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You can't just decide not to play and still get paid.  Otherwise people can sign these mega deals and just do whatever they want.  If he is healthy and chooses not to play he would get docked his equal pay for the time he doesn't play.  Anything other than that would lead to chaos, owners would never sign up to that.

Yeah, he may not be perfect for that but there could be some changes for this play if they're up against Denver. But since it's not just that they're going to be focusing with them, I guess that there's a lot of usage that they can do with Dwight.

Anyway, just because him and the Warriors had a meeting, that still doesn't guarantee anything at all. So, while it's not yet finalized then we will just have to let it go and let  Warriors do their thing.

But nice analysis, mate.

They know what Dwight can do and can't do these days but the fact is, they had a meeting because they have an idea that Dwight might be useful to them. You know, just to man their center and do the rebounding for them because Green will do the rest for the Warriors defense and they got Looney and Wiggins as well. He is not expected to do all the chores because he's not the way we used to know like in the previous years where he can really dominate any team that he was up against. Let's just trust the Warriors because we're already in the point where they know what they are doing.

Finally, the rumors will stop about his trade.
He didn't win to be traded this season but I bet he will push this harder on the next one. Trail Blazers did not do anything to fill the holes that are needed to give him a championship-caliber team so he won't stop pursuing to be on another team that would best suit his skills.

Very nice. He deserves this contract. He already showed his greatness last season where the Lakers rely on him when it comes to defense and some offense beneath the rim and the paint. Well, he actually already showcased that during his years with the Jazz but he looks better now with a team that is really focused on getting a ring. He is also one of the reasons why they won the play-in tournament and better, headed to the Western Conference Finals so yes, this amount is just perfect for his efforts.

His attitude? Or maybe he isn't fit for on the league right now because we've seen Centers who are shooting threes as well, and we know that he can't do that. We saw Jokic, Embiid, and other bigs shooting threes, and him? He isn't good at it.

Between the 2 reasons that I said, I think the 2nd one is the reason, but if Howard be given a contract with the Warriors? He isn't recommended to shoot threes anymore, and he can just focus on rebounding which is his strength. I still believe that he's a good defender as well at his current age. I will not be surprised if he will be given a contract with the Warriors. A good rebounder, and a good mentor to the rookie big Jackson-Davis.

The one problem the Warriors have last season has been solve "IF" he will get a contract.

If he will not play this upcoming season, the team will be fined based on the new rules. Him not playing for the rest of the season if he will not get traded? We might see another version of Kawhi Leonard when he's in the Spurs.

Anyway, since it went out online, there hasn't been any traction on that trade talks, and it has been months since it got hyped. After all, the Blazers aren't rushing to trade him, and maybe the Blazers want either Butler, and Adebayo to be included in the trade package. Anyway, like you I'm also curious on how Dame time will react on this one. Will he still play with the Blazers? Will he sit down, and will not play for the rest of the season (which is impossible)?

I agree, and the only solution here is to let Dame go and move to Miami his destination team. He wanted to move there so bad that he will risk his reputation and money for sitting this season as what it was reported before.

Of course it's never be a personal thing for players and teams, they just want the aim of winning and if it's not working then, the partnership should go. We've seen a lot of franchise player moving on a block buster trade and so it will not have a huge impact to both of them in the long run and still a win-win situation.

It could be a violation of a contract, but there are no legal liabilities associated with it. I believe Lillard's camp is not foolish enough to make a decision that would lead to more significant problems in the end. While he may not be paid for the games he played, it's the team that is affected significantly. As mentioned, ticket sales will drop, and the Blazers will have no chance of making it to the playoffs.



It seems like a similar situation, so why would the Blazers wait so long before trading him if it's going to lead to him just sitting out the whole season?

I think it will be an obvious violation of his contract if he is healthy but doesn't want to play. If he is not, or have some kind of injuries, so there's no question about it, he can sit.

So it will be over like Ben Simmons case in Philly, wherein he doesn't want to play anymore and if I'm not mistaken, he losses millions due to that. But in the end, the Sixers can't do anything but to really let Simmons go and move to Brooklyn Nets.

That's why there's a contract. If Lillard doesn't violate his contract by sitting out the whole season, then he cannot be held liable for any damages. The Blazers should have already anticipated events like this, as similar situations have occurred in other teams in the past. So, if they choose to keep Lillard but he refuses to play, I think the better solution would be to trade him. In the end, it's not personal; it's all about business and should aim to be a win-win situation for both parties. And if there are losses involved in the decision-making process, at least they can work on minimizing them.

Yeah, it's really hard to see Lillard sitting this season and not playing for the Blazers. And if you look at his contract, it's about $216 million left. So that is a huge money that they are going to pay him if he is not going to play this season.

Looking very ugly right now, not good for Dame and for the Blazers as you have said, they are losing big money every day that Lillard misses and probably the tickets are also going down as fans doesn't want to watch the game live without him in the Blazers uniform.

I have read some days ago that Lillard even refuses to take part of training camp with the Blazers. That of course also means he doesn't want to start or play the regular season.
In my opinion that's really shameful. These players sign contracts and have to be held accountable for that. You can't just refuse to do your job. Next to not getting paid these players should also get extra fines for contract violations I think, otherwise this will never end.

Not showing up is damage to the team. Not only do they not have their best player and therefor it's impossible to compete but also they will lose jersey sales. Which fan on Portland thinks about buying Lillard's jersey if they have to assume he is leaving anyway -> missed sales for the franchise.

Breaking news:


https://twitter.com/wojzspen/status/1703084100712566962

So it seems that Lillard has been ask to go back to training camp as there are no deal made by the Portland management to his desired destination of Miami Heat. This could impact his performance though, and if I'm not mistaken, there are also reports that he might sit out the rest of the season? We will see what's going to happen on Lillard's case here at the start of the NBA next month.

It is reported that Jarred Vanderbilt Agree to 4-Year, $48M with the Los Angeles Lakers,


https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10089573-lakers-jarred-vanderbilt-agree-to-4-year-48m-contract-ahead-of-2023-nba-season

I think he is one great addition to the Lakers, he has a good defense, specially in their playoff series against the Warriors, he guarded the smaller Steph Curry and he really made him earn his points. And with this, the Lakers seems to be posed to make a run with their solid lineup already.

I think everyone is making too much about d Howard.  He was a good piece 10 years ago.  He couldn't land in the NBA last year what is going to make a guy with 20 nba years of mileage on him make a difference for this team.  It's all about steph and klay.

Agent Rich Paul has made 900 million dollars worth of contract this summer. And if we look at just this year, his players will be getting paid a total of 500 million dollars this year as well.

Even if he takes just 3% of that (which I am sure he takes more but lets assume 3% for now) that would make it 15 million a year just on that alone, obviously he helps the players get endorsements and all that, which means that he is getting paid close to 30 million dollars, since shoe deals and such also end up as much as what the salary is for most players (some more, some less). That's some good agent right there, Lebron brought him from nothing and turned him into one of the if not the greatest agent in the league all by his own status.

Yeah, and on the other hand, I read some criticism saying or questioning the Warriors, "Is Dwight Howard the missing pieces for them to win a championship"? My answer will be no, they still need to have a good chemistry inside even if they have the traditional big men in Howard.

There are super teams that work and there are super teams that didn't. So it's really hard to compare them, it's really up how this superstars are going to give up their status, like the DWade and Lebron + Bosh in Miami.

And yet I still believe this will not work out fine.
This is a new roster and I think Draymond Green is way over his head. For a lot of times, a team with so many superstars doesn't work out fine. Take the Lakers and the Miami Heat. Both tried the same strategy but ended up badly.

But, look at what Dallas Mavericks made. Marion, Dirk, Jason Kidd, Terry, and some roleplayers. Chemistry is at the highest level because they know who is the leader of the team. Now, they are breaking chemistry just because they want a super team. It doesn't work. I am repeating it over and over again.a

I agree as Looney will still be on the rotation and if ever Howard will be signed by the Warriors, he will have lesser minutes as Warriors can also do an experiment to play small.

Instead of having Looney or Howard, they can go with Green, that if CP3 will be included with their starting 5,
Chance to see Splash bros with Green, Wiggins and CP3. Small lineup that will focus with good offense to counter
whatever the system of their opponents.

I agree, it won't be about the money but it will be about something that they will think is a hurdle along the way. I believe that Dwight Howard wanted to retire soon enough, he just cannot do it these days because he thinks that he is still not finished playing and the only way to do that is to step again in the NBA and play for any team that will give him a chance.

This time, it's with the Golden State Warriors and I'm glad for this news as Dwight deserved to be given a chance again.

That all depends to him though, we don't know Giannis that much and that statement of him was already a clue that he is looking forward to another championship title and that is the priority, money comes in second because it will always follow him as long as he can be valuable to any team mainly now that he already proved what he can do in the league. Now, the question that everyone is curious about, will the Milwaukee Bucks do anything about it? Or they will just sit tight again and risk losing Giannis.