Collins & Iguodala To Meet In LA
Doug Collins plans to visit several players next week, including Iguodala
Collins & Iguodala To Meet In LA
Doug Collins will be meeting with all his players before the potential lockout, which could occur beginning 12:01 a.m. on July 1 if the players and owners don't finalize a new collective bargaining agreement.
There is better chance at this point that Rod Thorn will offer this reporter a tryout than then there is of things getting settled on time.
If a lockout occurs, Collins and any member of the organization is unable to have any contact with the players.
And speaking of players, what are the chances that Andre Iguodala will be a Sixer next season?
Who knows, but Collins says he has texted Iguodala and the two plan to meet next week when he's in Los Angeles. Collins will be with with others out on the West Coast, including Elton Brand and Jrue Holiday.
The coach insists he wants Iguodala to return, even though Iguodala didn't exactly embrace the idea when asked following the Game 5 playoff loss to Miami. Still, Collins' public stance is that the team is better with Iguodala. So he is looking forward to a sit-down.
"We want Dre," Collins said after the press conference on Friday for draft choices Nikola Vucevic and Lavoy Allen at PCOM. "We want him back. He got nicked up last year and was hurt and we think Dre is one of the reasons we are a good defensive team."
Collins will tell Iguodala that all the pre-draft trade rumors didn't come from under the Sixers bunker.
"Nobody is out there shopping Dre," Collins said.
Of course the Sixers aren't exactly hanging up the phone when teams call to inquire about his availability.
While Collins, Rod Thorn or anybody in the organization would not admit it, the Sixers likely wouldn't be averse to dealing Iguodala. The problem is getting equal value.
We know the tired argument that Iguodala isn't truly a first or even a second offensive option.
No kidding.
Yet Collins and people around the league realize that Iguodala brings a lot of talent to the court, both offensively and especially defensively. No he isn't the best shooter and should try to avoid taking three's at most costs, but he is an adept passer. And the one thing Iguodala should do is drive to the basket more instead of pulling up and settling for J's.
He has value, even with a bloated contract. So the Sixers at least at this point, don't want to accept 60 cents back for a dollar.
This entire situation could be settled if Iguodala came out and declared "I want to be a Sixer, no doubt about it."
We haven't heard that yet and more importantly neither has the team. So in place of a declaration of love for being on the Sixers, we will continue to hear the rumors.
The fact that the coach is going to the West Coast to talk to Iguodala appears to be the Sixers way of telling him how much they think of him.
It is expected to be the last meeting between Collins and Iguodala before the lockout. The big question is whether it will be the last time the two meet when they are both employed by the same team.
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Comments (72)
I watch every game and YES he has got to go!!! Collins must know something the fans dont! TRADE HIM NOW!!!!— bill poore- If the Sixers keep Iguodala, then they'll continue to have a log jam at SF. Can they trade Noiconi and Speights for a legit starting SG, or do you think Meeks develops into to that? So we still have a starting line-up of Holiday, Meeks, Iguodala, Brand, Hawes and reserves Williams, Turner, Noiconi, Young, Brackins, Speights and now Vucevic & possibly Allen. If we hold on to Noiconi, are we really any better?— BeFrank
- o here are some funny quotes from some of you/ in no particular order.
1."coaches with no ballz" lol he went hard & pulled collins' card
2."corner soldier says i'm not selling dope"
-That was original, i may have to use that , lmao
3."you're being an unbelivable iggy homer" ha-ha
4.Using jimmer in the same sentence/context as lebron and kobe just tickles my soul. Not to sound racist and i apologize to anyone that gets offended in advance but that poster sounds like he/she wants a great white hope now!If you would have said Dirk, i would have been cool with that. It would have been acceptable but jimmer has yet to even sit on an NBA bench & sip gatorade
5.Last, and my personal favorite, "i rather watch paint dry, at least it finishes well" =CTFUUUU that was awesome.— Mack of the Pack - totally agree with xing. Sorry doctor D, but ties to UPenn means nothing when it comes to your money. Maybe you should write a prescription for logic for some of these other posters.
@incog & joesmooth. I agree 110%. i have voiced it and people ignore it. The only way, I'd trade iggy is if the sixers don't get a big. it's like iverson said, if mgmt isn't going to make the team better, than what's the point? Iggy is a great piece for a team ready to win now or has a chance to go deep in the playoffs.
Iggy never said he wanted to be #1 on this team, it just feel on him because no one else picked up the torch. I still don't see why elton brand gets the chase utley treatment..at least iggy is playing out his contract, elton defaulted on two years straight, what business succeeds on defaulted investments consecutively?
Lastly, can we stop talking about iggy? It's a dead issue. iggy is only a symptom of the real root cause. Let's talk about getting rid of the owner, the president & GM!! & if collins screws up which his past performance says he will, he can get the stepping too!!— Mack of the Pack - Keep Iggy!— DavezMental.Com
- Hey Doctor "D",
Just wondering: what's the sixers' bottom line? I don't believe his history at Penn is as relevant as his business history of buying lowing and flipping. Thanks for your info on the media market. Regarding relevance again: what's team attendance like? Lower than tiny OKC? Who gives a damn how many people live here if no one goes to the games? Why does the new owner benefit- unless the contract specifically states it- when Comcast owns the building and probably tv rights? Are you kidding me? What do the Sixers keep, concessions??? You and I might say Seattle should NEVER have lost a team, true, but OKC's turnstyle numbers certainly gives Stern a big smile. Even in '83, you should know- a quick google search should tell you the numbers- attendance at the Spectrum was not spectacular. Now this .500 team is going to generate the kind of interest to consistently sell out? Whatever. The only time I've seen this city rocking over basketball was when a lightningrod AI was running up and down the court in the late '90's until about '03. After that interest once again sagged. Even then, I don't think people were as interested in basketball as they were in the circus act of an all time offensive show stopper. Iguodala and company even with Turner and Jrue don't bring that kind of electricity, sorry- and for the owners, over a few years I fear bad business could mean sale or move. It's happing in other industries, why not in basketball?— xing - I like your realism, and I totally concur with how you feel. Just not sure that this city would put up a good enough fight to oppose the team being relocated.
- This is the most important part of this post "He has value, even with a bloated contract. So the Sixers at least at this point, don't want to accept 60 cents back for a dollar." If you are getting Odom for Iguodala type offers there is no way you can make those type of deals. As Jrue mentioned the other day, Andre covers the other teams best player on a nightly basis and to lose that would be a huge blow to the team. As much as I love Thad Young, he isn't a lock down defender. Evan Turner is still a question mark, but I don't see him being the type of defender that Andre is. One thing that besides the CBA that is looming over this deal is the fact that we still don't know if we will be able to sign Thad. He has said he wants to be a Sixer, but also stated he will go with whoever is going to pay him the most money. I wouldn't be shocked to see Young somehow used in a sign and trade as I feel his price tag might be too high. We shall see how this all plays out, but clearly upper management isn't ready to just give AI9 away.
— Mattb - @ xing - relax. The new owners won't move the team out of the area. For one, the guy has roots at UPenn. For two, believe it or not, the Sixers have been one of the NBA's premier teams over its history. For three, Philadelphia is a great basketball city. For four, it's too large of a media market (6.5 million folks in metro Philadelphia) to vacate. For five, Seattle should NEVER have lost a team, and we're not Seattle (see reasons 3 and 4). For six, the backlash over letting the Sonics leave Seattle should compel Stern never to repeat that mistake.— Doctor D
- iguadala is a very good player. that is why other teams are interested. the sixers are thinking of trading him because they are a young team a couple a years away and he has value is being paid too much for his production and roster is unbalanced. trading him solves all these problems and lets "new" team identity develop. as long as they get a real nba 2 who can shoot and average 20+ night. ellis?— fishtown charlie
- Guess the Iggy for Monta might be still going on since Monta just stated he wants to be traded: http://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/articles/169383/20110624/warriors-trade-rumors-monta-ellis-wants-to-be-traded.htm . GS can't deny this type of trade now. As with Skeletor, if Iggy is still on the team when the season starts, I doubt I'll get the NBA package just to watch the Sixers.— Manok
- Can't really blame him. I imagine him thinking, "Man f*** y'all!! This is the 2nd year y'all have done this to me. You draft ANOTHER SG, REALLY!! What about me m**********s!! F*** this s***, I'm outta here. It's obvious y'all don't want me here" LOL!
I don't think I can stand another year of Iggy as the first option on offense. The only reason he wasn't traded was because of the inflated contract that he/his agent demanded and that Stefanski gave to him. No more league pass for me if he's not moved.— Skeletor- The Sixers probably had the most balanced offense in the league last season, so it seems you weren't watching on league pass last year anyway. Collins gave Iguodala the ball down the stretch of close games (probably to take pressure off of the younger guys) and folks like to exaggerate it as if he were Monta Ellis, leading the league in FG attempts when in REALITY he was THIRD on the TEAM in FGA (behind Holiday and Brand). — incog69
- If you haven't noticed, most people have jumped off the bandwagon. If you haven't gone to most regular season games, it's a half filled bandwagon. I am really worried the new owners don't just want to "clean house" with this team. They may want to "clean out" from this town.— xing
- Too many fans want to play Fantasy GM. Forcing trades on other teams where in reality the trades don't happen for reasons (money, players, interest, etc). The simple fact is that as bad as you perceive this team to be it would be much worse if you guys were calling the shots. You'd be making trades to make trades and never give time for anything to pay off. Winning teams take time to develop. Unless if you happen to be a destination city (Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando or a historic franchise like Boston) players will only want to play for your team if you develop a winner or promising team. Most winning teams have a core that grow together. Even superstars like Kobe and Shaq or Jordan and Pippen had to go through their years of growing pains before they started winning bigtime. Quit looking for the quick-turnaround and either be in it for the long haul or jump off the bandwagon...— joesmooth2u
- Incog, the fans that say "trade him now" don't like him ,period...His professorial attitude is not "philly" as he rarely shows his emotion. He actually is "warrior like", his late season playing with the tendinitis is a testamount to that...If the Sixers had the right deal, it would have been done however...Blowing off management, especially a new (Thorn) transitional one, is not a way of saying "I'm all in"...I think he's had it with playing here....Why else would Collins be going out West to cajole him?— bearsfriend
- 1. Collins is visiting with every single player on the team before July 1.
2. I am not convinced Iguodala blew off management at the exit interview. He had a scheduled medical appointment with the team physician. If he fails to show up for his meeting with Collins, I will consider that a problem.
3. If the right deal involves a player as good as Iguodala, then maybe I'll support it. Currently, the team has a winning attitude so I am not in favor of shaking things up.— incog69 - His attitude says he doesn't want to be a Sixer.... Trade his sorry behind!
— madaboutit - Reading this board makes it clear to me that many of you could use some basketball education. Here is 11 minutes with Doug Collins:
http://www.nba.com/sixers/video/2011/06/24/110624collinsmov-1744150/index.html— incog69 - I think Iguodala is an outstanding player on both sides of the ball. The one aspect of his game that drove me nuts last season though was his free throw shooting. He has to get above 75%. Period. No excuses. Make your free throws!
He is A+ in transition, and he is an A+ passer and an A+ team player. Not the greatest shooter and will be handing over the late game offensive duties to Holiday and Turner (who are also better free throw shooters). His value to the team in the next few seasons will be large. Philly fans need to stop booing him so that he might actually want to return.
Some idiotic posters claim the Iguodala thinks he is better than he is. Listening to his interviews, he is nothing but humble. And he plays with a large dose of humility to boot (doesn't shoot a lot, searches for the open man, plays great defense). So what makes these yahoos think they know different about what he is thinking?— incog69 - Almost July and we are still talking hoops and that cant be bad!!!
Lets talk about the team here and not about the players.I believe the division(atlantic-if there is a season)is up for grabs with the Sixers and the Knicks the co favorites.Knicks were right there with the Celts and they drafted defense and still have a few #$$$ to spend.
Celts legs will do them in.— HO HUM - Seems like we would just be replacing Iggy with a worse player or bigger problem anyway if we traded him. I'm alright with bringing him back. Ellis would be a good trade but they're not going to go along with that. Nobody is going to give us a good deal for him.— DeanoP44
- trade iggy PLEASE!!! no team wants a player with his huge contract! SO OVERRATED BY SIXERS!!!!!!!!!!— bill poore
- Iguodala for Monta Ellis. It's now or never. Get 'er done. -- Nollis Marie Milo— mariemilo
- No, I want him gone. He is standing in the way of the development of young players like Thaddeus Young who represent the future of this organization. In True Holiday, Evan Turner and Thaddeus Young the Sixers have a good future The new center should fit right in. He was a steal as most draft boards had him going much higher. Go Sixers!— Horlet
- That being said, if the Sixers keep Iggy, why wouldn't they jump on Kenneth Faried, who would instantly fill that defensive toughness,rebounding hole that would further fuel an up tempo transition game?...Instead Vucevic, while a decent prospect in his own right, will not reach his potential until some of this core are well past their best days.— bearsfriend
- The article states that the club is not "shopping" Iguodala...that does not mean they are not listening, but as we see, the Sixers are not recieving what they consider fair value for him...The fact that the club is simply not trading him away as well is a testamnet that Evan Turner, in their eyes, has not made them feel secure in getting rid of him.....Iguodala, when the Sixers are in transition, is great..when the Sixers are in halfcourt, although he's a great passer, he is forcing the issue and it get's ugly for the money....But unless that athletic big comes over for him....and his knees are healthy, he is not a problem...— bearsfriend
- If Tony Parker is up for grabs and so is Odom, how can Iggy feel he has a right to be treated any differently? Trade him now before he really breaks down (again) next year. He is not getting any younger and certainly not any better. Trade too soon rather than too late.— kangerookid
- Wow... People don't know what they are talking about. Iguodala is a valuable complementary piece for a good team. He is a elite defender & playmaker who is paid top 30 money for his top 30 game. His only problem is that management never brought in the primary scorer needed to bump him down to his appropriate sidekick slot offensively. Brand was supposed to be that guy, hence why Brand makes far more money. The team is now betting on Jrue &/or Turner to take that spot from him. He is a good piece, no reason to dump him just yet. If they can make a move that actually improves the team, then sure, but a straight dump is just asinine.— rswknight
People kill me when they make comments about what a player thinks....You have no idea what that man thinks. How does he exhibit a poor attitude? Because he is frustrated? So he should be content with losing? I think we need to move Iguodala to give time to the younger players. But to comment on what he thinks is ridiculous.
Comment removed.- sixers must trade him because he is their only chip. and they have a legit replacement. trading him allows for roster to be balanced into a basketball team, not just collection of 12 best atheletes. he is worth more to other teams than to sixers.
like a stud closer on a last place baseball team...no point. high paid nuts and bolts player? not for sixers, yet.— fishtown charlie - In a way, Iguodala is to the 76ers what Carter was to the Flyers. They both certainly have positives, and are/were players that their respective franchises built around. Even though Carter was probably more upset than "Dre" would be when traded, both guys need a change of scenery. Coaches of both franchises have been fired because the ownership/management catered too much to the players; thankfully, Snider has finally started giving the coach credit(from both franchises)and sent away players(Carter, Richards, Dalembert)of varying importance who had things their way much too long. Iguodala, for the same reasons, HAS to go.— 76erfn
- Once again another draft comes and goes with news of trading for Iggy. But, no, our new coach wants to go rescue his bruised ego on the West coast. I thought the idea was always strive to improve the team for the 'good of the whole team'? We have had Iguodala for year after year and seen his stats. Nothing is changing for the better, we know what we have. If he was a team guy like a Grant Hill and a vocal inspirational leader to the younger guys here who only want to improve, that is one thing. I am not seeing that and I am not seeing he is modeling this at all to anyone. Not making the exit interview but still receiving praise from Collins who now will be catching up with him in LA? All this is disappointing, at least some of this year's trade rumors were exciting and had merit.— linkster
- how long are we going to hang on to this scrub and his bloated contract?— sdffa13
- I think that many of Iguodola's detractors know very little about basketball. If they don't want to attend the games, no one will be the poorer for it. You're either a fan or not. Dre has a lot of talent. I've seen games where he was the deciding factor in our win. He defends very well, rebounds well, passes well and shoot ok (hot and cold). We traded Moses Malone, Barkley, AI and others for practically nothing. In fact, the history of 76er trades is worse than their record of draft picks. If he doesn't want to play for Philly, then trade him, but not for a handful of journeymen players.— hbs1
- This is like the Warriors' pres last week: "We're not shopping Monta". And the street corner soldier who says, "I'm not selling dope. Yes, this bag I got is good stuff. Be happy to take it home and smoke it myself..." Child, please. If you're taking all calls about him, call it what you like, but you're shopping.
Marc, you finally gave it up, unlike last night in chat. Iggy doesn't wanna be here. He stood them up for the exit interview; that says it all. Doug can't keep a guy like that on the team.— flasixer - Great humor in here Marc. The line about Rod Thorn giving a reporter a chance at a tryout before the lockout being solved is not only excellent journalism but pure comedy as well. If this whole Philly newspaper gig doesn't work out you should go down to helium and try your hand at being a comedian.— MrPhilly123456
- Still keeping my fingers crossed for a Andre Iguodala-Kevin Martin swap.
- I understand your point of view. For real. We have a great young nucleus, that's for the most part gelled, is a contender, and a large part of that is accredited to Iguodala, he's a solid, defending point-forward, who's the co-captain of this team.
But let's say the FO is fixed on trading him. So he's indefinetely going to be dealt (hypothetically). What player do you think would fit this team's needs the best, in lieu of Iguodala, that you could see that other team trading that said player, for Iguodala?
- That's my point exactly. I said "that's within reason". Memphis wouldn't do that deal, and why would they? I don't see any reason why Memphis would do it. Gay's a solid, clutch, two-way player, his defense is very solid. You can rely on Gay to play good defense, and also put the ball in his hands, and carry his team offensively. You can't say the same about Iguodala.
And I'm serious. You need to get out of that little world you're in, and be reasonable and objective. Clear-cut, nothing else, a possible Iguodala trade. Focus on that. Saying that he were to be traded, what player(s) do you think would be the best return, that would be a good fit next to Holiday and Turner/Young, that's within reason (a trade you could see the other team making) for Iguodala?
- I don't feel like arguing with you about Andre Iguodala's worth on the open market. He was the best player on the team last season and swapping him would mean a major change in team chemistry. I'm not up for that. I would not trade him for Danny Granger, but I would trade him for Rudy Gay. I think that is a pretty narrow interval of talent differential, so you know where I think Iguodala falls. On to the next issue- I can't wait to tear up the owners! — incog69
- With all due respect, you're being an unbelievable Iguodala homer. You can't get past your admiration for him, to even hypothesize a possible trade involving him, especially a trade which would benefit the team the most from him being dealt. There's a possibility (big, medium, small) Iguodala gets traded, face it, and deal with it. When you're ready to have an adult, unbiased basketball conversation, hmu.
- I'm pretty sure I did mention a trade for AI that I would accept, so I have no idea where you are coming from. My larger point, also made clear in my first post but which I will repeat, is that the Sixers were winning last season and were developing good team chemistry. So, it is not just Iguodala , but all of the core rotation players that I am not interested in trading.
As far as your 'face it, deal with it' comment, thanks for the advice.— incog69 - Kevin Martin for Iguodala??? The Sixers would have to be stupid. — incog69
- Why would you be aganist this move? And saying a trade was imminent, who do you think would be the best fit next to Turner and Holiday, that's within reason for Iguodala?
- I am not working under the premise that a trade is imminent. I want the Sixers to win games and they were definitely on the right path last season. Team chemistry was very good. As for Martin, no gunners please. — incog69
- You're being narrow-minded, and didn't answer the question. An Iggy trade isn't out of the question, to be certain. So hypothetically speaking, saying AI9's traded, who do you think would be the best fit next to Turner and Holiday, that's within reason, for Iguodala?
- There was a rumor briefly many moons ago about Rudy Gay for AI9. I think Gay is a better player, so I would do that. I don't think Memphis would though (maybe with some sort of throw in, you never know). Really, I'm not interested in speculating about who we should trade Iggy for because I think our best move is to hold the ship steady for the reason I stated earlier. — incog69
- @ryle 57 I with you until you said or Jimmer— deacon05
- to jbinpa...your another fool who knows nothing about basketball talent. however you did make one comment that is correct the team is moving in the right direction...it would do well to trade iggy and get some talent to go along with the young team they have. iggy is not worth the bang for the bucks the sixers are paying him. he's not a go to guy when the gm is on the line...he doesn't match up the stars in the league that match his salary..— miketrip
- to jbinpa...your another fool who knows nothing about basketball talent. however you did make one comment that is correct the team is moving in the right direction...it would do well to trade iggy and get some talent to go along with the young team they have. iggy is not worth the bang for the bucks the sixers are paying him. he's not a go to guy when the gm is on the line...he doesn't match up the stars in the league that match his salary..— miketrip
- I really don't understany why people hate Igoudala so much. He plays excellent defense, rebounds well, and gives you 14 points and 6 assists per game. How many SFs can you give 6 assists per game? How many SFs can shut down the opposing wing? Sure, he's not a "go-to" scorer, he was never meant to be one. That was Elton's responsibilty. He's also not paid like a superstar and he isn't a locer room cancer. There's no point in trading him unless you can get a promising young center. Trading him for capspace doesn't make sense, becuase no superstar will want to play with an aging Brand and the BOSS. Points per game isn't the only stat that matters in basketball, I would take him over Granger any day.— kundithomas
- Ryle, the team is moving in the right direction; don't waste your time reading or reacting to those who only see the darkness! They know little to begin with!— JBinPA
- I second that thought. I won't ever waste a single penny on Sixer tickets and or even follow the team on TV. They will stay in the middle of the pack forever. The cap blows and this team GM and decision makers blow!!! they can watch Iggy till he drops. Not me I rather watch paint dry atleast it finishes well.— skindome
- to ryle57...are you serious give me a break. Igudula has his strong points but offensive in not one of them. we can't beat teams like miami if we can't match their offensive capability. we need someone to score from the three or four slots..iggy is not that guy. he may have one out of ten good offensive games...with that being said we should trade him...he's not worth the 15 mill he gets a yr— miketrip
- Lebron and Wade are two of the top 5 wing players in the league. Unless you can get Kobe or Durant, you're not going to get a wing player that can outscore them. Kevin Martin and Danny Granger wouldn't be any more effective against them. You need a decent big man like Dirk that can take advantage of their front court weaknesses. Look at what Marion and Kidd did to Wade and Lebron, they didn't outscore them but they played good defense and let their big men take the scoring load. Lebron and Wade are good defenders, getting a wing that can outscore them isn't easy. Also Iggy doesn't get paid 15 million till the final year of his contract. — kundithomas
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- so Kate, why doesn't Collins just tell him to STOP taking three's at ALL costs, drive to the basket more instead of pulling up and settling for shots and get out on the fastbreak. This is the problem with the NBA, coaches with no balls.— albanykey
- ryle57 - don't let the vocal few fool you about the quiet majority - a majority that have better things to do than engage in the Negadelphia stereotype created by the minority.
That said, unless you've watched 82 games of Iggy a year like many Philly fans, you've no business commenting on people that want him traded - if you watch him play, you get it; if you don't, then you don't, it's that simple.— evolutionary - so you agree with him or not??? we dump on players with poor attitudes and that are not as good as they think they are...that is iguodala to a tee...there is no silent majority that thinks he shouldnt be traded...its a senseless minority that thinks he should stay — jame4213
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- It just amazes me to no end how philly fans dump on players to no end. Unless they draft a kobe or a lebron or a jimmer forget you guys are never satisfied. You are right don't buy tickets. I wonder if you were making the same compliants when Larry Brown blew up the team every year. They finally got a good coach and they improved by 14 games.— ryle57
- You used Jimmer in the same sentence as LeBron and Kobe....that made me laugh. Thanks for that joke! — JonKap
- there's simply no reason to buy tickets to see the sixers— bgwille
- Whatever. and Collins didn't have vertigo, he fell because he was drunk. of course they are shopping Iggy. If they weren't, they'd be foolish.— Don Cornelius
- They shouldn't cater to a guy that no one wants to trade anything decent for. Stefanski treated him well enough when he overpaid him and ruined the teams chances to sign someone else who could really help. I guess we can't expect anything stellar from Thorn either. He's only taking up time and space. I don't know anything about the prospective buyer or his choice of GM but I'd rather take my chances on them. We have a roster with expensive guys who hardly anyone knows are on the team. Stefanski is such a total disappointment.— Ballgame
- I have said for years that Iguodala is not tradeable at that salary unless you take some awful deals back. With the coming drop in salary cap, he is totally untradeable. — JonKap
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