02-11-2022, 02:19 PM
(02-11-2022, 01:44 PM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: Feels like Dragic basically said I'm not going to play unless it's for X teams so in the Dragic case you need the other team to both have the longer contract that you're seeking and also be willing to buy Dragic out, which is what the Raptors had to throw in a first for anyway so I don't think that the options you're assuming were out there were a sure thing in this case but I see your point.
Indiana took injured expiring Rubio on similar contract. Safe to say they would be equally satisfied with Dragic.
Portland didn't care about the players, they wanted expiring contracts. In both deals. Dragic in that regard is better than Bledsoe who was used in Powell/RoCo deal.