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Originally Posted by jayswin
Hamilton is a pending UFA, if he negotiates and signs with another team, he's with that team.
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Yes, but if he negotiates a deal with another team prior to free agency starting he has to wait for a while to sign it. He's not a UFA yet. So he can find out what other teams are offering, go back to Carolina and say, "Boston is offering me X years for Y million. Will you do better than that?" And Carolina can say yes, no, or no but we'll match their offer. Unless Hamilton wants to leave, it's in his interest to do so.