we handled this at all. But, it was obviously a tough position to be in with us hosting the ASG and Kemba getting the starting nod. So, I'll reserve my judgement and just hope we can crawl out of the hole we dug ourselves in. Basically, I don't think we necessarily lowballed Kemba, but if that offer was the plan, then it the team should have known he was likely gone. So, the question is, how much is the worth of having a hometown player starting at the ASG vs. whatever return we would have gotten?
Howard Mass wrote:You do not have the right to not be offended. Just because something is offensive to you does not mean that it breaks the board rules.
W_HAMILTON wrote:Well, I finally got my question answered beyond a shadow of a doubt:
Hornets' Best Offer To Kemba Walker Was $160M Over Five SeasonsKemba Walker qualified for the $221 million supermax contract but he was prepared to accept a contract around the normal max of $190 million from the Charlotte Hornets.
The Hornets' best offer was just under $160 million over five years, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic.
“Tough days, (expletive) tough days, I can’t even lie,” Walker told The Athletic. “Excuse my language. It was difficult. I couldn’t see myself just being on another team. It was just hard. That’s all I’ve known was Charlotte. Definitely some tough times. I had a feeling that I wasn’t going to get the offer that I wanted, and maybe not close to it, because of cap space.
Taken from: https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/255124/Hornets-Best-Offer-To-Kemba-Walker-Was-$160M-Over-Five-Seasons
That was an insulting offer -- **** this team. I feel bad that I actually was angry at Walker for a bit, thinking he went "big time" on us and left us high and dry after just paying lip service to us about wanting to stay here, when it turns out he was being honest the whole time and this horrible organization just screwed him over. This organization chased him off. ******* ridiculous.
