Gold Dragon wrote:tsherkin wrote:That doesn't make logical sense, no. It consumes a chunk of our cap when players with lesser reputations and better results could fill that same hole. The market is irrelevant in the case of a player like Demar.
The market is relevant because it determines how tradable Demar will be after signing. Of course you want him on as low a deal as possible to maintain flexibility. But if the market shows he is worth the max, he can still be traded. Also it shows that the organization is willing to pay players what they are worth and makes them a more attractive destination in trades and free agency.
Thats not true. The "market price" is set by one person (ie. team in this case). It's the price someone is willing to pay. But market price doesn't necessarily mean market value.
So if only one person is willing to pay Demar the max, and Masai matches, our market to trade would be 1 person.
Next you have to consider, even if the same person continued to want him, said person would be required to give up something in a trade... now actually costing them more. So said person would need to believe Derozan is even more valuable than the max (or the market price they created).
Matching an offer doesn't make a player 1) worth it 2) market value 3) more (or equally) tradable.
Also it shows that the organization is willing to pay players what they are worth and makes them a more attractive destination in trades and free agency.
this doesn't make sense. The organization has shown a willingness to pay players more than they are worth... arguably they have had to just to attract players.
