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Friend just wrote back and said he was just speculating, has nothing to say Primo was involved in this.
Seems possible.
Friend just wrote back and said he was just speculating, has nothing to say Primo was involved in this.
It’s possible they did a precautionary MRI and found something very serious.
Why would they waive him to save money with a medical issue? Probably the least plausible theory mentioned in this thread so far.
Even a terminal case wouldn't mean they'd cut him. Not like they need roster spots.
Uh waiving someone because of something health related is illegal, isn’t it?
A medical issue does not typically play out like this. Off the court mishaps play out like this - it must be a BIG problem for this type of reaction.
An opportunity to improve the team was completely wasted from just over a year ago.
I'm truly p*ssed off. The team has done some really nice things so far this year - squandering the 2021 draft is an enormous setback.
Maybe it's a Ben Simmons-like scenario where his mental health just can't get him to want to play for a while?
Nah, if the media knew he was a suspect, they would report it.
It is in California, that's for sure.
Yeah the Spurs aren't cutting him because of medical reasons lol. Caris LeVert got screened when he got traded and they found out he had cancer and he wasn't waived.
It would violate the collective bargaining agreement. I doubt it's health related. They would not cut him like this.
It's one of the only medical issues that could possible warrant this. But it's more likely the Spurs would keep Primo on the team's insurance and all that and wouldn't waive him unti they have his replacement even if he doesn't need to worry about insurance. Very little upside to waiving a guy so immediately if you still have good relations with them.
That was from nearly a week ago, last sat they were in Philly. You need better sources.
Primo was playing basketball in Philadelphia at that time, tbh . . .
Maybe they need the roster spot since they literally don't have another PG on the roster. Again, we are all just speculating cause no one is even giving us a small clue.
I'd hope it's a health related issue and decision to move on (for roster reasons) then the worst case scenario of him committing a felony. Or having pulled a Matt Ariza in college and the details are just coming out, now.
Who knows? Perhaps its something aggressive and they need to amputate? idk, this whole thing doesn't make any sense!
It's not illegal. It might break a collective bargaining agreement, but I doubt it. I think teams can waive any player for any reason, but you wouldn't normally do it because of the money and especially if it is a young player who could have yielded a draft pick or some kind of compensation. To waive him is to say that he was not worth even trying to trade.
Highly doubt its an injury. I mean how many injuries are there that don't get better and if it was terminal illness, the announcement sounds nothing like that. The announcement sounds like a "better if we go our separate ways."
Blake's rookie season just got more impactful.
As I said on Primo if it were something involving a crime, they'd suspend him and wait for it to play out legally. Could he have done something that would bring legal action? (Bring a gun or drugs to his locker?) Not that this seems like Primo by rep.
Even if there was some other shooting where he was in the same vehicle as the perps, that's probably not enough. Ray Lewis got his Jack the Ripper on and never got cut.
Being in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong friends might not be enough to be this immediate.
If there isn't something on video then I don't know
Based on how Pop responded to reporters definitely doesn’t indicate a injury or medical issue. I’m assuming we will find out next week.
This is my vote for stupidest explanation yet followed closely by him having a terminal illness tbh
Drugs? SJAX admitted that he played games stoned. I don't see it. I think they would focus on getting him help, not waiving him.
And a gun? Doubt that would get him waived unless he was threatening to shoot everyone. I just don't see that either.
You can cut someone for whatever reason if you're giving them their guaranteed salary. Cutting a player isn't the same as firing a regular employee. If Primo were to have some issue that he caused doing non-sanctioned things, they wouldn't even have to pay him. But if he's receiving the balance of his contract, then I don't think he'd have anything to complain about.
Yes they waived him to make room for Westbrook as the starting point guard.
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