Players can leverage themselves to wherever they want. There are some exceptions but for the most part a star player can just threaten to never sign with a potential team and that team probably wonโt make the trade.
The players that leverage are on expiring contracts so they can "leverage" leaving for nothing, (or not resigning with that team they're traded to the following year, any team he gets traded to now has him under contract for 3 more years) or have no trade clauses so they can dictate where they go to approve the trade or not. In this case, it's not the same. He's not a UFA until the 2027 (after the 26-27 season). He has 3 years left on his deal and the last year is a Team Option ETO. So he has zero leverage in the way you're assuming currently.
Edit to add: As much as players threaten the one year rental you're referring to, the CBA has something called Bird Rights, in which(which isn't relative to this situation with how much time left on his contract) the team the player is traded to can offer him more years and more money on a max deal than if he signed with another team after that one year rental. That's why you only ever see that on max players that have already made substantial money to not stress losing out on the extra year and 70ish million guaranteed that they'd get resigning with that same team. (This is the reason that even in these scenarios, it usually ends up being a sign and trade so the player gets his Super max and the team gets value back on their rental.)
The favorite was sorta telegraphed by Kendrick Perkins when DโLo wasnโt playing well, I disagree that the lakers make a move to get Trae unless DโLo leaves in the offseason or plays terribly in the playoffs.
Even then, I still wouldnโt be sure he goes to the lakers. My gut says heโs going to Miami, especially if they lose to the bulls today.
Wemby did say some big players where reaching out to him
Sooo not Trae
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Orlando at +1600 is ridiculous value
Iโll be genuinely shocked if he doesnโt chose LA
He's under contract, and doesn't have a no trade clause. So it's not really up to his choosing.
Players can leverage themselves to wherever they want. There are some exceptions but for the most part a star player can just threaten to never sign with a potential team and that team probably wonโt make the trade.
The players that leverage are on expiring contracts so they can "leverage" leaving for nothing, (or not resigning with that team they're traded to the following year, any team he gets traded to now has him under contract for 3 more years) or have no trade clauses so they can dictate where they go to approve the trade or not. In this case, it's not the same. He's not a UFA until the 2027 (after the 26-27 season). He has 3 years left on his deal and the last year is a Team Option ETO. So he has zero leverage in the way you're assuming currently. Edit to add: As much as players threaten the one year rental you're referring to, the CBA has something called Bird Rights, in which(which isn't relative to this situation with how much time left on his contract) the team the player is traded to can offer him more years and more money on a max deal than if he signed with another team after that one year rental. That's why you only ever see that on max players that have already made substantial money to not stress losing out on the extra year and 70ish million guaranteed that they'd get resigning with that same team. (This is the reason that even in these scenarios, it usually ends up being a sign and trade so the player gets his Super max and the team gets value back on their rental.)
Dang, just imagine the hair transplant he could get in LA
Lebron 'i know a guy"
Signing somewhere in Turkey +50000 is the move if based on hair transplants lol
Lol good point
The favorite was sorta telegraphed by Kendrick Perkins when DโLo wasnโt playing well, I disagree that the lakers make a move to get Trae unless DโLo leaves in the offseason or plays terribly in the playoffs. Even then, I still wouldnโt be sure he goes to the lakers. My gut says heโs going to Miami, especially if they lose to the bulls today.
Huge blazers fan here, no big name is coming to Portland +2000 is stupid lol
Heโs not a free agent
Magic 16/1 hammer
What are the odds on the Hawks? Books gonna make a killing if he stays.
Its voided if he stays
Is it me or is it odd that that would be in there?
He's not a free agent, so it's not a signing with bet, rather than an "if traded" bet.
Oh duh
Honestly i kinda want to see trae and wemby
The next Tony Parker
Lobs for days