Tampering Charge Could Cost Nets Deron

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:realgm

If Mikhail Prokhorov broke the rules and met with Dwight Howard, then it’s not just that Howard will never be a Net, even if that idea was something of a stretch to begin with.

If Prokhorov met with Orlando’s superstar big man in Miami the other night and the NBA has a watertight case of tampering against the Nets owner, then he probably just killed any chance of re-signing Deron Williams.

Williams is saying all the right things about staying long-term with the Nets. But if the team is penalized because its owner and GM brazenly flouted the rules by meeting with a player who currently is property of another team, then the Nets are looking at losing several No. 1 draft picks, at the very least.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

How exactly would that happen? Some cap penalty I'm guessing?

 

[DJT]

I thought they just got fined big time....

 

[Giantmetfan07]

They're trying to say that the Nets will lose picks, won't be able to use those picks in a trade for someone like Dwight Howard, and that might push Deron away from resigning with the Nets.

 

[DJT]

I still think DWill will stay without Dwight...but I guess thats just me.

 

[.infamous]

I still think DWill will stay without Dwight...but I guess thats just me.

that's just you...

 

[VC15]

There was never a meeting. Anyone who actually fell for this, got played by the media.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

There was never a meeting. Anyone who actually fell for this, got played by the media.

Want to provide some factual evidence to that?

 

[DJT]

Yeah, Dwight said he didn't meet with em. I think he got a phone call or something...if I remember right.

 

[VC15]

Want to provide some factual evidence to that?

Sigh...

http://www.nba.com/magic/denton_tamperingcharges_denial_120911.html

This was nothing more than a scare tactic.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Why would the Magic admit to that? When have you ever heard a team just flat out say "yeah we filed tampering charges."

Not saying the meeting did or didn't happen, your logic just seems way to off. You believe everything you read.

 

[DJT]

The Magic were "looking into" filing tampering charges, then the next day they give Dwight the go-ahead to talk to teams...kinda weird.