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This is terrible for players and that’s why we never have seen a player go this route. You want to start your first contract to get to your bigger second contract. He essentially doesn’t have a job now. A lot can happen in a year. As a player you need to get pen to paper and secure your finances.

Thanks for that explanation P4TW. I see so little to gain from his perspective to not sign now. He’s hurt. What if he has a setback or a career ending injury? A freak car accident? Anything could happen. I would want to sign and get my money as soon as possible. This is super strange to me. Not sure why a media member can’t just ask management.

Can someone explain to me what that Smith guys tweet means? Why TF would okeke agree to not sign and take a “redshirt”? So he stays jobless and hurt this season? Do nba teams have an obligation to sign draft picks before a certain date in order to retain their rights? If I’m Okeke I’m not on board with any of this and it doesn’t seem like it would be possible under any bargaining agreement. I feel like if we just refuse to sign him he should be free to sign with any nba team he wants. I need a detailed explanation because this doesn’t seem reasonable.

Alright. Its getting weirder by the day to me.

Can anyone confirm the reason why Okeke isn’t signed yet? Is there a benefit for us or him waiting this long? Is there a reason we wouldn’t want to sign him yet?

Wow. Was not expecting that. I might go play the lottery tonight ;)

Mehhh I would say Fultz. JI isn’t an alpha.

Maybe but I would expect that to have gotten out if that’s the case.

Select squad. Not the main team.

Damn Randle and Plumlee getting the invite to team USA over Gordon? Even me, mr AG hater can admit that’s going way to far lol. Edit: And Harrell.

I don’t see a world where MCW takes DJ’s backup minutes in a hypothetical where Fultz starts.

DJ isn’t on the team anymore?

Then I’m actually not mad at all. I thought we only had room for 1 more 2 way.

Ehhh you could totally argue it’s worth complaining about.

I mean it’s not like whenever we drafted at 16 was gonna come in right away, start and play of ton of minutes. So I don’t think him being injured was really an issue to them (though I probably wouldn’t say it was a positive). Okeke has pressure because NAW, as most on here thought, looks legit. Yes, it’s just summer league—but what are you gonna say when it’s the regular season? There’s a reason a lot of people on here wanted him. Idk why it would be a shock or surprise that he succeeds in the NBA. If we had someone in SL right now averaging 28 a game and draining every shot from deep we’d be beyond hyped about it even if it was just SL.