But you cant keep it in the pocket cause we wont have it next year.
Cjs extension, plumlee extension (if they get done, im sure they will), crabbes new deal, harkless new deal.
No. Crabbes cap hold is like a million dollars. He will likely command 10 million plus. So we could theoretically sign a 9 million player if we can get them to agree before we take care of signing crabbe.
Wait. Allen Crabbe? Isn't he coming off a rookie contract right now? $10MM+ sounds WAY too high, unless I'm missing something?
The salary cap is going way up this year. 10 million a year will be his floor with all the teams having cap space available.
I say let CJ and Plumlee hit RFA so that we can sign other guys first.
You dont let young talent go. Harkless is worth 8 million a year with the new cap. Aminu is being paid 7.5 and its thought of as a bargain now, so why isnt harkless worth 8?
Because we can't have six 6th to 8th guys at $8M-$10M a piece. Sure, individually they might be a bargain, but if you spent you whole cap on guys like this, you're not gonna be good.
I agree that you dont want a ton of 8-12 million dollar guys on our bench. But you dont just let them walk away. Kevin durant is not walking through that door. You resign your young talent, let them continue to grow, and try to put a package together for a star needing a change.
. "Hey CJ, were gonna give you a max contact, but why don't we wait till were able to go sign a good player to help us go compete for a ring?" . That wouldn't be a bad thing
No, he's not.
I would like whiteside. And wouldnt mind that situation if we brought back leonard and still felt he could end up being a reliable scorer.
I think you are confusing me for someone else. I've never alluded to being content with status quo and letting the cake bake.... But with that said I also am not a radical let's trade everyone all the time. I try to be realistic about what's available and what isn't and figure out what Olshey might do. Sometimes it's the right time to trade or to swing big other times it's not. I've also never simply said "Fuck no" with no rationale as to why.
I'm sure he also didn't think we'd come together as fast as we have. I believe Howard would be fantastic for us. He would protect that paint and finish like nobody we have. There def is some baggage with him, but who knows, maybe he realizes we have a bright future and would want to change his ways. I'd love to see him as our starting center!
