Isaac
Years ago

No let up in Cavs vs Varejao

Varejao on Cleveland: 'I don't want to play there anymore'

The Cavs' popular forward wants considerably more than the team is offering. He turned down the Cavs' one-year, $1.2 million tender offer. (To retain a restricted free agent, a team must make a tender offer.) He also refused Cleveland's opening offer of five years, $20 million, and then its latest offer of five years, $32 million, with a starting salary slightly below the midlevel exception.

Are his demands too high? Are the Cavs in the wrong?

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Bizzy
Years ago

No way is Varejao worth what he is asking. He is a role player at best.

That's the way some players in the NBA are heading, think they are way better than they actually are.

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Isaac
Years ago

Hard to argue over a broad statistical set that the +/- would be miles off though. Suggests that he's 22nd in the league ranked by that method?

Hard to see what's so awful about $32m over 5 years though...

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DB5
Years ago

Cavs have no chance of getting back to the big dance without him though..Even with James averaging a triple double.

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Bizzy
Years ago

I don't disagree Isaac but I still don't think he is worth any more than 35 million over 5 years, that's 7 million a year. Seriously who can be unhappy with that?

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XY
Years ago

Bizzy, hard to see why any self respecting person would get out of bed for that. (Clearly I have no self-respect.)

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Fezlington
Years ago

How can a bloke avging only 6.8 pts and 6.7 rebounds last season knock back 32 mil over 5 years

Stuff him......if i was the Cavs i would send him back to Brazil

The bloke has rocks in his head

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DB5
Years ago

The bloke has 'locks on his head...

(Mod: Is there a category below "Dad Jokes"?)

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Pasadena 85
Years ago

Bizzy it's all relative.
When all your mates are earning that amount and more, of course you are going to want and expect a similar amount. For mere mortals such as ourselves (Bo Hamburger & Manute Bol excluded) of course that's an insane amount of money to knock back - but it's all relative.

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Kent Brockman
Years ago

Is his manager Isiah?

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DB5
Years ago

he he...nice one Mod

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XztatiK
Years ago

There's no doubt he's an important part of that team, 6.7rbs is pretty handy off the bench. 32mil is definately the most hes gonna get though.

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