What is the big reason for Cavs to spend 1.7 million on him? You can spend 1.7 million to hire a good gm. Improve 2 wins this year?
Don't forget that NBA is a business. This is a GM and an agent probably working something out that may benefit the Cavs in the future.
I would be interested if the Rockets would try to pick him up via waivers (and take the financial hit by needing to waive MCW/Melo). I know he’s a SG but based on the WCF his length can give some forwards issues and he could at times guard 1-4. It’s probably not financially feasible so I doubt it’ll happen, but it would be interesting bringing in a former Warrior player who knows their playbook.
He really doesn't seem very good. Rather wait till after the trading deadline and buyouts to even entertain the idea .
I don’t necessarily think he’s the best but I do think he’ll be light years better than MCW. However I agree that the financial hit may not be worth it.
The Cavaliers being swept in the Finals against the Warriors must be their payback on signing Patrick McCaw
Why? He was a RFA, Warriors had the right to match. They didn't want to. And it was a non-guaranteed deal. He had to be on the roster past January 7th. Cavs waived him just like the Wizards waived Ron Baker, Raptors waived Lorenzo Brown, Wolves waived James Nunnally & the Rockets trading MCW. Warriors are b****es & so is Adam Silver.
Horse$hit! If there's a loophole, then close the loophole. The Warriors were using the rules to keep this guy under their thumb. But it's unfair if he uses the rules to get out from under them?
Warriors are b****es, and Silver might be, too. And I certainly can't back this complaint, whatever it is. But here the league is following its own constitution and by-laws. Formal complaints require formal reviews. The league is not allowed to decide which formal complaints to review or not. So, maybe this is just stupid paperwork.
Cavs’ signing Patrick McCaw to a big NG offer sheet so GSW wouldn't match, then waiving him, isn’t overtly illegal (though it creates a bad look for the image conscious NBA to have its teams attack each other like this). But if it’s being investigated, I can see 3 possible paths: PATH 1: It would be circumvention if the Cavs were to be found to have had a financial arrangement with (or have offered a financial inducement to) Patrick McCaw while he was a Warriors restricted free agent. PATH 2: If the Warriors were to have lodged a formal complaint, the Cavaliers could perhaps be investigated for tampering with Patrick McCaw. PATH 3: It would be circumvention if the Cavaliers and Patrick McCaw were found to have had an under-the-table agreement (if, for example, if there was coordination between the team and player/agent on signing the offer sheet, waiving him, and then re-signing him for less money). Each of these are serious offenses with different punishments, including fines (up to $3M for a PATH 1 violation, up to $5M for a PATH 2 violation, and up to $6M for a PATH 3 violation), forfeiture of draft picks, suspensions, prohibition of the team re-signing the player, etc.
What is that? Money on the side? I mean, anything in the Offer Sheet and subsequent Uniform Player Contract was deemed legal. So, what is a financial arrangement, different than Path 3 below. Discounting Path 3 violation, is this extra, hidden money? That seems unlikely. This one I don't get. How do you tamper with a free agent. Tampering is about players under contract, right? This seems to be the main possibility. I don't get what in Path 1 is different. I guess just extra money, hidden from the league/contract.
