Approximately five and a half months after he officially reached free agency, Patrick McCaw remains a restricted free agent, and the Warriors are still prepare to match any offer sheet he signs, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.
McCaw, 23, had a promising rookie season for Golden State in 2016/17, but took a step back last season. In 57 games (16.9 MPG), he averaged 4.0 PPG on .409/.238/.765 shooting.
Despite his subpar showing, McCaw received a qualifying offer from the Warriors that made him a restricted free agent. However, he and the team have been unable to agree to terms on a new deal and the former UNLV guard can no longer accept his qualifying offer, which expired in the fall.
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As Haynes details, McCaw has held out so far this season in the hopes that the Warriors would either increase their offer or renounce his rights and make him unrestricted, but Golden State hasn’t budged on its stance. With second-year wing Alfonzo McKinnie earning a rotation spot and contributing, the Dubs haven’t gotten desperate enough to make a move on McCaw, who has remained in good shape by working out in his home town of St. Louis, says Haynes.
Although the Kings are the only NBA team with any cap room remaining, many clubs have exceptions that could be used to sign McCaw to an offer sheet, and Haynes reports that there’s some league-wide interest in the former second-rounder. However, potential suitors have “received word” of the Warriors’ intentions and are reluctant to give McCaw an offer sheet, sources tell Yahoo Sports.
A restricted free agent can sign an offer sheet up until March 1, so a resolution to the stalemate may still be a ways off.
Give him an offer sheet, let warriors match, tie up their cap room a little.
Sacramento should offer him 2 year 20 million just to f*** over the warriors.
Technically, if other teams are not making offers simply because they’ve heard the Warriors will match, that’s collusion.
Yes. Warriors should be forced to relinquish 3 first round picks as punishment.
He should swallow his pride and sign, Andre and Shaun are fading. He, alongside Cook and McKinney can claim more minutes from them as the season progresses. Stick around a few seasons then get a Barnes-style overpay somewhere else.
Sign what? His qualifying offer has expired