Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:10 am
It looks like Devean George is kinda mad. Look at his stat line tonight: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2008021306
threrf23 wrote:Perhaps Devean George was asked to decline the trade? Maybe this is similar to GP not reporting to the C's, now the Nets have to take back Hassell and give Antoine Wright (I'm not convinced that Antoine Wright's improvement this season has nothing to do with the fact that its a contract year for him).
Anyways, IMO this was a bad trade for the Mavs to begin with, Devean George can only do them a favor by exercising his rights IMO.
GeraldGreen5 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Antoine Wright improved? I'm pretty sure he's the same efficiency disaster he's always been.
threrf23 wrote:Perhaps Devean George was asked to decline the trade? Maybe this is similar to GP not reporting to the C's, now the Nets have to take back Hassell and give Antoine Wright (I'm not convinced that Antoine Wright's improvement this season has nothing to do with the fact that its a contract year for him).
Anyways, IMO this was a bad trade for the Mavs to begin with, Devean George can only do them a favor by exercising his rights IMO.
threrf23 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
I haven't watched him much. I was just under the impression he had been playing noticeably better this year, at least earlier in the season
francishsu wrote:Just heard that Devean George would lose his Bird rights if traded. Also that his agent is Mark Bartelstein. I think Bartelstein is arguably the best agent out there. The guy got us to overpay Blount. He orchestrated the largest trade in NBA history, getting his client Antoine Walker on the Miami Heat. And he got a scrub like George a no-trade clause written into his contract.
Al n' Perk No Layups! wrote:George doesn't have a no trade clause. If George gets traded, he would have to wave his bird rights, and he won't do that.
Al n' Perk No Layups! wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
George doesn't have a no trade clause. If George gets traded, he would have to wave his bird rights, and he won't do that.
Although Kobe Bryant is the only player in the league with a specific no-trade clause in his contract, league rules dictate that players on a one-year contract -- but who are also eligible for Early Bird free-agent rights at the end of the contract -- cannot be traded without their consent. George, who earns $2.4 million this season, is one of 18 such players in the league at present, afforded the right to either approve or veto trades because those Bird rights are lost if they do get traded.
chakdaddy wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
When did I say I haven't watched Harris. All I've ever seen is a fast guy with decent size, ok shooter, ok playmaker, all the makings of an ok player. Certainly not terrible, better than Marcus Williams...but no Jason Kidd.
We'll see what happens to New Jersey. In this case, it is possible that they couldn't have done better. But I doubt it. But Kidd was only going to decline further, while Gasol wasn't anywhere near the end of his career.
I bet you thought Tim Perry was a big pickup for the Sixers back in the day, since you're no novice.