How Can McDyess Refuse to Play for the Nuggets?
by Jeremy on Nov 7, 2008 4:47 PM MST
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Yes, McDyess is under contract and the Nuggets can refuse to buy him out and force him to remain on their roster. However Denver cannot force him to show up to practices or games. Obviously, if his contract is owned by the Nuggets and he refuses to participate, he can be suspended and fined, but most teams in the Nuggets situation seek to avoid the embarrassment of having a player very publicly proclaim that your organization is not worth suiting up for. Teams also want to be viewed as player friendly and unless you have a player you view as a complete malcontent (see Stephon Marbury) teams will work to do what the player wants in situations like this.
The reason there has not been a conclusion yet is the Nuggets know they can play hardball and are seeking to buy McDyess out at a price low enough to get them under the luxury tax line. That price is below what McDyess is currently willing to accept.
Right now the Nuggets have the leverage, but realistically the situation is costing them the services of Juwan Howard. Should one of the Denver big men go down then the power swings into McDyess' hands.
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It’s an amzing situation. I am genuinely surprised that Dice is literally refusing to play for us on the grounds that we are a bad team. Thanks for the answer!
by joshhopp on Nov 7, 2008 8:35 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Dice’s attitude is getting on my nerves. Go and play. It’s not like the Nuggets are a 15-20 win team. Not like he’s a dominant player anymore either.
by NBR on Nov 7, 2008 9:12 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I was confussed by this attitude
Looks like there is some personnel animosity between McDyess and the Nuggets, why I have no idea. If I was McDyess I would want to get the contract money and it might be great to be able to help Denver (the team he started with) win in the playoffs. A nice way to finish off a career, but who knows. I really don’t know why he would want to go back to Detroit when they traded him anyways, which shows they had no real long term need for him to begin with.
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by Broncoman on Nov 13, 2008 2:06 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
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