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Originally Posted by old-fart
If Edler (or anyone else) said that then they are, frankly, a moron.
Why did they sign a discounted deal? Because they hate money? Because they wanted the publicity of being seen as a good guy? Because it was all the team was offering and they really really wanted to play there?
The team got you, in theory, for less than you are worth allowing them to (one or more):
a) Save money and make more profit (or less loss) - team advantage
b) Save on the cap and use that space to sign other players - team advantage
c) Get an asset they could later leverage easier in a trade - team advantage
In every and all cases a "discounted deal" is in the team's advantage. To suggest you are now crying because the team will use that to their advantage is stupid. Edler would be well within his rights to deny a trade to any team he wants to within the provisions of his NTC, but don't try and suggest you didn't sign the discounted deal for the team to gain some advantage.
Idiot.
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Yeah sure but I think it is in reference to being asked to waive a NTC and being traded. I think the player is aware that they are doing the team a favor by taking the discount when they signed, that's why they call it a discount. This is all with regards to essentially doing the team an extra favor. A discounted deal was signed with a NTC so the player could stay not so he could be on an attractive deal for other teams.