08-24-2021, 11:40 PM
(08-23-2021, 11:22 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Seems like Lauri (or his agent) is looking for a BIG payday. Probably in excess of 18mil a year starting. Which would make sense as to why he hasn't signed with NOP and use their 17mm trade exception.
Too rich for my blood. Lauri may be a little delusional here.
His agent would have to be a complete moron to not have the team offers sorted by now. Maybe he just doesn´t want to go to a specific team, that has made the best offer to the Bulls. Why should the Bulls for example accept Powell and two second round picks, if the Pelicans offer the TPE option plus two of their ten Lakers/Bucks future 1st round picks (maybe lottery protected), that could actually be pretty good, because they are still 6-7 years in the future. Such a scenario is so much more likely than Markkanen´s salary demand being the hold-up.