Shams: Lakers Requesting Career Ending Injury Application for Luol Deng’s Contract (League Denied It)
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:35 am    Post subject: Shams: Lakers Requesting Career Ending Injury Application for Luol Deng’s Contract (League Denied It)

https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1318591296865435649?s=21
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:35 am    Post subject: Shams: Lakers Requesting Career Ending Injury Application for Luol Deng’s Contract

Could be a big deal:

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Sources: The Lakers have requested a career-ending injury application to have Luol Deng’s salary removed from team books. Deng agreed to buyout with Lakers in 2018, retired last October and is owed salary through 2022.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:41 am    Post subject:

Does this mean the Lakers would potentially have 5 million more to spend?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:44 am    Post subject:

The Gr8 Lakes wrote:
Does this mean the Lakers would potentially have 5 million more to spend?


Yes.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:45 am    Post subject:

This would be fantastic. Especially for 2021. Hope it works out.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:47 am    Post subject:

Would help the Lakers use the full MLE and stay under the hard cap.

What's the injury though?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:48 am    Post subject:

Maybe Larry can help answer whether we have a good chance at this or not. I imagine it complicates things that Deng isn’t currently on the team.

I’m guessing our application will be denied. Definitely worth a shot though.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:48 am    Post subject:

This seems like a long shot. But who knows?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:50 am    Post subject:

Interesting
Not sure if target is for not to too deep in lux tax this coming season
Or $$$ for cap in 2021-22
Or both?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:53 am    Post subject:

All Cupcake's fault, league should transfer this hellish contract to the Hornets.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:53 am    Post subject:

The Heat were able to get out of Bosh’s contract due to his career ending injury, but he was currently employed by them and failed a physical.

Deng last played with the 2019 Timberwolves and did end the season with a foot injury.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:53 am    Post subject:

That name brings up nightmare. The announcement of that signing will live in infamy.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:53 am    Post subject:

This is the sign of a competent FO, leaving no stone unturned.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:54 am    Post subject:

Hmm. It looks like the Orlando Magic successfully did this with Mozgov last year:

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-magic/os-sp-orlando-magic-timofey-mozgov-contract-20191128-zn6un3vqwngrfj6x2h4o4osyaq-story.html


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:56 am    Post subject:

Do to the lag time between the buyout and this application, it sounds like approval will be a stretch. But it is certainly worth pursuing.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:56 am    Post subject:

Wow that’s awesome news, additional 5M is huge we can potentially now go after the more bigger name FAs.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:57 am    Post subject:

angrypuppy wrote:
Do to the lag time between the buyout and this application, it sounds like approval will be a stretch. But it is certainly worth pursuing.


Why is it a stretch? Magic just got approval last year
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:59 am    Post subject:

markjay wrote:
Hmm. It looks like the Orlando Magic successfully did this with Mozgov last year:

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-magic/os-sp-orlando-magic-timofey-mozgov-contract-20191128-zn6un3vqwngrfj6x2h4o4osyaq-story.html


Hell yeah.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:59 am    Post subject:

If the Lakers end up winning this, we will definitely go after guys like Bogdan/FVV in FA.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:02 am    Post subject:

Way to keep thinking front office.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:05 am    Post subject:

Re: Mozgov

He had already gone to Russia to play when Orlando filed their request. There is precedent for this, even with a player who is still actively playing.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:06 am    Post subject:

From MozDeng to BrowBron, I like the BigWing upgrade
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:07 am    Post subject:

How would we receive this? As an exception or just removing Deng's 5M?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:08 am    Post subject:

ocho wrote:
Re: Mozgov

He had already gone to Russia to play when Orlando filed their request. There is precedent for this, even with a player who is still actively playing.


I suspect the issue will be that the injury did not occur while Deng was a Laker. It’s his salary that’s still a Laker. How the league interprets this will likely be how they decide on it.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:08 am    Post subject:

deng it
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