I think its all or nothing. If the league confirms that it happened they have to hammer the team and Kawhi. I have serious doubts that the league will admit it happened publicly though. I think it goes away pretty quietly and relatively quickly. What they cannot do is confirm it happened and then give them a small penalty.
No way would they just let him walk away and become a FA. Even if they (he, his agent, any other rep) didnt ask for the deals, they knew about them, accepted them, and knew they were illegal. He was at fault too and would face punishment. I'd guess a min of a full season suspension.
Add in the fact that Ballmer is a MASSIVE upgrade from Sterling and has improved that franchise (and consequently the league) in every way financially tells me that yes, this will go away quickly.
Paying an extra 30M for a guy that only wants to play 50 gms/yr and hasnt really helped them to win anything is some true Clipper shit though
Watching this Wings/Storm game. Malonga is going to be really good. Her combo of size, skill, and agility is truly special.
The Storm has some very versatile defenders so they can switch against Paige on PnR opps and still end up with a very good defender on her. When they blutz her they have the athleticism to rotate and recover so others arent getting good looks either. They are doing a really good job defending her tonight
I get it, for sure. Just saying Citron is a guard too and having a GREAT season. Bueckers is the choice but its closer than most will say. Especially if the Mystics manage to make the playoffs and the Wings stay with single digit wins
Lost on a buzzer beater. While there was some luck involved with the lottery, they were in the lottery because they were one of the worst teams in the league last yr. Adding one great player wasnt going to change that.
Ehhhhh.........I dont know about runaway. I would definitely give it to her but I could see voting to Citron too. Her numbers are similar and at least up until the last couple weeks the Mystics were in playoff hunt
https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/stats/_/id/4433524/sonia-citron
As LV climbs the standings her chances increase. She wouldnt win with them struggling to stay over .500 while Phee was dominating and being on a runaway #1 seed. Especially when she's won 3 of the last 5 MVPs. Voter fatigue sucks but its real. They've wanted to give it to Phee from the start of the season. Now with her out and MIN still playing very well the gap is closing.
Another great game between the Liberty and Lynx. 66-60 Liberty at the end of the 3Q. If these two matched up again in the Finals I would be ok with 7 of these.