NBA Issued Memo On No Longer Giving 'We'll Match Any Offer' Comment On RFAs

[Guest]

The NBA issued a memo to all teams in November that the National Basketball Players Association has officially taken the position that the well-worn "we'll match any offer" reflex strategy and its corresponding intent to discourage interest in a particular RFA is a circumvention of the salary cap.

While the NBA itself doesn't agree with the NBPA's view, league officials see enough potential merit in the union's stance to advise those who persist with match-any-offer chatter that they could be opening themselves up to legal action.

Sources say that agents Rich Paul and Mark Termini of Klutch Sports urged the NBPA to challenge the way teams have historically dropped loud hints about their matching plans in an attempt to chill the market for restricted free agents. Tristan Thompson is represented by Paul and Termini and will be a restricted free agent.

Bob Myers was recently asked about the impending restricted free agency of Draymond Green.

"I can't comment, per league rules, on that specific question," Myers said when pressed about Green.

[MaceCase]

Where was this memo back when the team signed Joe? Could have saved the franchise a few draft picks and prospects.

[Wurider05]

whether this a rule or not this type of information will always leaks out some kind of way.

[LamarHampton]

It might always make its way out anyway, but having officials in the organization make seemingly official statements like that does 'chill the bidding' for RFAs so i can understand the problem.

[Gray Mule]

The solution is simple.  It's all in the wording:

 

"Per NBA rules, we are no longer allowed to tell you that we will match any offer..

Therefore I have no comment on this."

[Guest]

When is the NBPA going to recognize the 2017--18 salary cap projection is full of shit and get the NBA to revise? The NBPA is hilariously bad that THIS is the issue they stand their ground on. The "sources" card is still in play for this.