Lawson's Next Year is now a Team Option!

DonnyMost · Jul 21, 2015

Daryl is damn Jedi. Ridiculous.

Zergling · Jul 21, 2015

Walter White/Heisenberg thinks Daryl Morey is an evil calculating wizard

Deuce · Jul 21, 2015

That is quite a plan.

basketballholic said: ↑

One of the unsaid reasons why Lawson was brought here was to help recruit Durant. By Lawson non-guaranteeing the last year of his contract, Morey will position us to be able to either trade for Durant or sign him outright by waiving Lawson.

What this does is provide Durant the opportunity to tell OKC he's gonna walk after next season and let us know that he wants to come here. OKC can then choose to trade him to the team of his choosing or ignore him and risk him walking. Morey will know all that as it will play out in the media and he will be able to decide whether or not to waive Lawson in order to sign Durant (if that opportunity does come about).

It's all about options. Lawson wants to be here. And he wants to play with Harden and Dwight .................and Durant.

So, we could waive Lawson (he'll have to clear waivers, and will probably clear waivers since his $$$ would become guaranteed), and then he could re-sign with us for the Room exception for 2016-17, after we sign Durant. He would be essentially giving up around $10 million in that season but we could then re-up him in 2017 and make up for him giving up that $10 million.

That is....if a trade for a 4th superstar (Durant, possibly DeMarcus or Butler) doesn't materialize before the guarantee date.
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basketballholic · Jul 21, 2015

BimaThug said: ↑

Yes, it's a modification of the compensation protection in Lawson's contract.

I do not believe the parties have to wait 3 years to modify the contract. That's just for extensions and renegotiations. They can do this now but may just not have all the details worked out yet.

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q62
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KO big daddy-o. I yield to thy cbafaquness. :grin:

JoeBarelyCares · Jul 22, 2015

basketballholic said: ↑

One of the unsaid reasons why Lawson was brought here was to help recruit Durant. By Lawson non-guaranteeing the last year of his contract, Morey will position us to be able to either trade for Durant or sign him outright by waiving Lawson.

What this does is provide Durant the opportunity to tell OKC he's gonna walk after next season and let us know that he wants to come here. OKC can then choose to trade him to the team of his choosing or ignore him and risk him walking. Morey will know all that as it will play out in the media and he will be able to decide whether or not to waive Lawson in order to sign Durant (if that opportunity does come about).

It's all about options. Lawson wants to be here. And he wants to play with Harden and Dwight .................and Durant.

So, we could waive Lawson (he'll have to clear waivers, and will probably clear waivers since his $$$ would become guaranteed), and then he could re-sign with us for the Room exception for 2016-17, after we sign Durant. He would be essentially giving up around $10 million in that season but we could then re-up him in 2017 and make up for him giving up that $10 million.

That is....if a trade for a 4th superstar (Durant, possibly DeMarcus or Butler) doesn't materialize before the guarantee date.
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I can guess about another scenario playing out. Lawson has a great year, and everyone is excited that we will have him back next year for a reasonable contract number. But then inexplicably, the Rockets waive him, making him a free agent free to seek a large multi-year deal. Just like when the Rockets inexplicably didn't pick up Parsons' option. What are the odds there is a wink wink deal in place that we will let him out of the last year of his deal, and this is why Lawson agreed to waive his guarantee?

jbasket · Jul 22, 2015

basketballholic said: ↑

It's all about options. Lawson wants to be here. And he wants to play with Harden and Dwight .................and Durant.

(This whole post, didn't want to quote it all)
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To clarify, is this speculation, or Lawson-source related?

seeingred · Jul 22, 2015

JoeBarelyCares said: ↑

I can guess about another scenario playing out. Lawson has a great year, and everyone is excited that we will have him back next year for a reasonable contract number. But then inexplicably, the Rockets waive him, making him a free agent free to seek a large multi-year deal. Just like when the Rockets inexplicably didn't pick up Parsons' option. What are the odds there is a wink wink deal in place that we will let him out of the last year of his deal, and this is why Lawson agreed to waive his guarantee?
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if these agents ***** with this team one more time, i swear...

YallMean · Jul 22, 2015

Wow, all the Morey hugging. Surprised that none has gone on the record saying the Lawson trade is helping the mankind ...

Am I the only one that is kinda lukewarm to Lawson, never really impressed with him.

baubo · Jul 22, 2015

seeingred said: ↑

if these agents ***** with this team one more time, i swear...
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Well, last time we did this it was to sign Dwight. If Morey makes another deal like this, presumably it will be to get someone else who’s a client of Happy Wolters. Seems far-stretched IMO.

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