(06-07-2023, 04:55 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Should the Suns S/W CP3, they cannot resign him during that time at all (5 years).
Per Larry Coon:
BUT the Suns can abuse a loophole here. If they just eat CP3's 15 mil guaranteed contract, they are able to resign him at the vet min.
Gambo (PHX version of Stein) says as such here:
https://twitter.com/gambo987/status/1666...82848?s=46&t=Fmdr94oXagcEyy75KJqaFg
https://twitter.com/gambo987/status/1666...35104?s=46&t=Fmdr94oXagcEyy75KJqaFg
I don´t see the benefit for CP3?
If they outright waive Paul, they´d be at $141M with just four players under contract. Don´t see how that creates a lot more flexibility, so CP3 would willingly forfeit $15M for no significant progress. I also seem to remember that CP3 is very critical of players voluntarily giving up money to help build teams in his function as president of the NBAPA. To me this simply suggests Suns move on and CP3 goes to the Lakers. Still a bit surprising.