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[ESPN] NBA looking at free-agency process, sources say

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by J.R., Jul 23, 2019.

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  1. J.R.

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    https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27244254/nba-looking-free-agency-process-sources-say

    After hearing concerns from owners and fielding inquiries from top agents over the past several weeks, the NBA has opened an investigation into how free agency operated this summer, multiple league sources told ESPN.

    The scope of the investigation is still being determined, but sources say it will likely focus on some of the earliest reported deals on June 30 -- the first day teams and representatives for free agents are technically allowed to speak. League officials are expected to begin scheduling interviews in the coming days as they seek to gather information, sources said. There is no timetable for its completion.

    The urgency for this step grew out of the board of governors meeting earlier this month in Las Vegas, sources said. During the meeting, owners raised concerns about the flurry of deals that were completed within hours of the official start of free agency on June 30, with the belief that tampering rules may have been violated, sources said.

    More than a billion dollars in contracts were agreed to in the first 24 hours of the new league year, making it likely that negotiations had begun and in numerous cases were finalized well before the official opening of free agency.

    The league has the right to punish teams for breaking league rules during free agency with fines and -- although rare -- the loss of draft picks or even the voiding of contracts.

    It is technically against league rules for players to tamper with each other and work together on transactions before the opening of free agency. However, the NBA has set a precedent that it wouldn't punish players because it is too difficult to police player-to-player communication.

    This summer, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George appeared to work in tandem on a free agency-trade scenario that got them both to the Los Angeles Clippers. This looked to league observers like a high-profile case of players and their agents creating a transaction involving third-party teams.

    The NBA's investigation may not lead to any formal punishments, but the information gathered could trigger rule changes to the free-agency system in the future.
     
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  2. Rocket River

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    Day Late
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    Rocket River
     
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  4. JW86

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    Easy fix: July 1st negotiations can begin and players can talk, trades can be made. No moratorium, no possibility for a Marcus Morris situation, contract when signed directly sent to the league office, the league office can in case of suspicion decide to void contract and fine teams and or players and have a certain time period within which they have to approve a trade. This is all just silly posturing and lip service.
     
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  5. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    Just start free agency after the finals and get it over with. Then you can have a draft where teams know if they're rebuilding or not.

    Morey proposed this BTW.
     
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  6. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    Teams that signed new players via FA in excess of $4.9m should be DQ'd from hoops this year. NEXT.
     
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  7. Reeko

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    Kemba’s contract with Boston was basically signed, sealed, and delivered days before free agency “started”...nobody takes tampering seriously
     
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    Free agency.


    Bitter owners and executives. Get over it. Nobody wants to come to your team.
     
    #8 plutoblue11, Jul 23, 2019
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    Don’t think the concern is with early signings as much as it is with the players creating trade scenarios and having more power than the own....errrr....gubnas
     
    #10 studogg, Jul 23, 2019
  11. J.R.

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    They cant accuse morey of "doing something" early. Hehehe
     
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    NBA investigating why Kawhi didn't go to the Lakers
     
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    Adam Silver let the players control his league. Too little too late on this move.
     
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    As I understand it, Silver's been a public advocate for super teams in the NBA, claiming that ratings as a whole and total revenue were higher when they were allowed to flourish. Accordingly, how loud did small market teams have to b**** in order for Silver to have to pay lip service to this?
     
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  16. rockets1995

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    Adam Silver Fair Matchup
    Referees Scott Foster, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Demarcus Cousins,
    Andre Iguodala
    Vs
    James Harden, Chris Paul Hamstrings

    This is really fair to me, as a James Harden, Chris Paul hater.

    P.S I Love James Harden, Just Playing around
     
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  17. rockets1995

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    Lol Adam Silver
     
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  18. JW86

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    Yup, it’s just lip service and nothing significant will come of this. All these players got max money so cap space circumventing is not an issue. Only KD and Kyrie took less so DJ could be signed.
     
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    Where is the evidence that Kawhi Leonard specifically asked for Paul George, as opposed to just some star to be paired with?
     
    #19 durvasa, Jul 24, 2019
  20. Fyreball

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    Even if Kawhi specifically wanted PG, there was nothing stopping the two players from talking. If Kawhi asks PG if he'd be willing to request a trade and team up in LA, then PG goes to management to formally request the trade while Kawhi notifies LAC that PG is willing to work on something, is that really tampering or collusion? It was the players that orchestrated this, and that's something you're never going to be able to change under the current CBA.
     
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