coldfish wrote:Last 10 Bulls games:
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8.1p 2.6r 1.6a 2.0to 39.2%fg
Man his contract is going to be tough. He just shows you a little and then it disappears.
The team that will give 20M+ to Pat Williams will look like a fool in 2 years, and will try to dump him one year later just like Knicks did with Barrett and Atlanta is trying to do with DeAndre Hunter. It has albatross written all over it.
It's not rocket science: can he become an allstar or not? I would love to hear the argument for it, but nothing he's shown so far indicates Top 40 potential. His ceiling seems to be the 4th best player on a reasonably ok playoff team. Valuable player, but not 25M+ worth, even with increased cap.
If he projects as a role player, you don't overpay. Good front office win on margins, by getting great contract value on role players like Bruce Brown, KCP, Herb Jones or even Derrick White (who is close to an allstar this year). Caruso and White are on great contracts, I don't see any reason to break the bank for a lesser player.
"But, but, if we don't offer 25M+, someone else will"
Fine, let's trade him then ! If Pat is that valuable and a diamond in the rough, then for sure we can get at least some value right ? The team that get him can get a testdrive, work on a contract or match other offers.
So I'm for either trading him before his value plummets (he won't be 22 forever and we're running out of excuses for his passivity), getting him on a Herb Jones-like contract or let him test the free-agency. If he gets a 20M+offer from another team, I wish him the best for his next chapter.