Avery Bradley To The Heat 2 Years $11.6 Million

JB2 · Post #21 » by **JB2** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:55 pm

Great signing for Miami. Not sure why he'd opt out of Lakers just to get a team option on the 2nd year.. maybe he felt weird coming back after sitting out the bubble.. or maybe the $600K was a just too much too pass up.. or maybe he just really loves Miami's culture but strange either way.

He and Jimmy together in the backcourt for stretches can really lock down. Add in Harkless and Bam and you've got 4 good-great defenders art any give time.

TheNewEra · Post #22 » by **TheNewEra** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:55 pm

Read on Twitter

Yeah... culture talk :banghead:

Kingdibs19 · Post #23 » by **Kingdibs19** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:55 pm

Freighttrain wrote:This kinda stings. He opted out on his 5 mil only to get 600k more? I guess the market wasn't that friendly after all.

Let’s recap.

1. He lead the charge to not goto the Bubble along with Kyrie because of BLM.

2. Bubble happened anyway, and now he didn’t wNt to go because he wanted to stay home with his son who has respiratory problems, ok fair. But this put the Lakers in a huge bind as Rondo suffered an injury right before the Bubble thus decimating their guard depth.

3. Lakers win a chip without him, give him a ring anyway. Now he opts out of 5 mill only to sign with another team for 600k more.

If you’re a Laker fan, this overall is worse then Kawhi leading you on until last minute. F Bradley, enjoy Florida. Surprised he wants to play now in a more dangerous climate then the Bubble was.

LivingLegend · Post #24 » by **LivingLegend** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:56 pm

urgal wrote:
BlazersRizing wrote:is he gonna play this season or sit out again?

Didn't he sit out to be with his son who had a severe medical condition that can get worse with a covid infection?

Yeah what an ass!

Hes not an ass, but moving his family to Miami Florida where they serve Covid as a side dish at every meal is not great planning.

Kingdibs19 · Post #25 » by **Kingdibs19** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:57 pm

Kingdibs19 wrote:
Freighttrain wrote:This kinda stings. He opted out on his 5 mil only to get 600k more? I guess the market wasn't that friendly after all.

Let’s recap.

1. He lead the charge to not goto the Bubble along with Kyrie because of BLM.

2. Bubble happened anyway, and now he didn’t wNt to go because he wanted to stay home with his son who has respiratory problems, ok fair. But this put the Lakers in a huge bind as Rondo suffered an injury right before the Bubble thus decimating their guard depth.

3. Lakers win a chip without him, give him a ring anyway. Now he opts out of 5 mill only to sign with another team for 600k more.

If you’re a Laker fan, this overall is worse then Kawhi leading you on until last minute. F Bradley, enjoy Florida. Surprised he wants to play now in a more dangerous climate then the Bubble was.

All that said, Caruso proved himself in the playoffs. I’d rather have him then Bradley tbh.

Jagic Mohnson · Post #26 » by **Jagic Mohnson** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:57 pm

He became expendable with the Wes signing. He was 3rd strong behind Caruso and Wes I think. Lakers need to bring Rondo back more than AB.

Post #27 » by **dockingsched** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:58 pm

Kingdibs19 wrote:
Freighttrain wrote:This kinda stings. He opted out on his 5 mil only to get 600k more? I guess the market wasn't that friendly after all.

Let’s recap.

1. He lead the charge to not goto the Bubble along with Kyrie because of BLM.

2. Bubble happened anyway, and now he didn’t wNt to go because he wanted to stay home with his son who has respiratory problems, ok fair. But this put the Lakers in a huge bind as Rondo suffered an injury right before the Bubble thus decimating their guard depth.

3. Lakers win a chip without him, give him a ring anyway. Now he opts out of 5 mill only to sign with another team for 600k more.

If you’re a Laker fan, this overall is worse then Kawhi leading you on until last minute. F Bradley, enjoy Florida. Surprised he wants to play now in a more dangerous climate then the Bubble was.

You understand that Bradley knows that since the Lakers are prioritizing KCP and with the price he’s likely to get, they can only offer Bradley the vet min right? Why would anyone expect him to wait around for that?

trickshot · Post #28 » by **trickshot** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:59 pm

zimpy27 wrote:So Bradley didn't play in bubble for fear of COVID for his son but is now moving family to Miami Florida

You can tell he was just looking for reasons to leave after they won without him. Was probably rooting secretly for the Heat in the finals. It's human to not want your group better without you

Kingdibs19 · Post #29 » by **Kingdibs19** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:01 pm

dockingsched wrote:
Kingdibs19 wrote:
Freighttrain wrote:This kinda stings. He opted out on his 5 mil only to get 600k more? I guess the market wasn't that friendly after all.

Let’s recap.

1. He lead the charge to not goto the Bubble along with Kyrie because of BLM.

2. Bubble happened anyway, and now he didn’t wNt to go because he wanted to stay home with his son who has respiratory problems, ok fair. But this put the Lakers in a huge bind as Rondo suffered an injury right before the Bubble thus decimating their guard depth.

3. Lakers win a chip without him, give him a ring anyway. Now he opts out of 5 mill only to sign with another team for 600k more.

If you’re a Laker fan, this overall is worse then Kawhi leading you on until last minute. F Bradley, enjoy Florida. Surprised he wants to play now in a more dangerous climate then the Bubble was.

You understand that Bradley knows that since the Lakers are prioritizing KCP and with the price he’s likely to get, they can only offer Bradley the vet min right? Why would anyone expect him to wait around for that?

You realize he opted out of 5 mill right? You realize what means right?

Swift21 · Post #30 » by **Swift21** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:01 pm

dockingsched wrote:
Kingdibs19 wrote:
Freighttrain wrote:This kinda stings. He opted out on his 5 mil only to get 600k more? I guess the market wasn't that friendly after all.

Let’s recap.

1. He lead the charge to not goto the Bubble along with Kyrie because of BLM.

2. Bubble happened anyway, and now he didn’t wNt to go because he wanted to stay home with his son who has respiratory problems, ok fair. But this put the Lakers in a huge bind as Rondo suffered an injury right before the Bubble thus decimating their guard depth.

3. Lakers win a chip without him, give him a ring anyway. Now he opts out of 5 mill only to sign with another team for 600k more.

If you’re a Laker fan, this overall is worse then Kawhi leading you on until last minute. F Bradley, enjoy Florida. Surprised he wants to play now in a more dangerous climate then the Bubble was.

You understand that Bradley knows that since the Lakers are prioritizing KCP and with the price he’s likely to get, they can only offer Bradley the vet min right? Why would anyone expect him to wait around for that?

Lakers did have the non bird raise to use.

Kobeskillz · Post #31 » by **Kobeskillz** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:02 pm

This would sting more if the lakers hadn’t just won the chip without him.

Freighttrain · Post #32 » by **Freighttrain** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:04 pm

donnieme wrote:
zimpy27 wrote:So Bradley didn't play in bubble for fear of COVID for his son but is now moving family to Miami Florida

You can tell he was just looking for reasons to leave after they won without him. Was probably rooting secretly for the Heat in the finals. It's human to not want your group better without you

What? Not in team sports man. I never want my team to lose if I'm not playing. Perhaps it's different when you're paid millions and you don't really have a bond with your teammates, but in general that's bs.

Post #33 » by **dockingsched** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:04 pm

Swift21 wrote:
dockingsched wrote:
Kingdibs19 wrote:
Let’s recap.

1. He lead the charge to not goto the Bubble along with Kyrie because of BLM.

2. Bubble happened anyway, and now he didn’t wNt to go because he wanted to stay home with his son who has respiratory problems, ok fair. But this put the Lakers in a huge bind as Rondo suffered an injury right before the Bubble thus decimating their guard depth.

3. Lakers win a chip without him, give him a ring anyway. Now he opts out of 5 mill only to sign with another team for 600k more.

If you’re a Laker fan, this overall is worse then Kawhi leading you on until last minute. F Bradley, enjoy Florida. Surprised he wants to play now in a more dangerous climate then the Bubble was.

You understand that Bradley knows that since the Lakers are prioritizing KCP and with the price he’s likely to get, they can only offer Bradley the vet min right? Why would anyone expect him to wait around for that?

Lakers did have the non bird raise to use.

But they’re hard capped from using the full MLE on Harrell, so although they have his non bird rights, they can’t go over the tax apron. If they sign KCP to the price he’s expected to get, they can only use vet min contracts to fill out the roster to ensure they stay under the hard cap.

NCHeels2008 · Post #34 » by **NCHeels2008** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:05 pm

he's going to be a major loss to the Lakers in the bubble, where will the guard play and defense come from now?

Freighttrain · Post #35 » by **Freighttrain** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:05 pm

dockingsched wrote:
Swift21 wrote:
dockingsched wrote:
You understand that Bradley knows that since the Lakers are prioritizing KCP and with the price he’s likely to get, they can only offer Bradley the vet min right? Why would anyone expect him to wait around for that?

Lakers did have the non bird raise to use.

But they’re hard capped from using the full MLE on Harrell, so although they have his non bird rights, they can’t go over the tax apron. If they sign KCP to the price he’s expected to get, they can only use vet min contracts to fill out the roster to ensure they stay under the hard cap.

So there would be no room for us to go over the hard cap and go into the luxury tax?

MarcusBrody · Post #36 » by **MarcusBrody** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:06 pm

LivingLegend wrote:
urgal wrote:
BlazersRizing wrote:is he gonna play this season or sit out again?

Didn't he sit out to be with his son who had a severe medical condition that can get worse with a covid infection?

Yeah what an ass!

Hes not an ass, but moving his family to Miami Florida where they serve Covid as a side dish at every meal is not great planning.

Covid rates aren't that high in florida compared to a lot of states. They were when the bubble was starting, but these things rise and fall.

Edit: They're currently 36/50 for most cases per day, though they're a bit higher than CA I guess.

Down3223 · Post #37 » by **Down3223** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:08 pm

Carusso filling the Bradley role on the way to a championship while Bradley stayed home, more than likely made things weird/him expendable

LivingLegend · Post #38 » by **LivingLegend** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:09 pm

MarcusBrody wrote:
LivingLegend wrote:
urgal wrote:Didn't he sit out to be with his son who had a severe medical condition that can get worse with a covid infection?

Yeah what an ass!

Hes not an ass, but moving his family to Miami Florida where they serve Covid as a side dish at every meal is not great planning.

Covid rates aren't that high in florida compared to a lot of states. They were when the bubble was starting, but these things rise and fall.

They have the most reported COVID cases in the US based on their population size.

AdriLaker · Post #39 » by **AdriLaker** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:10 pm

TheNewEra wrote:

Read on Twitter

Yeah... culture talk

Maybe he was cheering for the Heat in the finals xDDD i could believe that lol

Post #40 » by **dockingsched** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:11 pm

Freighttrain wrote:
dockingsched wrote:
Swift21 wrote:
Lakers did have the non bird raise to use.

But they’re hard capped from using the full MLE on Harrell, so although they have his non bird rights, they can’t go over the tax apron. If they sign KCP to the price he’s expected to get, they can only use vet min contracts to fill out the roster to ensure they stay under the hard cap.

So there would be no room for us to go over the hard cap and go into the luxury tax?

Once you use the full MLE, you can’t go into the tax regardless of any bird rights or exceptions you may have.