Liqourish wrote:MrBigShot wrote:Liqourish wrote:
Who is going to give him $13 million coming off an Achilles injury that had him sidelined for a full year? And of those teams, who has a better team than the Pistons?
Matthews got 17.5 mil per for 4 years before anyone even got a chance to see him play after his achilles injury, so it's possible. GMs will get to see Jennings for another 47 games so that's plenty of time to evaluate how close he'll get to returning to last year's form.
I definitely want to see Jennings stay and if he keeps playing like he did last night I would go as high as 13 mil per. That's worth it for a quality sixth man with the cap space rising. Love the fire and style he plays with, and he doesn't get enough recognition for his playmaking ability which can be top notch at times.
Wesley Matthews contract was different for a number of reasons.
1. It increased due to the fact that DeAndre Jordan backed out of the Mavs deal and returned to L.A. He was set to make $14 million per before that whole mess happened, as a starter for Dallas.
2. Matthews was a much more efficient scorer than Jennings pre-injury. Wesley in Portland pre-injury-.448/.389/.752- 60 starts. Jennings in Detroit pre-injury- .401/.360/.839- 41 starts. Being able to cut and land on a torn achilles is huge for a guard.
3. Matthews didn't need a full year off to recover. His injury wasn't as severe. He got injured in March and was ready to go for the start of the season. Jennings needed a full year away from the game, due to the damage.
4. Matthews was signed to be a starter in Dallas, not a 6th man. Jennings is now asked to be a sixth man in Detroit after signing Jackson to a $80 million contract. I don't expect Jennings to take a massive pay cut due to coming off the bench, but I don't think he'll see starter money unless he's overpaid by a poor team. Which I just don't see the options open for him.
What you've said is true, but the fact remains: Nobody got to see Wes play prior to signing him. GMs will have about ~60% or so of a full season to evaluate Jennings. What sounds like a more risky gamble to you? Matthews easily. Achilles injury or not, what type of contract offers he gets will really come down to whether or not he can play well/stay healthy. He's reliant on speed/quickness, and to honest it's still early but the way he was moving yesterday I never would've been able to tell he was injured.
Im not necessarily say he will take a larger offer from a bad team to start over a lesser offer from us to be 6th man for us, but I am saying it wouldn't shock me. It may be a moot point anyway, because if SVG values him as much as I think he does I think he'll give him an offer where he can get the best of both worlds...getting paid big and still playing a lot of minutes.
