BJ & D-MO are b**** MADE Woj: Sources: Donatas Motiejunas will not report to Rockets to take physical and join team. Rockets and RFA's reps discussing next steps. Rockets options: Leave open current offer/deal and wait, or return Motiejunas to restricted free agency. He couldn't sign w/ Nets for a year
If he goes to the Net, he is almost certainly guaranteed a starter right away to put up some numbers. If he comes back here, he needs to take time to fit in the new system and also have very strong competition for minutes and he will be looking at 2 very short deadline to get cut down the road if he can't find a way to get some meaningful minutes. Not difficult to understand his mindset.
this is absolutely terrible from DMo If this doesnt turn somehow to be just a misunderstanding, DMo is dead to me
But a lot of other teams may not want him either after he pulls a stunt like this. What the hell is he thinking? Unless his back is completely shot to hell and that's why he's not showing up(which BTW I don't think is the case).
Always liked him, but that's a b**** move. Make him a Restricted Free Agent again, so he has to sit out the whole year while the real guys play.
This is very similar to the reaction Chandler Parsons had when he signed his deal, from what I heard back then. He was bitter and did not want the Rockets to match. I'm surprised D-Mo is doing this. I think his agent has mangled this from the start. If they were not willing to play for the Rockets, they should have worked out something with the Rockets to be traded. Houston matching the deal was a likely option.
I was cool with this wait out game on DMo's part but not reporting is unacceptable. Especially after our **** chemistry last year, I now hope he doesn't join the team...
And DD said he was a super role player. I thought role players are supposed to show up to work..... well, shame on you, Donatas. (still hope that is not true)
Well I think its safe to say whomever was happy that the Dmo trade was voided, is officially an idiot.
Everything started to go downhill for DMO when Detroit decided to rescind the trade. He should be mad at the Pistons front office not ours....
Rockets should waive the physical and start fining him for missing team activities . Then when he shows up start playing him excessively. Hope he reinjures himself and then cut him . This is pure bush league for Dmo and bj ... Unless Dmo just partied too hard last night and forgot to set an alarm
