Quote:No way. Then just set the precedent of if you don't want to play here, after being a high draft pick, then just be a distraction?? Uh, no. 

 

He'll just go elsewhere and blow up into the career he should have had here. 

 

 

He owes this team 2 years and then at that point if he wants to go elsewhere then maybe we can accomodate those wishes via trade. 

 

It would be moronic to just let him walk. 

 

It all comes down to value.  Blackmon is "tainted goods" and the risk isn't really worth the reward for many of the teams right now.  I may be wrong, but I think that even IF he does get reinstated, one more "incident" could get him banned for life.  If I was a General Manager I don't think that I would want to risk that, especially given the information that we have at this point.

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