(12-13-2018, 05:57 PM)JackCity Wrote:

(12-13-2018, 05:45 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: Regarding the part in bold.  How exactly can he "hold out"?  He is still under contract.  I get that he's probably positioning himself for a new contract, but I don't get how he could possibly "hold out" when he is currently under contract.

Hold out in this scenario meaning withdrawing his services from the team until he gets a deal or they reach an agreement.

I understand the whole "holding out" thing, but I think it's unlikely.  He would be holding out while he is still under his rookie contract.  The team is not obligated to sign him to a new contract until after next season.  "Holding out" would mean that he would be breaching his current contract.  It's not like he's a free agent or has been tagged.  His "holding out" would/could result in both him not getting paid as well as getting fined.  I would like to think that no player including him would be that stupid.

Unless I'm missing something, he really has no leverage until after next season.  Even then the team could tag him and still retain the rights to him.

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