Vucevic re-signs $100 million 4 year deal with Magic

[Magic_Johnny12]

It is reported that this is the contract structure for Vučević.

$28 million during the 2019-20 season
$26 million during the 2020-21 season
$24 million during the 2021-22 season
$22 million during the 2022-23 season


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A thing of beauty, this just got a lot better.

[AshBlackstone]

I have a question for those upset over the lack of attention to the PG spot this offseason.

Who did you want? I just don’t see anything out there worth the $$$ given we still have to figure out what Fultz can be.

There were really only 3 names I see has major improvement pieces.

1) Kyrie Irving:
He wasn’t leaving Boston for Orlando

2) Kemba Walker:
People overstated the relationship with Cliff. He wasn’t leaving Charlotte for Orlando.

3) Deangelo Russell:
This one was interesting to me. However, he ended up taking a sign-and-trade for Kevin Frickin Durant! Nope, we were not going to be able to compete with that.


So who else is there? Other names that cross my mind got PAID!! and offer limited improvement. A fully healthy Fultz has far more upside that the likes of a Terry Rozier. I would rather test Fultz for one season than pay Rozier $58M over 3 years.

Come January we could still consolidate some of our young big man assets for a run at Russell ... if Fultz clearly isn’t returning.

We have options.

There are a lot of posters on this board that would have been 100% fine with letting Vucevic and Ross walk, stretching Mozgov to gain additional cap space and then signing Russell outright IMO.

But he still has to want to come here. He ended up being sent to Golden St. Signing him wasn’t even on the table, even if we did those moves. He still would have been sent to Golden St.

And I didn’t even mention that he was a restricted free agent.

[MagicFan101]

I have a question for those upset over the lack of attention to the PG spot this offseason.

Who did you want? I just don’t see anything out there worth the $$$ given we still have to figure out what Fultz can be.

There were really only 3 names I see has major improvement pieces.

1) Kyrie Irving:
He wasn’t leaving Boston for Orlando

2) Kemba Walker:
People overstated the relationship with Cliff. He wasn’t leaving Charlotte for Orlando.

3) Deangelo Russell:
This one was interesting to me. However, he ended up taking a sign-and-trade for Kevin Frickin Durant! Nope, we were not going to be able to compete with that.


So who else is there? Other names that cross my mind got PAID!! and offer limited improvement. A fully healthy Fultz has far more upside that the likes of a Terry Rozier. I would rather test Fultz for one season than pay Rozier $58M over 3 years.

Come January we could still consolidate some of our young big man assets for a run at Russell ... if Fultz clearly isn’t returning.

We have options.

There are a lot of posters on this board that would have been 100% fine with letting Vucevic and Ross walk, stretching Mozgov to gain additional cap space and then signing Russell outright IMO.

But he still has to want to come here. He ended up being sent to Golden St. Signing him wasn’t even on the table, even if we did those moves. He still would have been sent to Golden St.

And I didn’t even mention that he was a restricted free agent.

Remember that Kemba Walker to Boston was a publicly known done deal before we even reached free agency.

For me, and surely most others, the idea of letting Vuc and Ross go to sign Russell would have hinted on a similar understanding already being in place.

You don’t release Vuc and Ross on the chance that maybe a guy you haven’t spoken to picks us.

[Skin]

It is reported that this is the contract structure for Vučević.

$28 million during the 2019-20 season
$26 million during the 2020-21 season
$24 million during the 2021-22 season
$22 million during the 2022-23 season


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Palatable.

[drsd]

Palatable.

[Last Guardian]

It seems we are committed to this trajectory now. I don’t blame them after all the losing seasons to try and capitalize on last season but without Fultz becoming a star or major improvement from younger players we look like we’re just chasing mediocrity

[basketballRob]

It seems we are committed to this trajectory now. I don’t blame them after all the losing seasons to try and capitalize on last season but without Fultz becoming a star or major improvement from younger players we look like we’re just chasing mediocrity

If we top out as a mediocre team we can do what OKC is doing at a smaller scale.

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[MoMM]

Assuming that our young players will get a little bit better, Amino wad added and we get some production from our backup PG for the entire season, we will have a better record, perhaps 50 wins.

Bucks, Raptors, 76ers, Celtics, Pacers and Hornets got worse as they lost some role players.