The thing about it is that any team can force the "home team's" hand. So the rockets could have offered max and said "you either pay him that or play against him 5 times a year." I feel like teams who offer a ridiculous amount of money should have to give up some collateral. I wonder how that would work.

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Posted by TigerinATL

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Posted on 12/14/13 at 10:35 am to quail man

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So the rockets could have offered max and said "you either pay him that or play against him 5 times a year."

That's why they tie up your cap space for 3 days when you make an offer. Phoenix didn't offer Gordon to spite us, they did it because they thought he was a cornerstone. Phoenix wiffed on Gordon, then wiffed on Mayo. Trying and missing can really hurt you. I think the tying up your cap space is a pretty significant deterrent and probably part of why no one made a run at Pekovic this year. If there was no cost to making an offer then you'd see teams trying to screw each other or making non serious offers, but pretty much every RFA offer is legit even if it's over priced.

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Posted by PKTiger

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Posted on 12/14/13 at 10:42 am to quail man

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I feel like teams who offer a ridiculous amount of money should have to give up some collateral. I wonder how that would work.

The NFL makes teams send back draft picks for RFA, that could work. Or, the NBA could add a compensatory round at the end of the first round, saying that if you lose one of your players over a certain salary amount, you get that extra pick.

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