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Post by George Gervin on Jul 5, 2022 14:32:02 GMT
Jordan Poole has decided to return to the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland and Hanamichi Sakuragi. Jordan received an immense amount of interest right out of the gate in free agency, with three full max offers from the Knicks, Pacers, and Jazz at the outset, followed by offers from the Pelicans and Kings. The Cavaliers initially opened with an offer below the max, but eventually ended up matching the max offers on the table, guaranteeing a starting position in the lineup, and lastly providing the luxury of a Player Option in Jordan's fifth year of this deal. He will be 27 when the Option needs exercise -- at the same time as the new TV money will be juicing caps -- which we feel provides Jordan the best opportunity to potentially secure another significant, if not max, contract for his third deal in the League or ample security in the event of catastrophic injury. Terms and Conditions of his deal with Cleveland are below: Year 1: $30,913,750 Year 2: $33,232,281 Year 3: $35,550,813 Year 4: $37,869,344 Year 5: $35,550,813 (PO) Total: 5 years, $173,117,001 We'd like to thank all the teams involved for their interest in Jordan, and wish them the best of luck in the rest of the offseason. |
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Post by Arvydas Sabonis on Jul 5, 2022 16:03:17 GMT
Can't believe he chose a team that benched him over Luke Kennard in playoffs, and where he clearly is behind Lavine and CJ in shooting guard depth chart. This as ever would have been clear case of disgruntled player leaving original team for a larger role in another team (e.g Brunson)
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Post by Ian Noble on Jul 5, 2022 18:34:00 GMT
Can't believe he chose a team that benched him over Luke Kennard in playoffs, and where he clearly is behind Lavine and CJ in shooting guard depth chart. This as ever would have been clear case of disgruntled player leaving original team for a larger role in another team (e.g Brunson) This was a factor but Hana gave a promise to start him from now onwards. |
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Post by Tom Izzo on Jul 5, 2022 18:49:29 GMT
Can't believe he chose a team that benched him over Luke Kennard in playoffs, and where he clearly is behind Lavine and CJ in shooting guard depth chart. This as ever would have been clear case of disgruntled player leaving original team for a larger role in another team (e.g Brunson) This was a factor but Hana gave a promise to start him from now onwards. We will be watching your career with great interest |
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Post by Walt Frazier on Jul 5, 2022 19:44:03 GMT
Ian NobleI may be mis-remembering... but is that 5th year legal? I thought contracts can either go up, or down (or stay stagnant)... but can't go up and THEN down, basically (nor down and THEN up). Do we still have that rule?
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Post by Ian Noble on Jul 5, 2022 19:56:41 GMT
Ian NobleI may be mis-remembering... but is that 5th year legal? I thought contracts can either go up, or down (or stay stagnant)... but can't go up and THEN down, basically (nor down and THEN up). Do we still have that rule? I don't think that's ever been in our rules - is it an NBA rule? |
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Post by Walt Frazier on Jul 5, 2022 20:16:59 GMT
Ian NobleI may be mis-remembering... but is that 5th year legal? I thought contracts can either go up, or down (or stay stagnant)... but can't go up and THEN down, basically (nor down and THEN up). Do we still have that rule? I don't think that's ever been in our rules - is it an NBA rule? Hmm, I can't find it. I'm not sure where that came from in my brain, but, I guess just ignore me. Thanks  |
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Post by Jared Montini on Jul 5, 2022 20:48:00 GMT
Yurtseven and Alvarado did those type of contracts for me this year
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Post by George Gervin on Jul 5, 2022 22:16:30 GMT
Middleton had that a few years back too as a structure. It does look weird on paper but it also has precedent in the NBA (infamously the Tyler Johnson 9-18-18-9 contract)
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Post by James Kay on Jul 5, 2022 22:29:29 GMT
Middleton had that a few years back too as a structure. It does look weird on paper but it also has precedent in the NBA (infamously the Tyler Johnson 9-18-18-9 contract) Also signed Poeltl to one last year. I researched it last FA and didn't see any reason not to allow it. |
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Post by Hanamichi Sakuragi on Jul 5, 2022 22:30:46 GMT
Welcome back Jordan!
By the way, what is shooting guard? Is that a term coming from ancient basketball?
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Post by Hanamichi Sakuragi on Jul 5, 2022 22:33:30 GMT
Kudos to GG. He was excellent in this negotiation.
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