MrMiyagi wrote:lilfishi22 wrote:bwgood77 wrote:
I hope he can get better, but the last two years he's been traded and been out with injuries for for quite a bit of the time we've had him, and hasn't posted particularly good numbers if you dig at all deeper than the surface. I think as time goes on with the new cap, his value will rise, but picks and rookie contracts value have probably risen more than his value will, so despite another poster bringing up trades that may have happened in the old cap era, I think things have changed in relation to how highly teams will value picks and rookie contracts.
Hopefully he plays well enough this year to where he does have decent trade value so if we feel we have enough firepower at the guard position we can trade him if there is a worthy offer.
That's a great point which I've not taken into account.
But have vets on good deals risen in value proportionally to rookies - especially with the level of rawness rookies have? There is always a team who'd rather trade a lottery pick for a more proven player because they think they're close to a playoff push. Not to mention talks of a new CBA. Will rookies get bigger contracts and will it happen before next year's draft?
I'd certainly argue that most teams would pay a premium for a known quantity that would help the team rather than lay low and hope their pick gets them a contributor. With that lens on, team would likely prefer to pay (to an extent) a premium for a proven player on a great deal when other teams are shelling out much bigger bucks for marginally better players. Teams which have also missed out in FA and were left to either sign an average player for more than they are worth or do nothing, would be a lot more interested in trading for a young player than obtaining a pick.
With so much money going around, I think most teams are less attracted to cheaper but slow to develop potential contributors. Only a few teams are taking the slow route like us.
