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Report: Andre Iguodala, Grizzlies reach agreement, he will not report to training camp

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Clips/Roxfan, Sep 23, 2019.

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  1. Clips/Roxfan

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    Kurt Helin
    NBC Sports•Sep 23, 2019, 3:57 PM

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    Andre Iguodala[/a] was traded to Memphis in a cost-saving move during the Warriors’ wild offseason. The franchise was upfront about the possibility, Iguodala is a smart man who understands the business of the league, there are no hard feelings.' data-reactid="18">Andre Iguodala was traded to Memphis in a cost-saving move during the Warriors’ wild offseason. The franchise was upfront about the possibility, Iguodala is a smart man who understands the business of the league, there are no hard feelings.

    However, he doesn’t want to play for Memphis. The Grizzlies don’t just want to buy him out — unless he’s leaving a lot of money on the table, which he will not do — they want to trade him for picks or a young player coming back to help their rebuild.

    That left the sides at an impasse, but they have reached an agreement that allows Iguodala to not report to training camp and instead keep working out on his own, reports Chris Herrington of the Daily Memphian.



    Andre Iguodala will not attend Grizzlies’ Media Day on Monday nor report to the team’s training camp under an arrangement reached between the two sides, according to team and league sources.

    Iguodala will remain on the Grizzlies roster, likely well into the season. However, the team agreed the veteran can continue private workouts at a location of his choosing while Memphis pursues trades involving the former Golden State Warrior and NBA Finals MVP.



    This almost certainly drags out into December, and likely much closer to the Feb. 6 trade deadline. On Dec. 15 the players who signed contracts this summer can be traded, opening up the trade pool. By then, contending teams — or, teams that fancy themselves contenders — will have a better sense if they could use Iguodala off the bench to boost a playoff run. And if they have the players and picks to get a trade done.

    Iguodala talked about his situation in Memphis with NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole over the weekend.



    “We’re trying to figure out things on both sides. They’re trying to figure out some things, and I’m trying to figure out some things. As of today, we’re on the same page. Camp opens the next week. We’ll see. We’re on the same page, though.”

    “At this point, the only buyout that makes sense — if I’m speaking on someone else’s behalf, thinking as an agent — is you don’t leave money on the table,” he says. “Especially in this league. Because you’ll never get it back, no matter what people say. Negotiations are a tactic, so you’ve got to be careful how you approach it, or how you verbalize what you would do going forward. But you can’t leave anything on the table.”



    Iguodala is in the final year of his contract, worth $17.2 million this season, and he wants to get paid. The Grizzlies want to jumpstart their rebuild. The best option for both sides is just to wait it all out, which is what they have decided to do.

    For now. Expect Iguodala rumors to start ramping up around Christmas.

    https://sports.yahoo.com/report-andre-iguodala-grizzlies-reach-225733016.html
     
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  2. RKREBORN

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    Getting paid to not report to camp
     
    #2 RKREBORN, Sep 23, 2019
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    Don't want him unless Thabo and Mcclemore don't pan out to 70% of what I'm expecting them too.

    17 million seems a bit steep for Iggy, especially at this stage of his career.
     
    #4 c1utchfan925, Sep 23, 2019
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    He is incredibly entitled and arrogant.

    He thinks he is too good for the Grizzlies? Then do a buy out.

    Nope he wants to keep all the money the Grizzlies are scheduled to pay him but he doesn’t want to actually work or play.

    I’ll take him if the Rockets get him (the Rockets aren’t overly confident) but he is an ass.
     
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  6. Newlin

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    So, the Grizz want to trade him for young players or picks. But, how many teams could or would want to trade for him? Many teams don't have the cap space. Many other teams just don't want him. Seems like a very tight market for his services. Not sure what's going to change in the short term.
     
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    I don't get it. If he wants to leave, then he needs to take a buyout at a discount. Otherwise, what incentive does Memphis have in letting him leave?
     
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    Because Iggy says so. He is too good to play for Memphis but isn’t too good for their money.
     
    #8 Nook, Sep 23, 2019
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    I wonder if the NBAPA President can step in and do something about this...

    <Looks up who the NBAPA President is>

    ...ok, maybe not
     
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    What a piece of S. We should sign him and send him to rio grande valley but not let him play any games.
     
    #10 iNoseBleedRed, Sep 23, 2019
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    I don’t even want his arrogant ass, this is just ridiculous. 17 million not to work? Hope the league comes up with a way to tie salary to hours of work, days of practice etc. Or allow teams to fine a player 100k for every day he doesn’t report, i.e. he will have his salary cut.
     
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    How many other people are complaining about their job that pays $2,500,000 a month. It's crazy. There was no clause in his contract that guarantees that he also always gets to play for a title contender. Iggy is paid to compete, simple as that. I would play hardball if I'm Memphis. What's the worst that can happen, they'll scare away other arrogant free agents that weren't coming anyway? Memphis needs every pick they can get.
     
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    I will never forget this dude using us as leverage to be able to rejoin the Warriors, fk him and let him suffer with da grizzs.
     
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  14. John Harvey

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    Hell no.
     
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    I couldn't care less about that scum Igudala: newsflash dude you were a salary-matching contract for D'angelo Russell. Let that sink in. Newsflash again: Vince Carter is just as good if not better at guarding Lebron and he can actually shoot the basketball, unlike you and he is willing to play on a team that isn't going anywhere, because he respects basketball. You are truly a sinkhole.
     
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    Trade him to Sacto.

    Going going.

    Back to back to.

    Cali Cali.
     
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    its moreys fault for being so gullible
     
    #17 vlaurelio, Sep 24, 2019
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    Surprised Memphis agreed to this.
     
    #18 gotsis, Sep 24, 2019
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    What if I told you it wasnt your money that's paying him but Tillman's.
     
    #19 mike2k132, Sep 24, 2019
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    Players : Don't blame players when they break the heart of fans and join another team in free agency- it's only a contract.

    Also Players: It's only a contract, but if I don't like the team, I will just not show up to play while still getting paid every cent.
     
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