Wiesman - FA status

And vote count

Basic consensus was that 7 days equated to 168 hours, similar to the FA bidding process the last drafted player was at 2:15 and clock started ticking from that point.

The only reason I didn't put a halt to bidding as if the vote had gone the other way all bids would have been null and void and they would not have mattered, whereas with Turner the bids would have counted either way and a player being UFA v RFA could influence bidding.

Should also note for clarity that the other rookie has obviously also been deemed a UFA.

Is this for real or tongue-in-cheek? Is there really a DRB or is it just a one man show?

I got to agree with DGT. And I am someone who trades away draft picks like confetti. Pretty rough on the guys who take the long route and try to build a franchise slowly. Imagine acquiring and waiting a couple of years for picks and then have them stolen by someone without a real life counting down the clock till 168.

Speaking of 168 what does "basic consensus" actually mean? Sounds like a way of getting out of an unclear ruling?

I see my poll is not going well but really draft picks should not be morphed into free agency. Real NBA teams hold the rights for one year, not one week

Straight from the Horse's Mouth

Draft Rights

Draft Rights give a team the exclusive right to negotiate with and sign their draft pick. In general, a team will hold a player’s Draft Rights for a period of one year (Note: This time period only applies to non-Early Entry players). This upholds the sanctity of the NBA Draft and prevents draft picks from acting as free agents and signing with any team of their choosing. Draft Rights go into effect immediately after the player is drafted but are only maintained for the full year if the drafting team makes a Required Tender to their draft pick.[1] The substance of the Required Tender differs depending on whether the player is a first or second round pick. For first round picks, a Required Tender follows the rookie scale requirements and allows the player to sign until at least the first day of the regular season. For second round picks, a Required Tender is for at least the minimum salary and one season, and allows the player to sign until at least October 15th.

Every year we have draft picks bid on after the window for signing them closes. This isn’t a new concept. This just has been the closest to the deadline that this has ever happened. Most of us in this league do it so I don’t see why this is an issue for you. It’s written in the rules that this is the way it supposed to be and you love to play by the rules right?

Jeremy, you missed my whole argument. I feel i did sign him within 7 days. We have never mentioned that 7 days is 168 hours from the end of the draft for this purpose until yesterday in our 6 years.

IF this was a legal battle for a corporate body or group. The rules within Australia as governed by ASIC states that for days notice you do not count the partial date the notice is given on. It's counted as day zero. The law then only counts whole days after that until the end of that day unless specifically stated.

We have a deadline that is not clear in definition. The 168 was only mentioned as of yesterday as it served a purpose for some to make him available.

Dull Skull

You are a sadder case with every passing year.

You cry and cry over managers upping their bids to take you on over a RFA but you can turn around and have no compunction about undermining the very nature of a dynasty league by snatching someone's draft pick.

You haven't the honesty to admit that what is happening here is neither in the spirit of a dynasty league nor is it even guided by real NBA rules and that argument has been used before to shut down complaints.

To say there is a "basic consensus " about what 7 days means by definition there was no clear definition.

I have no dog in this fight and this ruling won't affect my team in any way but there is something called fair play and playing within the spirit of the game and you clowns totally trampled all over it,

And for what? For a guy who only ever played 3 college games and will probably take years to develop. He's not going to be worth owning for a few years yet and maybe never.

Was it really worth diving into the gutter for this player?

You are such a hypocrite. You wrap yourself in your own self serving morality whenever it suits you and then turn around and discard it to suit your fancy.