djohn2oo8
10-11-2014, 10:24 PM
Stephenson ended up taking less money (http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/16/report-charlotte-hornets-to-sign-lance-stephenson-to-three-year-contract/) to play for the Hornets, because two years guaranteed at $9 million per with a team option for a third year would have him once again hit free agency just as the salary cap begins to increase dramatically in light of the league’s new lucrative broadcast rights deal.
But at least one other team was interested in Stephenson, and willing to commit under those very same terms.
From Jared Zwerling of Bleacher Report (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2204408-charlottes-move-for-lance-stephenson-reunites-nyc-rivals-on-nba-stage):
The Dallas Mavericks, though, were interested in Ebanks’ terms. By the weekend of July 11, both sides had verbally committed to a two-year contract worth slightly more than Stephenson’s eventual deal with the Hornets, according to Ebanks. But Dallas was in a holding pattern; the Houston Rockets first had to match Chandler Parsons (http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nba/1869/chandler-parsons)‘ Mavericks offer, or it wouldn’t happen.
“It was a domino effect,” Ebanks said. “Dallas did not think that Houston was going to let Parsons walk. Lance was very close to being a member of the Mavericks. When you’re a little further along into free agency, people are more in the position to pull the trigger when they see what they’re looking for.”
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/10/agent-lance-stephenson-was-very-close-to-joining-mavericks-in-free-agency/
But at least one other team was interested in Stephenson, and willing to commit under those very same terms.
From Jared Zwerling of Bleacher Report (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2204408-charlottes-move-for-lance-stephenson-reunites-nyc-rivals-on-nba-stage):
The Dallas Mavericks, though, were interested in Ebanks’ terms. By the weekend of July 11, both sides had verbally committed to a two-year contract worth slightly more than Stephenson’s eventual deal with the Hornets, according to Ebanks. But Dallas was in a holding pattern; the Houston Rockets first had to match Chandler Parsons (http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nba/1869/chandler-parsons)‘ Mavericks offer, or it wouldn’t happen.
“It was a domino effect,” Ebanks said. “Dallas did not think that Houston was going to let Parsons walk. Lance was very close to being a member of the Mavericks. When you’re a little further along into free agency, people are more in the position to pull the trigger when they see what they’re looking for.”
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/10/agent-lance-stephenson-was-very-close-to-joining-mavericks-in-free-agency/