The contract is the same Green opted out of to give the Warriors flexibility to pursue LeBron James, but the sides land his return Tuesday.

  • rglullisMA
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    7 days ago

    Yeah, that makes sense. But maybe they could have tried to find someone else to go after Lebron was no longer available?

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      7 days ago

      I have not been following the Warriors signings but maybe they have? I wonder if saying that Draymond was taking a pay cut for LeBron was just cover for a salary cap dodge.

      The Warriors asked him to opt out of his contract and offered him a new contract offer that covered what he was losing out on (plus a bit of cash for his troubles). Once he opted out, they used the cap room to sign a couple more players. When they were set, they filled in the date on Dray’s new contact and paid him with Bird Rights money.