2019 Offseason Thread

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Got my travel itinerary for Thursday.....all set to visit Montana.

Don’t forget your passport.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Don’t forget your passport.

All I need is my CA DL...CA Real ID's kick in here November 2020.

 

[DJ Fieri]

If I don't get CA Real ID by then....that's when you need a passport to fly.

 

[WiggyRuss]

None of this has anything to do with whether or not a player can request a trade.

If players don't want to be traded, they can try to negotiate a no trade clause.

I have no problem if a team wants to try to negotiate a no trade request clause.

Unless either or both of those are in the contract...

The team can trade the player and the player can request a trade. End of story.

You are making his point.....requesting a trade is not something that is not allowed.

it has the same effect as if I requested a trade from the Chicago Bulls.

 

[WiggyRuss]

And there is nothing in the CBA that says a player can’t ask to be traded.

Again it comes down to whether or not the team decides to oblige.

what i am saying is there is no kind of effect to asking for a trade- it holds no weight.

ITs the same as if the player said he is the jolly old king of England. Its bullshit.

 

[cooljack]

One of, if not THE best player in the world says he’s interested in signing with your team in free agency and you’re going to tell him to “hurry up or forget it”?

I can see why you’re no GM

You're right. I'm not a pussy I'm to much of a man to be a GM.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

You're right. I'm not a pussy I'm to much of a man to be a GM.

Of course you are, sweetheart

 

[tlance]

what i am saying is there is no kind of effect to asking for a trade- it holds no weight.

ITs the same as if the player said he is the jolly old king of England. Its bullshit.

Kind of my point.

Some are saying that a trade request = not honoring the contract.

BS.

A player can ask whenever he wants. But like you said, the request is meaningless.

The team can choose to grant the request or not. The team has the power to make that decision as long as the player is under contract. As long as the player continues to show up and do what the team asks after making the request, they are honoring their contract.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

what i am saying is there is no kind of effect to asking for a trade- it holds no weight.

ITs the same as if the player said he is the jolly old king of England. Its bullshit.

Legally, it hold no weight (no shit), but in reality it does, sometimes good, sometimes bad.

 

[lebron23james]

Kind of my point.

Some are saying that a trade request = not honoring the contract.

BS.

A player can ask whenever he wants. But like you said, the request is meaningless.

The team can choose to grant the request or not. The team has the power to make that decision as long as the player is under contract. As long as the player continues to show up and do what the team asks after making the request, they are honoring their contract.

Tlance GTFO here!

You actually believe that? ROFL

Let me explain to you what the players who request a trade do...They pout, become a problem in the locker room, some even fake injuries and just plain sit out. Others force the team to get less assets back by picking only 1-2 teams. They are anything but "professional"...This ties back to the guaranteed contract. They really need to eliminate it. I know you are stupid, but this stupid?

 

[lebron23james]

Tlance raped^^^^

 

[trojanfan12]

And there is nothing in the CBA that says a player can’t ask to be traded.

Again it comes down to whether or not the team decides to oblige.

Really not sure why some folks have such a hard time grasping this.

If a player requests a trade, the team has some choices.

They can talk to him, try to address the issues and hopefully convince him to stay.

Or, if he's adamant that he wants out, they can trade him as soon as possible.

Or, they can hold on to him as long as possible and try to trade him close to the trade deadline.

Or, they can keep trying to convince him to stay until he leaves as an FA.

But they do not HAVE to trade him.

 

[Wamu]

Tlance GTFO here!

You actually believe that? ROFL

Let me explain to you what the players who request a trade do...They pout, become a problem in the locker room, some even fake injuries and just plain sit out. Others force the team to get less assets back by picking only 1-2 teams. They are anything but "professional"...This ties back to the guaranteed contract. They really need to eliminate it. I know you are stupid, but this stupid?

Well shiiiiiit. If you're explaining something it's gotta be wrong.

 

[trojanfan12]

Markkanen is pretty good as well and only getting better.

No way is AD, Lavine, and Markkanen only winning 38-40 games in the East

They probably win that many in the West. So, they are definitely winning more than that in the East.

 

[dtgold88]

This is true and then he lashes out....which makes it ironic when he calls other people out for lashing out.

#Staystriggered

Agree.....like calling someone out for arguing while arguing
or calling someone out for wanting the last word while trying to get the last word.

it has the same effect as if I requested a trade from the Chicago Bulls.

If you think that's true, why so much angst when it happens?

 

[dtgold88]

On their list Feb
Off their list June

If you know the sequence of the calendar, maybe you can follow along.

Great......neither means he "contacted them directly" as you claimed.

Davis making a statement to the press (or his agent doing so) is what you equate to contacting Boston directly?

 

[dtgold88]

Nah.
Im trying to get him to have to double his blood pressure dose.

Just had the physical on the 23rd. Good to go but thanks for your concern.

You making comments that are off base has never been an issue for me. Hopefully it's not for others.

 

[dtgold88]

what i am saying is there is no kind of effect to asking for a trade- it holds no weight.

ITs the same as if the player said he is the jolly old king of England. Its bullshit.

"No weight"? You are thinking the Cavs were 100% certain to trade Kyrie had he never made a request? Same with Kawhi and SA?

 

[dtgold88]

Kind of my point.

Some are saying that a trade request = not honoring the contract.

BS.

A player can ask whenever he wants. But like you said, the request is meaningless.

The team can choose to grant the request or not. The team has the power to make that decision as long as the player is under contract. As long as the player continues to show up and do what the team asks after making the request, they are honoring their contract.

Mostly agree, though wouldn't call it meaningless. It is in the sense they don't have to honor it, but not in the sense the player might not have been moved if not for his request.