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Originally Posted by saphojunkie
But then he's playing his hand wrong. Just say you intend to play out your contract, go to camp, ball out, and get paid. What's to be gained from staying away unless you want your deal now?
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Unnecessary risk of injury.
How many times have we seen guys tear ACLs in camp? Or pop an Achilles? Tear a shoulder.
Any of those things happen right now, his chances of getting a mega deal this upcoming offseason go way down with his age. For him to get the payday he wants, he needs to have another monster year and stay healthy.
His agent is probably advising him to stay in top shape and to not report till just before the regular season.
I can see the logic in paying the fines to avoid any possible risk of injury before it’s nessesary to take that risk…even if the fines are 2-3 million dollars. That amount is nothing when having a chance at a 100m+ deal this upcoming offseason.
I wish we knew what’s been offered.