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If Kobe Bryant is amnestied, should Rockets make an offer?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Commodore, Apr 13, 2013.

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  1. Commodore

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>1. Waited until AM for this tweet out of respect - but a Kobe amnesty is a real possibility. Would save LA about 80m in lux tax fees.</p>&mdash; Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/323079438277423104" data-datetime="2013-04-13T14:25:15+00:00">April 13, 2013</a></blockquote>
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    Not likely to happen and obviously it depends on the price. IMO someone will offer him the max (does anyone know what the max would be under new CBA for someone with his experience?)

    At the max I would not do it.
     
    #1 Commodore, Apr 13, 2013
  2. Commodore

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    I completely forgot teams bid on his existing contract under the amnesty system.
     
    #2 Commodore, Apr 13, 2013
  3. J Sizzle

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    Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
     
    #3 J Sizzle, Apr 13, 2013
  4. BigggReddd

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    He won't get amnestied he's done too much for the Lakers.
     
    #4 BigggReddd, Apr 13, 2013
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    $80 million in a single season for a guy to rehab all year?
     
    #5 Rocket Booster, Apr 13, 2013
  6. LCAhmed

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    Kobe is almost as important a Laker as Magic. Do they let him get amnestied? the price is steep. really depends on how grateful the Lakers are to what Kobe has dont and brought to their organization.
     
    #6 LCAhmed, Apr 13, 2013
  7. sirbaihu

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    Can't imagine the Lakers would do that to him. If they do, they're 10 times worse garbage than I ever thought before. If they don't, new respect for the team.
     
    #7 sirbaihu, Apr 13, 2013
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    If it were still Jerry Buss, I would say no way in hell. But who knows how much ego the Lakers organization has right now. They might say, "We're in LA, we can take all the negative publicity if we amnesty Kobe because above all, free agents are interested in the $$$ and we have that."
     
    #8 ch0c0b0fr34k, Apr 13, 2013
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    Sadly your not the owner of a multi-billion dollar franchise...If the Lakers amnesty one of their HOF, they financially have too...yes while Kobe has meant the world to the Laker fanbase, the Laker mgmt will have to think long and hard about paying a player that may not play a game next season...wow...hard to imagine, but think of this as something just like Peyton Manning... They may get some insurance money back, but the Lakers will have a franchise moment...

    To amnesty or not...I dont think they should, but then again, i dont have 80 mil dollars just to give away either...
     
    #9 sugrlndkid, Apr 13, 2013
  10. Raven

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    No. No. No.

    Let him join the Knicks.
     
    #10 Raven, Apr 13, 2013
  11. Rox>Mavs

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    I don't think so. I think they'd be more likely to amnesty Pau before Kobe.
     
    #11 Rox>Mavs, Apr 13, 2013
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    of course no.
     
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    Kobe should amnesty the Lakers first.
     
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    Now if Jeannie Buss was making the calls no way this happens, however if Jim Buss (who I think) is calling the shots, well you never know with that guy....
     
    #14 Albinoswordfish, Apr 13, 2013
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    Why should we pick him up? So he can rehab with us?
     
    #15 jayhow92, Apr 13, 2013
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    It will never happen. Kobe will play next season.

    My gut feeling he will miss a game and return the night they host the Rockets.
     
    #16 cw3k, Apr 13, 2013
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    he goes to the highest bidder...

    so offer 7 million...he should be ready for playoffs...
     
    #17 kmav23, Apr 13, 2013
  18. Commodore

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    yeah and you are essentially paying for whatever he can play next season and that's it
     
    #18 Commodore, Apr 13, 2013
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    If the Lakers amnesty Kobe, the team picking him up would also have full Bird rights. Presumably, they'd have the inside track on re-signing him.
     
    #19 NIKEstrad, Apr 13, 2013
  20. DaDakota

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    Amnesty him, rehab all next year and then sign him back - the only risk is soeone putting in a claim and keeping his bird rights, but no one is going to pay him max going forward so that is moot, imo.

    DD
     
    #20 DaDakota, Apr 13, 2013
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