ESPN: Donatas Motiejunas won't report to Rockets cause of $6M difference

He's prepared to honor the contract he signed with Brooklyn, the one with the incentives that he's already passed the physical for. He can't honor that contract because it's not the contract that he's being asked to play under. He didn't have to honor this contract without the incentives any more than Morey has to honor the incentives on the offer sheet he signed.

So we're here. There's no penalties. The NBA can't lock up DMo on basketball jail. We're here. The next move is on Morey and Les.

 

You are r****ded if you think DMo can just show up whenever he wants for the physical and get all his money with no consequences. Heypartner has already pointed this out to you several times. Why don't you use your jopat twitter and go ask Bobby Marks again, since that is the only way you will accept that you are wrong. The Rockets have no incentive or reason to waive a physical.

 

"BJ didn't screw Dmo, Dmo screwed Dmo".-Leslie Alexander

 

I was thinking on the same page....in my opinion Morey/Les can use this DMO situation to absolutely DESTROY BJ HEADJOB right now for good

 

Well I think holding out for the incentives is understandable.

 

But he knew the incentives weren't guaranteed, or at least he should have. To say he's honoring his contract is silly, because that is not what he's doing. The whole point of guarantees is that they are guaranteed to you. If you agree to something that is not guaranteed, you can't expect them as if they are guaranteed.

 

What are BJ's options compared to the Morey's? The one that has more options is usually the one who has leverage in negotiations. Your logic is really something.

 

He should be banned.

 

As a business owner who deals with clients hiring me for my services every single day, I just can't imagine going into a deal where I don't know the ins and outs of the contract we're signing beforehand. Just like I don't ever go into any deal without knowing what's expected of me 100%, I fully expect the other side to handle things the same way. Of course I've made exceptions and done favors for long-time clients......but I would not consider this to be the case here whatsoever. If a client agrees to pay me for a certain scope of work, then reneges on the deal after I've submitted the work because he was expecting more (even though it wasn't stated in the original agreement), that no longer falls in the category of a "favor." At that point, he's expecting me to spend time and resources on something that I will see absolutely no net gain from. This is similar in the sense that the Rockets do not want to spend the money that's in question because A) they don't have to and B) they don't see the net benefit in it. BJ and D-Mo EXPECTING the Rockets to cave on the incentives is arrogant, brazen, and downright disrespectful.

 

I wonder why zach lowe hasn't responded to any of this yet

 

Exactly, we are dealing with human beings here, what we want is a win win, we don't want DMo coming in and being a serious malcontent all year, which would also be his right, and would be a terrible situation.

You can tell when reading comments who has negotiated contracts for employment and who hasn't. The worst thing Morey could do is force DMo to honor a deal he clearly believes he did not agree to.

I expect calmer heads to eventually prevail, and again, NBA players are paying attention, we know BJ is done as an agent, now it becomes about how the Rockets org is viewed.

DD

 

I am the only one reading BBholic's replies and thinking this guy is a blithering idiot? He reminds me of a politician that will say anything to get elected. I would block him but I keep reading his post's to see if he can say something dumber and he hasn't disappointed yet. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion. Like if you agree

 

Not at all. Only two people on CF think he isn't that - _holic himself and bobbythefail

 

That is a simple minded approach and does not get the team what it wants, a motivated player.

Teams and chemistry are fickle, you want a happy motivated player. Not one that could break a clubhouse, ala Dwight.

DD

 

How is that Morey's fault? Somebody misunderstood and its the other guy that is to blame?

 

I would like to know what the incentive are... I mean, just how likely is DMo to actually meet the criteria the incentives based on - especially if he's not even starting?

 

Rockets are getting a great deal on DMo. They should renegotiate their own incentives. IF DMo performs above expected, it benefits both parties.

 

D-Mo is just a role player that would always have to fit into the scheme. Dwight broke chemistry because we paid and expected him to be a superstar player, therefore if he wanted post touches the team had to feel like they had to respect his wishes. Not the same for D-Mo. He was going to always back up Ryno or Capela unless he proved he could start again.

 

Doesn't matter whose fault it is, what matters is how do you get the result you desire as a GM.

DD