Gortat appears* bound for a team not named the Dallas Mavericks

[jthig32]

Originally Posted by dirno2000

I think he means Gortat could have played another year and become unrestricted thus controlling his own destiny. Is that not the case because that's the impression I'm under also.

He could have chosen to not sign the Mavs' offer sheet and instead signed the Magic's qualifying offer. The next year he would have been an unrestricted free agent.

That would have taken an awful lot of foresight though. And it would have been a huge gamble.

I thought Dude was talking about something like Childress, but Childress is in fact still Hawk property.

[dude1394]

Originally Posted by jthig32

He could have chosen to not sign the Mavs' offer sheet and instead signed the Magic's qualifying offer. The next year he would have been an unrestricted free agent.

That would have taken an awful lot of foresight though. And it would have been a huge gamble.

I thought Dude was talking about something like Childress, but Childress is in fact still Hawk property.

No I was talking about doing what it took to get out from under Orlando...as you stated.

Sure it's a risk, but it's hard to feel too bad for a guy who isn't willing to take any risk but then fusses and gripes about the lack of mobility and leverage that he signed away for 5mill.