re: Uh oh: Papa Davis getting upset, AD saying the right things...

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It's essentially true. He'd be taking so much less money to sign somewhere else. There's a reason almost no superstar leaves their original team before 7 years

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Ya, that was my understanding.

Don't we have his "bird rights", and he stands to make significantly more money by signing his first big contract with the Pelicans?

I may be wrong about that, or the rules could have changed.

...also, we can offer him a big extension before his free agency even becomes an issue, like OKC did with Durant. He will take the money, especially if we have a decent team next season...no reason not to be optimistic about that.