re: Non-Pels Free Agency News and Rumors

Posted by Loaner1231

Member since Jan 2016

3903 posts

Posted on 7/5/19 at 8:38 pm to lsuguy13

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Just saw on bottom line that the teams are expected to move it back.

ESPN’s? That would be utter bs

Posted by Aussie_Pelican

Melbourne

Member since Oct 2016

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Posted on 7/5/19 at 8:40 pm to teke184

Hense why teams would agree.

Posted by Puddinhead

New Orleans

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Posted on 7/5/19 at 8:41 pm to Aussie_Pelican

That would be a reason they wouldn't agree.

Posted by ScaryClown

Member since Nov 2016

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Posted on 7/5/19 at 8:45 pm to Puddinhead

Will be the dumbest move in nba front office history if we allow the lakers to move back trade. This trade would be absolute dogshit if Leonard is on the lakers.

It doesn’t matter how many transactions have to be reversed, the league is done if Leonard goes to lakers. Lakers will have to comply as we hold all the cards.

Dumbass downvoters that don’t know shite

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Posted by Zzyzx

Member since Nov 2018

2670 posts

Posted on 7/5/19 at 8:57 pm to ScaryClown

This is why I’ve never understood the deal not being official right away. The NBA is crazy. Now being reported the lakers can push back the deal, how would they have say over that? They realized that mistake weeks ago and scrambled. There’s more than a handful of teams involved now. What happens if the trade just falls through, do we redraft?

Posted by ScaryClown

Member since Nov 2016

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Posted on 7/5/19 at 8:58 pm to Zzyzx

They don’t have a say, the trade was already agreed upon. It will never be reversed if we put our foot down.

Posted by Zzyzx

Member since Nov 2018

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Posted on 7/5/19 at 9:03 pm to ScaryClown

Yes but the article also states that the teams affected (Pels, Hawks, Wizards) are all willing to push back the deal. Why would we do that? That directly just helps the Lakers, there’s no benefit to us. Or any of the other teams for that matter.

It directly says if he doesn’t make his decision by noon, and we DONT all the deadline to be pushed back, then Lakers will lose Cap Space thus hurting them deeply.

You obviously do that if you can

Posted by shel311

McKinney, Texas

Member since Aug 2004

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Posted on 7/5/19 at 9:22 pm to Zzyzx

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[Youngmisuk] League sources told ESPN's Bobby Marks that the Pelicans, Hawks and Wizards are expected to cooperate with the Lakers if Leonard is still undecided by noon on Saturday. (espn.com)

Why in the world would we do that?

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Posted by NawlinsTiger9

Where the mongooses roam

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Posted on 7/5/19 at 9:26 pm to shel311

I sincerely hope we don’t

Can’t think of any reason to help them out

Posted by dj30

New Orleans

Member since Feb 2006

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Posted on 7/5/19 at 9:26 pm to shel311

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Why in the world would we do that?

We have the most to lose Im thinking.

Posted by shel311

McKinney, Texas

Member since Aug 2004

112918 posts

Posted on 7/5/19 at 9:29 pm to dj30

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We have the most to lose Im thinking.

Disagree

Also, if we just told the Lakers nope, we agreed to the 6th and the 6th is it. If not the 6th, give us that final 1st rounder...if we said that, there is a 100% chance the Lakers make the deal tomorrow, so why would we not force them to do that?

There's no chance this thing falls apart, they would take the deal.

Posted by Zzyzx

Member since Nov 2018

2670 posts

Posted on 7/5/19 at 9:38 pm to shel311

Yea I can’t understand this at all?

Sorry you’re cash strapped and hitched all your hopes to Kawhi’s wagon without a backup plan, but if it helps your cap situation out, we’ll push back the finalizing of the deal so you can clean up your mess a bit. Just cause we’re nice.

Makes zero sense. Why in the world would any team just help out another for the hell of it. Especially the Pelicans, whose future draft picks are directly tied to Lakers success

Posted by 50_Tiger

Arlington TX

Member since Jan 2016

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Posted on 7/5/19 at 9:47 pm to Zzyzx

This might be the first time I have been slightly disappointed in Griff

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Posted by shel311

McKinney, Texas

Member since Aug 2004

112918 posts

Posted on 7/5/19 at 9:49 pm to 50_Tiger

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This might be the first time I have been slightly disappointed in Griff

We're increasing the odds that our draft picks from LAL will be worse, just don't get it.

Only thing I can see is when the deal was reported, the next couple of days there were some whispers that the Pels were willing to be flexible. At the time we obviously didn't have any clue of how important that could be. So if we agreed to it at the time, we're just honoring our word. That's the only way it makes sense at all.

Posted by TigerinATL

Member since Feb 2005

62446 posts

Posted on 7/5/19 at 9:56 pm to shel311

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We're increasing the odds that our draft picks from LAL will be worse, just don't get it.

Have you guys forgotten how the league made us play AD? The league would rather it be our problem than theirs. This is probably a similar situation. They talked to the league and the league said figure it out yourselves.

This post was edited on 7/5/19 at 9:57 pm

Posted by Madtown

Member since Jun 2019

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Posted on 7/5/19 at 10:00 pm to 50_Tiger

Mt reversed Jinks worked.

Posted by shel311

McKinney, Texas

Member since Aug 2004

112918 posts

Posted on 7/5/19 at 10:02 pm to TigerinATL

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Have you guys forgotten how the league made us play AD? The league would rather it be our problem than theirs. This is probably a similar situation. They talked to the league and the league said figure it out yourselves.

Right, but we didn't have to kneel down here.

We could have said the 6th as we agreed so take it or leave it, or give us more to delay. And if worst case scenario happened, that would 100% be on the Lakers and not us.