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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 544680" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>The linked article questions how much truth there is to this rumor. Just like with the reported Raji offer, we just don’t know the details of any offer until its accepted. In the extremely unlikely case that Shields and his agent are offering to sign a very team-friendly deal I'm sure Thompson and Ball would do that deal ASAP. If the guaranteed money is the same as the tag, the player is better off being tagged because after the season the player will either be tagged again (I believe teams can use the tag twice consecutively with a player) or hit the market. The guaranteed money is important to the player as insurance against serious injury or a significant decline in play. But if the guarantees are the same, the "insurance" is the same. Being tagged allows the player to get more guaranteed money next year, either by being tagged or signing a multi-year deal with guarantees. Signing a 4-year contract for example, means no more guaranteed money for 4 years. For very talented players, the guarantees on multi-year deals are usually more than the guaranteed tagged amount. And the team benefits with a multi-year deal because it can spread the cap hit over those years as opposed to taking the one-year hit of the entire tag amount.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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