first, anyone can look at the list of free agents (and draftees) and gauge who could potentially be obtained if you have 16m to spend (along with all your other needs). if you dont think that wade and the rest of the staff did so, then you must think none of them deserve a job. its one of the first steps in assessing whether to franchise a player. second, i can make an educated guess that wade felt paying 16m for 1 year for tru was better any other option on the roster (or off) because it actually happened.

lol. ok well if a handful players said so....im sure they are more familiar with the in and outs of the cba then kd. i stand corrected.

and ill ask again...how does UNfranchising tru help?

the real bungle would be to sign him LONG TERM if they dont want him.

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First you have know idea what the Rams have on the roster to play the position and you have a lot more flexibility without being saddled with a $16M cap hit for a player you're not even sure about.

I just heard players on ESPN saying the exact same thing, it was stupid, now they would have invested serious money in him just to see him walk.