NYG wrote:How low is Oladipo's value right now? What is the minimum Pacers fans would expect?
At this point KP might as well let him prove his worth before making him available. There's really nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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NYG wrote:How low is Oladipo's value right now? What is the minimum Pacers fans would expect?
NYG wrote:How low is Oladipo's value right now? What is the minimum Pacers fans would expect?
Scoot McGroot wrote:Mark Montieth has a good retelling of the summer of 1996 when Reggie entertained free agency offers from the Knicks and others, and compared it to Vic and the Pacers. I have been pretty calm about Vic throughout this so far, mostly because I remember this process with Reggie too.
https://markmontieth.com/stories/1996-reggie-has-a-message-for-victor/
Scoot McGroot wrote:Mark Montieth has a good retelling of the summer of 1996 when Reggie entertained free agency offers from the Knicks and others, and compared it to Vic and the Pacers. I have been pretty calm about Vic throughout this so far, mostly because I remember this process with Reggie too.
https://markmontieth.com/stories/1996-reggie-has-a-message-for-victor/
Topofthekey wrote:Scoot McGroot wrote:Mark Montieth has a good retelling of the summer of 1996 when Reggie entertained free agency offers from the Knicks and others, and compared it to Vic and the Pacers. I have been pretty calm about Vic throughout this so far, mostly because I remember this process with Reggie too.
https://markmontieth.com/stories/1996-reggie-has-a-message-for-victor/
The difference being, Reggie at that time was in his prime, having given the team some memorable performances in the playoffs
Vic currently, very much less so
Topofthekey wrote:My biggest concern with Vic is if he plays well, but not that well
As in, he plays well enough to entice some other team to overpay and throw the max at him, but not well enough for the Pacers to want to max him themselves
basketballwacko2 wrote:Topofthekey wrote:My biggest concern with Vic is if he plays well, but not that well
As in, he plays well enough to entice some other team to overpay and throw the max at him, but not well enough for the Pacers to want to max him themselves
If that's the case then you let him go. If you can get a sign and trade if not just say Bye!
Topofthekey wrote:basketballwacko2 wrote:Topofthekey wrote:My biggest concern with Vic is if he plays well, but not that well
As in, he plays well enough to entice some other team to overpay and throw the max at him, but not well enough for the Pacers to want to max him themselves
If that's the case then you let him go. If you can get a sign and trade if not just say Bye!
Yes
And I feel like that's the most likely outcome, too
I think there's only a small chance Vic plays like his 2018 self. Equally, there's also only a very small chance that he will be terrible
Most likely outcome, I think, is he'll play well enough to garner interest from various teams, but not well enough that maxing him becomes an easy decision. Meaning unless we bite the bullet and commit to maxing him even if it's an overpay, we're most likely going to lose him to some other team who's willing to do it
Of course, there's an outside chance that the team performs so well and everything gels so perfectly that he doesn't want to leave and simply rebuffs all other teams and re-signs on a fair contract
It's a pretty fluid situation anyway, something to monitor as the team gets closer to the trade deadline