EPTNBA Offseason 2014 - Page 65
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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rabidch
United States20289 Posts
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/eric-bledsoes-long-hot-restricted-summer/ | ||
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seiferoth10
3362 Posts
Thunder and Huestis agreed to sign him to their D-League affiliate (25k/y) for a year so that they can develop him the way they want, then sign him to his 2 + 2 option rookie contract. Basically lets the Thunder develop this guy on D-League wages instead of NBA rookie wages and the associated cap hit. | ||
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
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RowdierBob
Australia13537 Posts
On July 24 2014 14:17 seiferoth10 wrote: On the topic of millionaires exploiting athletes, have we talked about OKC's #29 pick Josh Huestis yet? Thunder and Huestis agreed to sign him to their D-League affiliate (25k/y) for a year so that they can develop him the way they want, then sign him to his 2 + 2 option rookie contract. Basically lets the Thunder develop this guy on D-League wages instead of NBA rookie wages and the associated cap hit. Well he did agree to sign the contract as you say. Not sure what the issue with two consenting parties entering into a contract. Did Okc abuse it's disproportionate bargaining position? | ||
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
On July 24 2014 07:39 oneofthem wrote: made the mistake of listening to klosterman with simmons. why is this guy even a thing. I dont even think he's watched more than 10 NBA games. Ever. | ||
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zev318
Canada4306 Posts
On July 24 2014 18:43 RowdierBob wrote: Well he did agree to sign the contract as you say. Not sure what the issue with two consenting parties entering into a contract. Did Okc abuse it's disproportionate bargaining position? well the issue is why would someone sign a 25-30k contract when they are entitled to a rookie contract worth millions over 3-4 years? http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/21/are-thunder-skirting-nba-protocol-by-sending-first-round-pick-josh-huestis-to-d-league/ | ||
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Haiq343
United States2548 Posts
On July 24 2014 18:43 RowdierBob wrote: Did Okc abuse it's disproportionate bargaining position? Question for non-'Muricans. How do sports without a draft handle the transition to the pros? Specifically I'm curious about how like European soccer handles players moving from their development centers/houses/schools to the big-time. Just generally speaking does it give the athlete more of a say than "well you're not offering me a fair deal, so I will just forfeit years of playing"? | ||
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
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Djagulingu
Germany3605 Posts
On July 25 2014 00:22 Haiq343 wrote: Question for non-'Muricans. How do sports without a draft handle the transition to the pros? Specifically I'm curious about how like European soccer handles players moving from their development centers/houses/schools to the big-time. Just generally speaking does it give the athlete more of a say than "well you're not offering me a fair deal, so I will just forfeit years of playing"? People get to the auditions of teams. If they get selected, they play at age-restricted teams (u15,16,17,18,19,20,21, whatever) and work their way up. I don't think there are any colleges with sports scholarship programs. They don't have any reputation whatsoever either. Performance at reserves league is more important for European soccer teams. Players spend their teenage years at u-squads while American basketball-hockey-football players take part of their high school/college teams. | ||
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9175 Posts
Lost: VC, Dalembert, Calderon, Blair Added: Parsons, Aminu, Tyson Chandler and Nelson I'd call that a damn good offseason after taking the spurs to 7 games. Nelson may not be that great but he's still semi-productive and a vet in a position where it looked like Felton might start. | ||
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seiferoth10
3362 Posts
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
If he gets Felton's minutes what a steal. Aminu is a great defender too. | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13537 Posts
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jdsowa
405 Posts
These pro sports organizations do not face ordinary free market competition. They are monopolies and effectively have an antitrust exemption from the government. All it would take is some small pressure from congress and we can have these age limits tossed out. Once that's taken care of, then things become very simple. If an athlete is good enough, he can become a professional right away. Otherwise, it is his choice to participate in college athletics as an amateur. He made that decision knowing in full the benefits and drawbacks of being a college athlete. I'm certainly fine with college athletes getting a cut of licensing revenue. However, we do not want to put our institutions of learning in a situation where they are bidding for high school talent by having boosters offering kids cars and fake jobs for $100k/year or whatever madness would happen under Jay Bilas' suggested system. | ||
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
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zev318
Canada4306 Posts
On July 25 2014 22:45 jdsowa wrote: However, we do not want to put our institutions of learning in a situation where they are bidding for high school talent by having boosters offering kids cars and fake jobs for $100k/year or whatever madness would happen under Jay Bilas' suggested system. already happens. | ||
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