drchaos wrote:Skybox wrote:drchaos wrote:
The Nets are going to want that first rounder if they are doing this.
Surely not from ORL...I'd say BRK gets a steal if they end up with a jailbreak Kuminga on a $22m deal. I've always thought that was too much for Cam Johnson. If you're not happy to have Kuminga at that salary - then you just shouldn't want Kuminga at all...which is a legit conversation.
If you don't believe in Kuminga's potential - then there's nothing to talk about, but you're not bringing him in to be a role player (like Cam is on a good team). Kuminga will put up 20+ right away...but then again, so will Cam Thomas, who nobody is fighting for...just a matter of whether either of those guys can flourish in a winning system. Kuminga is an athletic marvel with skills but it's definitely TBD how far he can go on a good team.
The first rounder would be coming from Golden State like it did in the original deal except it would go to Brooklyn instead of Chicago.
If the Nets signed Kuminga to a $22 mil RFA offer could the Warriors even afford to match?
Why not keep Cam Johnson and just use a poison pill to get the other player?
The first rounder gives the Warriors something instead of nothing by getting Cam Johnson back.
I see...will be interesting what BRK can do to "weaponize" their cap space and terrorize other teams
ORL was in this position last summer and they blew it on KCP (good player, stupid signing, overpay on top) and re-upping a bunch of vets to "tradable deals" who promptly had down years and diminished their value. I see a lot of proposals where cap-strained teams hope they can just throw a bad contract onto BRK with some draft equity to facilitate the deal they want (including me). I wonder what is the breaking point for GSW to just let Kuminga go rather than commit to a costly sign and trade. Good stuff...BRK should/could be fun to watch. I still kind of like this one for BRK...Kuminga on a "forced" low deal isn't a bad piece.Do you think they do something big this summer or kick the can down the road, collect some draft equity, and go hard next summer?