Why the **** is Jessie Bates not signed yet?

[grampahol]

It's not entirely clear any other team will pay Bates what he wants although I suspect someone will and then be sorely disappointed. Bates or his agent have engaged in a game of chicken with the billionaire class and billionaires don't seem to like losing out on even a dime here and there. If, and it's a big if, the owners all close ranks for Mr Brown then Jesse will be screwed true and blue. He'll be done in the league and have to go beg the Canadian league for peanuts.