Post#308 » by ATLTimekeeper » Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:29 pm
There's absolutely no way I'm offering Gary a deal. The team does not know if it will be competitive next year, and he does not have ideal skills for .5 basketball. His replacement is Jordan Nwora, who should be much cheaper and is just a couple of months older. per 36 the numbers are pretty close, and Jordan rebounds. Defense isn't important for either, even though Jordan is downright negligent there his ideal role is just bench scoring. I don't see Gary as any different. We're going to sacrifice D for guys like Gary, Jordan, Gradey anyway.
The way to look at is is who is likely to provide value on their next deal. If you get Jordan on 24/3 or whatever, he has a shot at outplaying that deal. I don't think Gary has shown he can outplay the next offer he's going to get. Retaining the asset isn't worth it, because Masai has no leverage these days anyway and his bargaining games have been weaponized against him by rival GMs, and we know that Gary really hasn't had a lot of trade value over the last few years.