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Carmelo Anthony said it was not the money, but instead his confidence in Phil Jackson and his belief that the Knicks "aren't that far away from contending for an NBA title" why he opted to remain in NY instead of signing with the Chicago Bulls."
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hometownhero said:
this doesn't sound true. but i don't know so i'll take your word for it. they couldn't have scooped him for their d league team after he went undrafted? 
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http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/69962/josh-huestis-first-stashed-domestic-pick

A pre-draft arrangement like this isn't against the rules, as there are ample amounts of gray area within which to operate. But it's certainly against the spirit  of the draft, as Tom Ziller of SB Nation notes.  And because of it, one would think the National Basketball Players Association has some interest in this situation. On the surface of this is a first-round pick willingly giving up his guaranteed  first-round rookie-scale deal, which locks him into roughly almost $2 million over the next two years and up to $5 million over the next five, for a $25,000 D-League contract. 

Why would Huestis agree to this? Because of the potential  guarantee of an NBA contract, and thereby bigger overall earnings. By all accounts, it was extremely unlikely that Huestis would be picked in the first round and find himself with a guaranteed deal. He was headed for the second round and was probably going to the D-League regardless. So instead of having to work himself into a future NBA deal, he's simply delaying it. In a roundabout way, it gave him control to pick the team he wanted, and presents him with something he likely wouldn't have otherwise had -- an actual NBA deal. Per his agent, Huestis had interest in doing this only with either the Thunder or Spurs. So think of it like a college grad who really wants to work at Google deciding to take an unpaid internship out of college, turning down a more lucrative offer with a company he didn't think he'd fit as well with. 
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how does this prove they couldn't have gotten him after he went undrafted and put him on their d league affiliate? sounds like i was right that they ****** him. he gave up a guaranteed 2 mill. what if he's a bum?
 
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The difference in them playing then and not playing now is he has been punished now. If after his punishment, nothing has changed, you sit. They were giving the NBA the chance to do what was right. 
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Exactly...If Shelly's sale is ruled invalid by the courts and Sterling turns around and sues the NBA for trying to take his team away and banning him, there is a very real possibility he'll be owner by opening day with all the privileges and rights that go along with that unitl the court case is decided. Which could take months.

I'd fully support the players sitting out if that happened.
 
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hometownhero said:
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this doesn't sound true. but i don't know so i'll take your word for it. they couldn't have scooped him for their d league team after he went undrafted? 
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http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/69962/josh-huestis-first-stashed-domestic-pick

A pre-draft arrangement like this isn't against the rules, as there are ample amounts of gray area within which to operate. But it's certainly against the spirit
 of the draft, as Tom Ziller of SB Nation notes.
 And because of it, one would think the National Basketball Players Association has some interest in this situation. On the surface of this is a first-round pick willingly giving up his guaranteed
 first-round rookie-scale deal, which locks him into roughly almost $2 million over the next two years and up to $5 million over the next five, for a $25,000 D-League contract. 


Why would Huestis agree to this? Because of the potential
 guarantee of an NBA contract, and thereby bigger overall earnings. By all accounts, it was extremely unlikely that Huestis would be picked in the first round and find himself with a guaranteed deal. He was headed for the second round and was probably going to the D-League regardless. So instead of having to work himself into a future NBA deal, he's simply delaying it. In a roundabout way, it gave him control to pick the team he wanted, and presents him with something he likely wouldn't have otherwise had -- an actual NBA deal. Per his agent
, Huestis had interest in doing this only with either the Thunder or Spurs. So think of it like a college grad who really wants to work at Google deciding to take an unpaid internship out of college, turning down a more lucrative offer with a company he didn't think he'd fit as well with. 
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how does this prove they couldn't have gotten him after he went undrafted and put him on their d league affiliate? sounds like i was right that they ****** him. he gave up a guaranteed 2 mill. what if he's a bum?
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it was pre arranged. so he wasnt gonna be drafted in the first unless he did that. he really didnt lose out on "guranteed money"
he couldve been possibly drafted in the second by another team (okc loses out on him) or go undrafted (he could choose who to play for).
 
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@DatZNasty @PMatic, ANYONE....explain the rationale behind this:


The NBPA is OK with Thunder's Josh Huestis becoming 1st domestic draft-and-stash 1st-rounder


Won't sign rookie deal w/ Thunder, but agrees to a 30k...yes, 30k deal w/ the Tulsa 66ers. Someone help me w/ this....
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Huestis just happy to be a 1st rounder in the 1st place :lol ...this **** wouldnt work on any player that expects to be taking in the 1st to early 2nd round so i dont think it will be a big issue down the road (unless teams just start drafting random dudes just to pull this off :lol :{ )
 
Carmelo Anthony said it was not the money, but instead his confidence in Phil Jackson and his belief that the Knicks "aren't that far away from contending for an NBA title" why he opted to remain in NY instead of signing with the Chicago Bulls."
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In other words...OF COURSE IT WAS ABOUT THE MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
LOL AT LAKER FANS WISHING THAT THE CLIPS WOULD REALLY SIT OUT.

LAL FANS SICK OF BEING THE METS OF LA BASKETBALL
 
Just cus KD won't want to leave doesn't mean they won't have to pay him plus get more people. They'll have to penny pinch regardless
 
Just read the Lowe article on the Huestis situation...

But Huestis isn’t signing that contract. It’s there, dangling in front of him, an untouchable temptation on the level of the water and fruit that the cruel Greek gods placed just beyond the reach of the king Tantalus. Signing that contract would violate a verbal agreement Huestis made with the Thunder before the draft, according to Mitchell Butler and Toby Bailey, his agents. Huestis will shove that paper aside and instead sign with the Thunder’s D-League team, the 66ers, for something in the range of $25,000.
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This is going to ******* backfire.
 
Mitchell Butler and Toby Bailey are agents now? Former UCLA Standouts Who Washed Out In The NBA, Inc.
 
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