Donatas Motiejunas: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation on Rockets PF

September 14th, 2016 by Joseph Zucker Leave a reply »
The Houston Rockets extended a one-year, $3.4 million qualifying offer to Donatas Motiejunas in June, but the Lithuanian big man has yet to sign the tender, leaving his status in flux ahead of the 2016-17 NBA season.

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Motiejunas Considering Turning Down 1-Year Tender Wednesday, Sept. 14 On Wednesday, Motiejunas' agent, B.J. Armstrong, discussed his side's frustration with Houston's negotiating tactics.

"They haven't made us a serious offer," Armstrong said, per ESPN.com's Calvin Watkins. "Our moment of truth will be Oct. 1. We'll make a decision on that day."

Armstrong added that he and Motiejunas haven't made any final decisions, but the Rockets power forward is at least weighing whether or not he'd sign the $3.4 million tender if Houston doesn't put another deal on the table.

NBA salary-cap expert Larry Coon explained what would happen if the Oct. 1 deadline passes and Motiejunas fails to sign the one-year contract:

A qualifying offer automatically expires on October 1, unless it is extended by the team (which is rarely done). A qualifying offer cannot be extended past March 1. If ...

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