RJ considering leavingto go play in a system that suits him better?

[cdcast]

If the Spurs were to trade RJ before the cutoff date for RJ to opt out.
As soon as the trade is made, RJ decides to opt out. Does that team get
$15 million off their cap immediately? Would the NBA allow that?

If it's allowed, maybe that could be incentive for a team to go after RJ.

[lurker23]

If the Spurs were to trade RJ before the cutoff date for RJ to opt out.
As soon as the trade is made, RJ decides to opt out. Does that team get
$15 million off their cap immediately? Would the NBA allow that?

If it's allowed, maybe that could be incentive for a team to go after RJ.

Had to look this up, but it turns out it's not allowed (which makes one of my posts above moot; Spurs can't trade him until he officially decides what to do with his contract). Here's the answer from the all-powerful CBA FAQ:

http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#Q83

87. When can't a player be traded? Can players be given "no-trade" clauses in their contracts?

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In addition, teams cannot trade players under the following cir stances:

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# When the trading deadline has passed. Teams are free to make trades again once their season has ended, but cannot trade players whose contracts are ending or could end due to an option or ETO.

[Agloco]

Is hoopsworld known to make up sources?

Misrepresent or misinterpret would be more accurate. In the end, you'll just get laughed at for posing Hoopsworld articles on this board.

[21_Blessings]

RJ fits in a losing system perfectly. Which is why he should stay in San Antonio.

[e20dylan]

RJ fits in a losing system perfectly. Which is why he should stay in San Antonio.

lakers = cheaters

[Harry Callahan]

Is 21 bags even humanly capable of an intelligent post? Is 21 bags even human, or a highly developed monkey? I'm not sure.

[tdunk21]

^ 21 blessings thinks he is funny with his 2nd grade jokes.....

[21_Blessings]

Jefferson has never been that good. I told all you dumb s last summer when you were singing championship delusions.

End of the day it comes down to karma. Kicking Bowen to the curb like that was some shallow .

[tdunk21]

Jefferson has never been that good. I told all you dumb s last summer when you were singing championship delusions.

End of the day it comes down to karma. Kicking Bowen to the curb like that was some shallow .

stfu face.......

[rascal]

in the best of all possible worlds we can convince atlanta that RJ would be a great fit for them and then orchestrate a sign and trade for joe johnson.

Never happening.

[NFGIII]

Jefferson has never been that good. I told all you dumb s last summer when you were singing championship delusions.

End of the day it comes down to karma. Kicking Bowen to the curb like that was some shallow .

Bruce was done, period. It was time for him to hang them up. So "kicking him to the curb" is absurd. And this karma crap is just that - crap. If there really was such a thing then you guys should have been screwed over for the Gasol trade. Talk about a one sided BS trade. Without that trade you don't win last year and aren't in the WCF for the last three years.

Anyway the Spurs thought that RJ would help and getting rid of those older players was a good move on their part. His style of play obviously doesn't fit very well with the Spurs system and that became quite clear as the season wore on. He needs a Nash/Paul type of PG and that's why he plays so much better with Manu than with TP. He needs a distributor and not a scoring PG. The fact that it didn't work out is sad but in retrospect if any GM doesn't pull the trigger on that trade he would have been fired or severely ripped at the very least.

But I do agree wiith you on the fact that RJ isn't that good. In the sense of being a go to guy that is. He is a contributor and should be considered a 3rd or 4th option. Get his points on fast breaks and open court cuts. In the half court style of O that the Spurs mainly use he isn't that effective.

If he gets traded to say the Warriors (Nellie ball), Hornets (Paul) or even the Suns (Nash) then you will see his point production go up significantly.

[kaji157]

The only good scenario for us with Jefferson is a team wanting him for 3 years at 30 milions or something like that, and with a free agent or players we want so we can do a sign n trade instead of loosing him for nothing.