Reigning NBL MVP Bryce Cotton is sticking with the Perth Wildcats in Australia after opting out of his contract last month. The Wildcats issued a press release announcing that Cotton has signed a new three-year deal with the team. Emiliano Carchia of Sportando first reported that the 27-year-old had decided to remain in Perth.
Cotton was one of five NBL players to opt out of their contracts following the league’s salary-cutting measures. He generated international interest and considered a pair of “serious offers” before deciding to re-sign with the Wildcats, per Olgun Uluc of ESPN Australia.
Cotton has won three NBL titles since joining the Wildcats and was named the league’s MVP in 2018 as well. In 27 games in 2019/20, he averaged 22.6 PPG, 3.9 RPG, and 3.7 APG with a .426/.385/.830 shooting line, en route to his second MVP trophy.
Here are more odds and ends from around the basketball world:
- Former NBA big man Alan Williams, who spent time with the Suns and Nets from 2015-19, is in advanced talks with Russia’s Lokomotiv Kuban about a contract extension, a source tells Emiliano Carchia of Sportando. In his first season with the squad, Williams averaged 11.2 PPG and 10.1 RPG in 19 VTB United League games, with 9.4 PPG and 9.4 RPG in 10 EuroCup contests.
- The super-max contract – introduced in the NBA’s most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement – has had some unintended side-effects and consequences. Danny Leroux of The Athletic examines those issues and digs into how to fix them.
- Bleacher Report’s NBA writers recently took a look back at some of the biggest “what-if” trades in NBA history — deals that were discussed and/or came close to happening, but ultimately didn’t.
Supermax trade: Paul for Westbrook
According to Drexler, Chris Paul is a better player than Westbrook，What is the reason Rockets attached 4 first round picks for Wesrbrook？
because Paul’s contract has him earning $44M at age 37.
Stupidest contract ever!
That BR article is amazing for fans of “what-if”– which, Hoopsrumors should be all about.
There’s a lot about Kobe wanting to leave in 2007 and about four instances of Cavs near-trades, though not including the Spurs offer for Irving.
13 maybes of this century that would have changed things, blocked by the GM who would have benefited.
well the whole kobe thing ever happen because from what i heard lakers wanted deng when he was in his prime and kobe wanted him to stay with the bulls.
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