Bobcats, Diaw could be working on buyout

[Black]

BORIS DIAW SET TO LEAVE CHARLOTTE BOBCATS, SAYS “J’AI UN CHOIX À FAIRE”
FRANCE,LATEST NEWS,NBA

The headline pretty much says it all, with France-based L’Equipe and Catch & Shoot today pretty much assure that Team France captain Boris Diaw will make like the rat and leave the sinking ship known as the Charlotte Bobcats (4-31) within days.

http://www.ballineurope.com/us-basketball/nba/boris-diaw-leave-charlotte-bobcats-7120/


The Bobcats appear willing to free Boris Diaw from his contract if they can reach an agreement on a buyout.

http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm

HoopsHype.com has it as the headline as of Tuesday morning, but it's source is a French website and I don't see the story. So I guess it's gotten bad enough that the front office is ready to cut it's losses and let him walk for nothing.

P.S.-Ignore the fact that there is a picture of Biyombo in the first article.

[Talent]

Sucks that we can get nothing for him, but if he leaves I say thanks for the memories and good luck in life. I hate when fans bash players after they leave....let it go. At least this guy has the class to know his heart is not in the game anymore and he should quit.

[tondi]

Sounds like Diaws people are leaking this to hurt the chances of the Bobcats getting anything in return. Who would trade for Diaw if they can pick him up for nothing if they think the Bobcats are going to cut him? It's pretty obvious that Diaw is trying to force this move by playing like crap and not even trying. I would either, shoot him in the head, or park him on the end of the bench for the rest of the season (assuming we can't sucker anybody into taking his fatass). I would absolutely not cave into his behavior unless we want the rest of the team taking notes for when they want to get out.

[Mustachio]

I will not ignore the picture of Biyombo in the first link. If the source doesn't care enough to get the freaking picture right, why should I pay attention to what they are reporting?


total bunk. someone would give up a second round pick for Boris Diaw. No way they let him walk for free. It just makes no sense.

[spectre]

Hey if he's willing to take do a buyout I think that would make him even more attractive to teams needing to dump salary.

Trade for him then buy him out at less than his contract = savings.

[ziggy]

Wherever Boris goes, please oh please just take Gana with you.

[bozzy]

Wherever Boris goes, please oh please just take Gana with you.

Good buying out Gana's contract.

[dav7z]

Hey if he's willing to take do a buyout I think that would make him even more attractive to teams needing to dump salary.

Trade for him then buy him out at less than his contract = savings.

Agreeded hes worth much more being bought out . We could trade him with conditions of being bought out .
Saving another team no telling about 4.5 times two if they in tax hell. Thats about 9 mil in value .
That might be worth two first round picks to LA

[Proudiddy]

Please let this be the end of the Doris Meow era! Please!

[Toocool]

Wherever Boris goes, please oh please just take Gana with you.

There are some things that are more important than winning in basketball. Not having Gana Diop on you're team is one of them.

[sprtsguyshowonyoutube]

Wherever Boris goes, please oh please just take Gana with you. For rating point of view I hope that the Gana will stay with the Bobcats then whenever need to I could call out Gana on my YouTube video

[Felton for Prez]

Rick has chimed in

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/03/06/3074081/boris-diaw-asks-bobcats-for-buyout.html

[Mustachio]

like I said. doesn't make a lick of sense on the Bobcats side. they could move him for peanuts and it would still be better than letting him go for nothing or just releasing him at the end of the season. Boris Diaw's agent is either incredibly stupid, or incredibly smart. This kind of dumb ass PR around the trade deadline only hurts the Bobcats chances of moving him. Other GM's now know that if they wait until after the deadline they can just offer him a vet min contract. None of it makes sense. It hurts his chances of being moved to another team. It hurts the Bobcats chances of getting anything substantial in a trade, and it hurts Diaw (and his idiot agents commission) when trying to negotiate a new contract. Like i think Spectre said... even if he gets what he wants in the release, now another GM is just going to pay him vet min... well below his current salary of 9 per. It's just an all around idiotic move.

[bbh2020]

Cats would not discuss the buyout until after the trade deadline. If they cannot get anything for him, buying him out would save Jordan $. It would also free up the glut at power forward we have now.

This works out for Diaw as well. Say he gets a buy out of $6 mil. He then gets to pick the team he signs with. He signs on for a $million or $2 with the team of his choosing.

If he gets traded, he does not have any say so in where he goes. I'm sure he would rather have the buyout. He's giving up a few milllion (which knowing him, he could care less) to go somewhere he wants to go.

[SWedd523]

Would be a mistake to buy him out

[MadBOBCATfanUK]

Would be a mistake to buy him out
If we do it after the trade deadline it would save MJ some money which is always good for the Bobcats interests but he could still be packaged to someone like the Nets looking to clear major cap space

[superb1]

trade him for what we can get, even if it is a second round pick

then only buy him out for a decent amount. I would not give him half, since he has not played worth his contract and his camp pull this crap. If we get no takers, play hardball.

if the first two options fail. bench him and let him watch. everyone outside the true fans are laughing at us anyway. save face and not let him have his way. set a standard for the other players. this attitude will not be tolerated.

[SWedd523]

After the trade deadline, sure. But by then, MJ wouldn't be on the hook for much money. He'd save maybe $1 million

[MadBOBCATfanUK]

think New Jersey would give up that Houston pick and their pick for say Diaw and Najera for all there bad 2 year contracts?

[Deadshot]

If he doesn't want to play basketball anymore, then why would he sign with another team?

And someone said the Lakers would possibly give up 2 first rd picks for him. I think the Lakers would be more likely to pay the tax and use those two picks on far better players.

[Mustachio]

After the trade deadline, sure. But by then, MJ wouldn't be on the hook for much money. He'd save maybe $1 million


exactly. after the trade deadline, him being on our roster would help more than the measly savings cutting him would give us.

[Ghost Kat]

Please Jesus let this rumor come true

[spectre]

After the trade deadline, sure. But by then, MJ wouldn't be on the hook for much money. He'd save maybe $1 million

...which would cover Smack's buyout and MJ's cigars for a month. A million bucks is a million bucks.

Of course we won't do it til after the deadline. I think Boris will have value for certain teams and they'd most likely need to do it via trade as they would need to get some salary going out. Or maybe not; odds are whatever asset we got would be very middling at any rate.

Sorry it didn't work out. He's probably one of if not the most skilled players we've ever had.

[Black]

I can't believe Bonnell didn't credit me as his source.

[Proudiddy]

I really want to dump Diaw in a trade and get something back, but problem is, what team is going to take him that can either absorb the contract or has a valuable young player(s) that match his salary we could take back?

[mrtarheel]

I think NYJ is the best bet. They can use him for cap space and could have more than 20 to 28 mill to sign Howard in the offseason. They do have a few pieces I would take on a 2yr deals like Morrow and if we are trade DJ, Farmar. Both of them have 2yr 4mil deals that aren't that bad and can be useful players on the team.

[CatMan72]

Please buy his fat ass out and move on.

[Twan's Kin]

I think NYJ is the best bet. They can use him for cap space and could have more than 20 to 28 mill to sign Howard in the offseason. They do have a few pieces I would take on a 2yr deals like Morrow and if we are trade DJ, Farmar. Both of them have 2yr 4mil deals that aren't that bad and can be useful players on the team.

"It would be nice having Morrow back playing in Charlotte where he belongs."
Love,
Anthony Morrow's Mom

[BlockParty]

We are in a simple position all the world knows he's available, tell the world he's available for trade (and that he will not be bought out) and let the auction begin. If there are no takers, waive him the day after the deadline to be picked up by other teams.

Boris is the one that signed the "player option" over the summer because he knew he wasn't worth $9M on the open market, and hasn't earned 10% of it with his play on the court. If he doesn't want to live up to his contract he can sit on the bench until the day after the deadline for being on another roster and then he can go drink wine in France. He's cost himself millions this season by how lethargic he's played in a contract year. I wouldn't give him the opportunity to audition for other teams with a run on a playoff team.

What is it with CLT players having idiots for agents (Felton's agent)

[Scottley Crue]

I'd see what I could get for him, and if not acceptable, he'd have a courtside seat the rest of the season. I just have a problem rewarding his behavior with a ticket to whatever team he wants. About the only way I'd do a "buyout" would be that he'd get no more money from the moment he left.

[ammofan]

"It would be nice having Morrow back playing in Charlotte where he belongs."
Love,
Anthony Morrow's Mom

I agree with Anthony momma.

Gimme some Morrow.

[Keetch]

OMG They actually sat his ass on the bench. Oh thank goodness.

[ND22]

If no viable trade comes I say buy him out. He's not helping anyone by staying.

[Toocool]

I reakon Cho will trade him and get some assets.
I'm thinking most likely 1st rounders.

[Felton for Prez]

I reakon Cho will trade him and get some assets.
I'm thinking most likely 1st rounders.

No one is going to give up a 1st rounder for Doris. I'd settle for a happy meal. It would be an appropriate trade.

[Toocool]

No one is going to give up a 1st rounder for Doris. I'd settle for a happy meal. It would be an appropriate trade.

He's an expiring...

[JR4P]

Yeah, you would think the expiring could net the 'Cats something in return. Maybe a second rounder?

[Zoolander]

Question, If we buy him out will he still be a cap hit for the rest of the season?

[spectre]

Question, If we buy him out will he still be a cap hit for the rest of the season?

For the cost of the buyout...but as has been said the difference would likely be pretty minimal, and we're no threat to get near the LT.

[Twan's Kin]

Is Boris in a position where he can dictate which team he wants to be traded to? If we can trade him to somewhere like Detroit or Milwaukee, can he veto the trade?

[ammofan]

Is Boris in a position where he can dictate which team he wants to be traded to? If we can trade him to somewhere like Detroit or Milwaukee, can he veto the trade?

I don't think he has a choice.

[spectre]

Is Boris in a position where he can dictate which team he wants to be traded to? If we can trade him to somewhere like Detroit or Milwaukee, can he veto the trade?

Nope. All he can do is pout.

[MadBOBCATfanUK]

Is Boris in a position where he can dictate which team he wants to be traded to? If we can trade him to somewhere like Detroit or Milwaukee, can he veto the trade?
nope we can trade his fat (extremely versatile) ass to whoever we choose

[sprtsguyshowonyoutube]

Steve Reed just posted a great article as to why Boris Diaw (http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3724/) is inactive for tonight game http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-bobcats-diaw

[BlockParty]

Is Boris in a position where he can dictate which team he wants to be traded to? If we can trade him to somewhere like Detroit or Milwaukee, can he veto the trade?

Boris' decision came last summer when he signed a "Player Option" for 1 year @ $9Million, if he wanted to be a free agent, he could have left then, but he didn't. He knows he wasn't worth $9M then and has played horrible ever since. He has done nothing to improve his free agency stock (even Tyson Chandler was smart enough to do that last season), and Boris doesn't (in my opinion) deserve the opportunity to go get on a playoff team's roster and audition for free agency now. Unless it brings the bobcats draft pick(s) that meet Cho's level of expectation.

His ill informed agent and poor work ethics are coming back to haunt him.

[sprtsguyshowonyoutube]

Maybe it just me but the more I read about it the more I grow to dislike Boris Diaw even more. Sure the Bobcats are having a bad season but look at Tyrus Thomas he signed a huge deal last season he is having a bad season he also never played on a losing team, but he is not asking for a trade. While lazy Boris Diaw ask for a trade or a buyout maybe if Boris Diaw was not so lazy the Bobcats would right now have more then just 5 wins. Also the fact that he is asking for a trade to me it showing that Boris Diaw is a quitter. The Bobcats should either trade him and get something in return for him,and if they are not able to do that they they should suspended him with pay for the rest of the season. Buying out Boris Diaw will be a reword for him and the last thing this lazy player should get is a reword

[superb1]

I see if he was playing his ass off and we did nothing to improve the team then I would understand his position. But he started the season playing decent and just quit. He is a veteran on this team, if he was tired of losing, he should play like it. I would try to get what I can for him, if unsuccessful, buy him out after the deadline (March 23, I think) for signing with a playoff team. Then he is free from but can't play on a playoff team. lol

[teej]

I come back after over a month, and supurb beats me to the one thing I wanted to say by a couple hours ><

But really, fuck you, Boris. I defended your Mortimer's-sized ass as long as I could, but to be given 40 minutes a game and then ask for a trade because you're a giant fucking douchebag who supposedly didn't care about anything, really, go fuck yourself. If we get something in return for you, that's terrific. If not, I hope you don't get to join anyone's playoff team and you get to ride around on your god damn Segway because you're too fucking lazy to walk from your uptown apartment to the arena. I hope you sign with the Knicks, and end up getting D'Antoni fired because he loses for playing your sorry, lazy, lethargic, nonchalant, doughy fat ass. For every game you helped us win, you're responsible for at least twice as many losses you massive frog.

I really, really hope Rich and Rod don't give in to this fucktard.

[superb1]

[QUOTE=teej;208574]I come back after over a month, and supurb beats me to the one thing I wanted to say by a couple hours ><

hey, what that suppose to mean, lol

[SWedd523]

"You massive frog"

[Chef]

"You massive frog"

bullfrog??

[Ghost Kat]

I hate Boris Diaw and his faggy segway

[cltblkhscoach]

I feel just like everyone else man, Boris in that New Jersey game was particularly frustrating, I mean multiples times almost on purpose he would drive and have a shot at a layup, and he'd kick it back out to the three point line. My whole row was basically cursing him out, and the older couple I sit beside every game felt so bad they repented for us because it was Sunday lol.

But yeah, he's run his course, and if it wasn't about money for him like he claims, why even take the option last year? Because at some point, for every player, it IS about money. He came out for warmups last night and then disappeared because I didn't even see his ass on the bench. Fine by me, as far as I'm concerned he can go to France and live it up until we resolve this situation.