Jamal Crawford and Atlanta Hawks have come to terms on a buyout

[Admin]

Just now, sturt said:

I'm preparing myself for the worst... Crawford represented a nice asset to us, imo, and we'd better come out of this with some serious new cap space.

To do what with, exactly? 

[GameTime]

Just now, JTB said:

I don't get why we did this ...none of Schlenks moves make any sense!

Gives us more cap space to sign a player....

[sturt]

1 minute ago, Watchman said:

Not providing any service to us at all.  Deserves to be paid nothing accordingly.  Unjust enrichment.

Buyer beware. We have no excuse. We paid for the contract.

[Watchman]

Just now, GameTime said:

Gives us more cap space to sign a player....

We don't want players.  We want to lose.

[Plainview1981]

6 minutes ago, JTB said:

I don't get why we did this ...none of Schlenks moves make any sense!

Outside of getting a decent first rounder he hasn't done anything that appears to be all that good as of yet.

[Watchman]

1 minute ago, sturt said:

Buyer beware. We have no excuse. We paid for the contract.

We had no obligation to buy him out. 

[sturt]

1 minute ago, Dolfan23 said:

To do what with, exactly? 

As much about "when" as it is "what," imo.

You're asking me, and so I'm just sayin, I'm still inclined to think an offer will be made to Noel. But who really knows? Just another meaningless hunch on my part.

[Admin]

Just now, sturt said:

As much about "when" as it is "what," imo.

You're asking me, and so I'm just sayin, I'm still inclined to think an offer will be made to Noel. But who really knows? Just another meaningless hunch on my part.

Or maybe we're gearing up to match Thjr's offer sheet and don't want to go over that cap??? That thought makes my stomach turn. 

[sturt]

1 minute ago, Watchman said:

We had no obligation to buy him out. 

Right.

I don't understand the reply.

We bought the contract, and we knew what we were getting into. Evidently, Schlenk decided it was to his professional self-interest to buy him out rather than wait to use him as a trade chip.

[Scott]

This an the IIyasova move tonight makes me think we need the money to sign someone tonight. 

[yungsta]

I think we could of atleast gotten a 2nd round pick for him. There are some teams that needed some additional ball handling and scoring off the bench.

[Watchman]

Just now, SCOTT said:

This an the IIyasova move tonight makes me think we need the money to sign someone tonight. 

We're probably going to offer the other Plumlee brothers the biggest contracts we can.

[Scott]

I think the contract as to large to trade.

[Scott]

Just now, Watchman said:

We're probably going to offer the other Plumlee brothers the biggest contracts we can

That wouldn't surprise me but I think its something else. Maybe KCP?

[Watchman]

Just now, SCOTT said:

That wouldn't surprise me but I think its something else. Maybe KCP?

I hope not (Plumlee brothers or KCP).

[sturt]

6 minutes ago, Dolfan23 said:

Or maybe we're gearing up to match Thjr's offer sheet and don't want to go over that cap??? That thought makes my stomach turn. 

[Watchman]

7 minutes ago, sturt said:

Right.

I don't understand the reply.

We bought the contract, and we knew what we were getting into. Evidently, Schlenk decided it was to his professional self-interest to buy him out rather than wait to use him as a trade chip.

Good.  I don't understand you not understanding.

[Scott]

No hurry to do that

[EazyRoc]

I don't understand this at all. This is a terrible move. I don't care if he doesn't want to be here. He has value and you don't let that just walk out the door when you're rebuilding.

[Admin]

9 minutes ago, SCOTT said:

This an the IIyasova move tonight makes me think we need the money to sign someone tonight. 

As I understand it we couldn't officially acquire Jamal without clearing our cap holds and exceptions and that included Illy. So we couldn't buy him out until we actually acquired him.