emunney wrote:humanrefutation wrote:ReasonablySober wrote:
If the alternative was a year on the QO and then he walks for nothing, of course I'm trading Giannis.
That's not the alternative in this situation, though. The direct comparison would be to ask whether you would match his offer sheet.
And for me, the answer is unquestionably yes, I match. Then I think about moving him if it's clear it won't work out in the long run.
That is not necessarily true. Brogdon did not sign an offer sheet and was not compelled to. He could have easily decided on the QO instead.
I don't recall the technicalities of the move - I remember it being reported that he signed with Indiana and then within seconds it was reported he was traded there - I took it to mean that he signed an offer sheet and then was traded, but I'm not sure if that's possible under the CBA. So I'll take your word for it on the mechanics of his move to Indiana.
Nevertheless, I don't find the infinitesimal chance that he'd sign a QO to be worth debating. That scenario would require us to believe that Indiana would not have extended that contract offer to him in the absence of a trade, and/or that Brogdon would risk his future financial security by choosing a QO with injury questions while his market value has never been stronger than it was going into that offseason.
I don't see those possibilities as worth considering, tbh.
