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Camden wrote:Like I've been saying, the Wolves just don't have any [good] reason to buy him out.

Agreed. Unless next year comes off the books. I don't understand why we would give him up.

bleedspeed177 wrote:Is Martin playing hardball or will he be bought out? I guess he was at practice today.

It'll be the Wolves who were playing hardball if he remains with the team past midnight. If he wants out he's going to need to make a significant sacrifice from next season's cap hit, otherwise at $7M they have zero reason to do anything. To me the fact they're not rolling over is a feather in Milt's cap!

I believe the holdup is whether martin is willing to give up the final year of his contract. It's clear he wont have a role going forward with the wolves. It is also clear that the wolves will only buy him out if he forgo that final year so the wolves will only have to buy him out for this season and dont have to count the money he is owed next season.

Martin knows that he probably wont get 7m from any team next season even with the cap increased. That is why he is hesitant to forgo that 7m of his final year. If he wants to play for a playoff team and is confident with himself that he can get 7m next season in free agency then he probably takes the buyout.

It probably gets done...

Marc Stein ?@ESPNSteinLine 3m3 minutes ago
ESPN sources say that Timberwolves and the Kevin Martin are on course to reach a buyout agreement before tonight's midnight deadline

Marc Stein ?@ESPNSteinLine 2m2 minutes ago
The Timberwolves and Kevin Martin have until midnight ET to reach terms on a buyout and sources say they are closing in after days of talks

60WinTim wrote:It probably gets done...

Marc Stein ?@ESPNSteinLine 3m3 minutes ago
ESPN sources say that Timberwolves and the Kevin Martin are on course to reach a buyout agreement before tonight's midnight deadline

Marc Stein ?@ESPNSteinLine 2m2 minutes ago
The Timberwolves and Kevin Martin have until midnight ET to reach terms on a buyout and sources say they are closing in after days of talks

Of course they are. It had to happen

60WinTim wrote:It probably gets done...

Marc Stein ?@ESPNSteinLine 3m3 minutes ago
ESPN sources say that Timberwolves and the Kevin Martin are on course to reach a buyout agreement before tonight's midnight deadline

Marc Stein ?@ESPNSteinLine 2m2 minutes ago
The Timberwolves and Kevin Martin have until midnight ET to reach terms on a buyout and sources say they are closing in after days of talks

If Milt got him to waive next year's option, this would be a win. If not, he's soft and just let a player and his agent run over him. Would be laughable Martin and Miller end up on the Spurs for nothing. NBA Poetry.

Camden wrote:

60WinTim wrote:It probably gets done...

Marc Stein ?@ESPNSteinLine 3m3 minutes ago
ESPN sources say that Timberwolves and the Kevin Martin are on course to reach a buyout agreement before tonight's midnight deadline

Marc Stein ?@ESPNSteinLine 2m2 minutes ago
The Timberwolves and Kevin Martin have until midnight ET to reach terms on a buyout and sources say they are closing in after days of talks

If Milt got him to waive next year's option, this would be a win. If not, he's soft and just let a player and his agent run over him. Would be laughable Martin and Miller end up on the Spurs for nothing. NBA Poetry.

Yup, waiving next year's option would be a win for Milt. But I wouldn't be surprised if they came up with something like a 50/50 split. There are reasonable arguments on both sides of the coin, which means it's probably a fair deal.

60WinTim wrote:

Camden wrote:

60WinTim wrote:It probably gets done...

Marc Stein ?@ESPNSteinLine 3m3 minutes ago
ESPN sources say that Timberwolves and the Kevin Martin are on course to reach a buyout agreement before tonight's midnight deadline

Marc Stein ?@ESPNSteinLine 2m2 minutes ago
The Timberwolves and Kevin Martin have until midnight ET to reach terms on a buyout and sources say they are closing in after days of talks

If Milt got him to waive next year's option, this would be a win. If not, he's soft and just let a player and his agent run over him. Would be laughable Martin and Miller end up on the Spurs for nothing. NBA Poetry.

Yup, waiving next year's option would be a win for Milt. But I wouldn't be surprised if they came up with something like a 50/50 split. There are reasonable arguments on both sides of the coin, which means it's probably a fair deal.

If they have to pay him say 2 million next year I would be ok with that since Indont think it would be a deal breaker for Glen's wallet or for the cap space. A 50/50 split would be a win for Martin IMO. I've stuck up for Martin but I don't think he deserves anything beyond this year. We will find out soon enough.

Done deal, but no details, yet...

Marc Stein ?@ESPNSteinLine 4m4 minutes ago
ESPN sources say that the Timberwolves and Kevin Martin have reached terms on a buyout agreement and have submitted it for league approval


And:

Marc Stein ?@ESPNSteinLine 2m2 minutes ago
San Antonio remains a strong favorite to land Kevin Martin, according to league sources, but Dallas, Houston and Atlanta are also in pursuit