he looks like a giant in the second pic
View: https://twitter.com/jgsiegel/status/1148389225533857792
Porter actually took 80% of the rookie scale for year 1 instead of the usual 120%. Seems odd to me though.
Seems unnecessary considering it saves just $300K and might rub a player the wrong way in the future for extensions.View: https://twitter.com/jgsiegel/status/1148389225533857792
Porter actually took 80% of the rookie scale for year 1 instead of the usual 120%. Seems odd to me though.
Seems unnecessary considering it saves just $300K and might rub a player the wrong way in the future for extensions.
Sure, we paid $5 million for his draft rights but can’t pay him an extra $300K in year one?
Especially when we’re paying JR Smith $500K just to possibly cut him anyway.
Seems unnecessary considering it saves just $300K and might rub a player the wrong way in the future for extensions.
Sure, we paid $5 million for his draft rights but can’t pay him an extra $300K in year one?
Especially when we’re paying JR Smith $500K just to possibly cut him anyway.
View: https://twitter.com/jgsiegel/status/1148389225533857792
Porter actually took 80% of the rookie scale for year 1 instead of the usual 120%. Seems odd to me though.
Maybe he got a player option out of it or something like that, No way we asked him to do it to save less than a million on the tax. He must of asked for something in return, not sure what, but it will come out why that was done.
Thanks for quantifying. That’s what I get for not actually doing the math and just pulling a number out of the air.We save closer to 640k not 300k. We are paying him 1.29 M versus 1.93 M. But I agree with your point this could rub the player the wrong way. But you have to think they talked about it before drafting him and his representation was fine with it. Still worrisome to risk rubbing the player the wrong way. But like @inliner311 said we likely set him up with some endorsements to make up the money. Could also just be a show of good faith by both sides with KPJ helping the team out and the rest of the contract is at the usual 120% rate. Still getting 400k more then he would have gotten this year if he had been a 2nd round pick.
With a developmental player like Porter Jr., you sure would hope it’s not a player option.Maybe he got a player option out of it or something like that, No way we asked him to do it to save less than a million on the tax. He must of asked for something in return, not sure what, but it will come out why that was done.
Can't have a PO on 1st round pick contracts. They are always 2 years with team options for years 3 and 4.