Avery Bradley To The Heat 2 Years $11.6 Million

[Jordan Syndrome]

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.

Miami-Dade County alone had over 2,000 new cases yesterday.

[levon]

Love you AB. Good get by the Heat

[trickshot]

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.

Hayward gave a honest interview about it once. In his first season with the Cs when they almost made the finals without him. Said he was rooting for them but a part of him was cautious there was no room for him if they went all the way without him. Think it's the competitor in them. You don't think Jordan looked just a bit too happy after the Bulls lost to the Knicks in that lockerroom interview?

[TheNewEra]

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.

It’s free agency. Teams having to wait and maybe miss out on deals are part of the process. Clippers are waiting for Ibaka and may miss out in other places but you have to risk it for a potential payoff

[dockingsched]

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?

So you prefer he opted in which would’ve prevented the Lakers from using the full MLE or forced them to lose KCP? I’m not sure why anyone would be surprised or upset with Bradley leaving.

[DS17]

Avery bradley making Patrick Beverley his punk in March makes this so much more painful to lose him

[NoZoLakers]

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?

he could've opted in tho n why would lakers lose mle if he opted in?

[dockingsched]

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?

he could've opted in tho n why would lakers lose mle if he opted in?

Yeah, and if had the Lakers would be in a position where they either would’ve had to not used their full MLE on Harrell or would’ve been in a position where they couldn’t afford to keep KCP at the price he’s likely to get.

[NoZoLakers]

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?

he could've opted in tho n why would lakers lose mle if he opted in?

Yeah, and if had the Lakers would be in a position where they either would’ve had to not used their full MLE on Harrell or would’ve been in a position where they couldn’t afford to keep KCP at the price he’s likely to get.

mle was gona be used but if they lose kcp still this would make it kinda f up

[JellosJigglin]

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.

Miami-Dade County alone had over 2,000 new cases yesterday.

Florida is one of the few states where the policies follow the science. They handled covid right.

I can’t let an objectively false claim go without a note, this is literally not true. This isn’t a political divide kind of thing, objectively their handling of COVID-19 was poor. -Dome

[Shock Defeat]

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.

Miami-Dade County alone had over 2,000 new cases yesterday.

Florida is one of the few states where the policies follow the science. They handled covid right.

lol

[Kingdibs19]

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?

he could've opted in tho n why would lakers lose mle if he opted in?

Yeah, and if had the Lakers would be in a position where they either would’ve had to not used their full MLE on Harrell or would’ve been in a position where they couldn’t afford to keep KCP at the price he’s likely to get.

My whole point is that he chose to opt out and then sign with another team for only 600k more.
Course Lakers were not going to keep him once he opted out. Either way Caruso > Bradley so no one is losing sleep over this. Post was just shed light on F Bradley.

[MarcusBrody]

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.

Miami-Dade County alone had over 2,000 new cases yesterday.

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

Covid rates in Florida have averaged 36 infections per 100,000 people over the last week. That is less than 37 other states (I hadn't noticed that DC was one of the places listed as having a lower rate before). For comparison, North Dakota has the most infections per day at the moment with 165/100k residents.

Source for state rates.

Edit:
The current states the highest rates that have an NBA team are Minnesota (121 per 100k), Wisconson (117), and Utah (116).

The lowest are Washington DC (24 per 100k), New York (25), and Oregon (25).

[Stanq]

Makes no sense for me. I’m sure he would have more playing time with the Lakers by just opting in. Now he is gonna have to fight for minutes with fan-favorites Giran Dragic and Tyler Herro. Doesn’t seem like a smart move.

[Jordan Syndrome]

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.

Miami-Dade County alone had over 2,000 new cases yesterday.

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

Covid rates in Florida have averaged 36 infections per 100,000 people over the last week. That is less than 37 other states (I hadn't noticed that DC was one of the places listed as having a lower rate before). For comparison, North Dakota has the most infections per day at the moment with 165/100k residents.

Source for state rates.

"Hey look, we are less idiotic than these other idiots"

[Edrees]

Sucks to lose him but how is he even gonna play this season? He's risking transferring covid to his kid. Probably safer that we didn't resign him if be decides to sit the season at some point whem he realizes that traveling the country to play nba games puts his son at big risk.

[markjay]

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.

I think there is a psychological difference between getting injured, and thus forced to sit out, but perhaps even accompanying your team on the bench, and voluntarily choosing not to go into the bubble (admittedly for good reasons, but still one of the only NBA players that made the choice, and then being completely isolated from your team). I think those events could have made him more interested in considering a fresh start and thus opting out. After the Lakers signed Schroder, and given the enhanced role Caruso is likely to place this year, that probably also dissuaded him about his role on the Lakers.

As a Laker fan, it hurts to lose him, but keeping KCP is a higher priority, and it would have been tough to do both with the other signings the team has made.

[LivingLegend]

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.

Miami-Dade County alone had over 2,000 new cases yesterday.

Florida is one of the few states where the policies follow the science. They handled covid right.

Florida has reported over 9,000 new cases two days in a row now. They have only 170k less reported cases than California despite California having 18 million more people in population

[TheHardenChoke]

When ya REALLY want to get away from Bron...

Maybe Kyrie worded him up

[EArl]

I wonder if he even plays this year.