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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Regarding the Wideman NMC. The guy is a summer away from a contract year playing for a team where his minutes are likely to decrease as the 22 year old RHD they traded for will get an increased workload moving towards the end of the season and into next year.
Wideman would be wise to waive his NMC if the team trying to acquire him offers a better opportunity
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From a pure contractual perspective, I agree. These players are all human though, and I'm sure there's part of him that just wants to ride out a bad season that's just gotten worse, train over the summer and start fresh with a new team.
Also, if he shows up to another team after a trade and is distracted and craps the bed, that really limits his options going forward. Teams are generally willing to take a chance on previously useful players who deteriorate with one team. As soon as you start floundering with multiple teams, your value plummets.