Site Administrator Graeme Posted February 24, 2014 Site Administrator Posted February 24, 2014 Jason Collins Signs With Nets, Becoming First Openly Gay NBA Player Considering how long he's been waiting, I think it's great news! The 10 day contract is something I didn't know about before, but it's a promising start!
TetRefine Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 I kinda feel bad for him. He'll have all this hype around him, and people will expect him I think to suddenly become a super star. He's basically been a bench-warmer most of his career.
Site Administrator Graeme Posted February 24, 2014 Author Site Administrator Posted February 24, 2014 The article and the comments agree that the club isn't expecting him to be a superstar. He's supposed to shore up a defensive weakness in the Nets. After all, they know what he can do because he used to play for them! Hopefully the hype isn't as bad as you (and I) fear. I'm watching this closely, since this is what my new novel is all about -- the coming out of a gay athlete at an elite level.
MJ85 Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 Yeah...I don't like that it's only a 10-day contract. He could end up not even playing, he could be there long enough for there to be the headline and then - oops! Out he goes... Again, there's this feeling of media making this a bigger deal than it really is, even making it into something that it's really not to a degree. 1
Site Administrator Graeme Posted February 24, 2014 Author Site Administrator Posted February 24, 2014 I'd never heard of 10 day contracts before this article, but reading through the comments explained it to me. They've contracted him for 10 days. At the end of those 10 days, they can either give him another 10 day contract, release him, or sign him for the year/season(?). If they give him a second 10 day contract, at the end of that, they either have to release him or sign him for the year/season. It's essentially a trial period and it appears to be a standard part of the bargaining agreement for the NBA (and some other pro sports, apparently). I can't see that they'll give him a contract and not play him, so I expect he'll be on the court very soon. The real interest will come when the 10 days are up and we find out what they do.
Site Administrator Graeme Posted February 24, 2014 Author Site Administrator Posted February 24, 2014 NY Times article on the game: Was It a Big Night? Nets Players Act as if It Wasn't Not surprisingly, the LA Times article concentrates more on the Lakers... as they should: Laker's 108-102 loss isn't real story as Jason Collins makes history It looks like it was a fairly low-key event, without the hype that could've been there.
Site Administrator Graeme Posted March 4, 2014 Author Site Administrator Posted March 4, 2014 Brooklyn Nets to sign Jason Collins again If everything goes as expected, in just over 10 days time, he'll be signed for the rest of the season.
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