DeRozan Opts Out

[boscel33]

I was pretty sure this was happening:

http://www.raptorshq.com/2016/6/14/11936730/raptors-demar-derozan-officially-opts-out-contract-free-agent-nba-toronto

[LGC88]

And I bet this will be the first Albatros contract of this memorable 2016 free agency 

[meangreenmachine]

Kobe's replacement. Will be paired with Westbrook in a year. Pretty good backcourt, particularly if D'Angelo Russell is coming off their bench.

[pearljammer10]

Kobe's replacement. Will be paired with Westbrook in a year. Pretty good backcourt, particularly if D'Angelo Russell is coming off their bench.

With Ingram on the wing.

[max215]

I'll cry if he winds up on the Celtics.

[RebusRankin]

Show me the $$$$! Show me the $$!!!

[alldaboston]

Kobe's replacement. Will be paired with Westbrook in a year. Pretty good backcourt, particularly if D'Angelo Russell is coming off their bench.

With Ingram on the wing.

Lowkey, the lakers are building a very solid team. If they can land a few guys in FA, they could be scary pretty soon.

[trickybilly]

Actually the Lakers would be not completely stupid to throw the max at him, only mid tier max will be a decent deal in the 3rd year if he stays healthy.

OKC should trade Westbrook now.. I'd like a Russell, Ingram, Ibaka , Adams, Future first rounder core..

[PickNRoll]

And I bet this will be the first Albatros contract of this memorable 2016 free agency 

I feel like you don't understand the term "Albatross".  Under what circumstance is DeRozan not worth the max?  Barring injury, he is clearly a max or very near max player.

So if he's worth the max, how can be be granted a contract at a rate much higher than his worth?

[tankcity!]

I hope the Lakers sign him.

[colincb]

He supposedly wants to re-sign in TOR. Why would he want to go to the Lakers. They have many years of sweet suckitude coming. They'll be tanking next season unl3ess they get some mediocre+ FAs to enable them to forfeit their pick next year.

[GetLucky]

And I bet this will be the first Albatros contract of this memorable 2016 free agency 

I feel like you don't understand the term "Albatross".  Under what circumstance is DeRozan not worth the max?  Barring injury, he is clearly a max or very near max player.

So if he's worth the max, how can be be granted a contract at a rate much higher than his worth?

When the cap starts shrinking after 2 years, all of these "bargain" 4-or-5-year max deals being doled out will start to look more foolish.

[Rondo9]

Kobe's replacement. Will be paired with Westbrook in a year. Pretty good backcourt, particularly if D'Angelo Russell is coming off their bench.

With Ingram on the wing.

Lowkey, the lakers are building a very solid team. If they can land a few guys in FA, they could be scary pretty soon.

You mean scary bad?

[D Dub]

Toronto is such better situation for him.  Why go to LA and lose?   

[alldaboston]

Kobe's replacement. Will be paired with Westbrook in a year. Pretty good backcourt, particularly if D'Angelo Russell is coming off their bench.

With Ingram on the wing.

Lowkey, the lakers are building a very solid team. If they can land a few guys in FA, they could be scary pretty soon.

You mean scary bad?

Why?

Russell and Clarkson is a special backcourt. They can probably (combined) get you at least 35 a night in a few years. Ingram will be a stud. We all want him. We can't bash him and say he's bad just because he's on the lakers. Possibly 20ppg in a few seasons. Randle is a double double machine. And Centers are a dime a dozen in FA. Or just play small with the explosive Nance and Randle as the front court.

Add in a Derozan, plus whoever Derozan is able to attract, and suddenly you've got a solid team now, with oodles of potential in the near future too.

Now, offensively these teams would have no problem whatsoever. Their defense is a massive, MASSIVE concern. So that could hold them back.  But to say they will be "scary bad" is simply not fair.