Biff wrote:lilfishi22 wrote:Mr Puddles wrote:
Fox is two years removed from an all-NBA 3rd team selection. Green just shot 37/30 in his first playoff performance.
The gap in value between these two guys is grand canyon wide at the moment. Unless Jalen Green makes a huge leap this season, there's no way SAS will entertain this trade. Also, I'm sure they'll be targeting a power forward with any potential Fox trade, I don't think they're in any rush to move him.
Normally I would because I do think Fox is in a different tier than Jalen, a much better PG and more efficient scorer. The problem is where we're at in our rebuild. I think Jalen Green is overpaid and will continue to be until he proves otherwise but he is young (doesn't turn 24 until ASW), he has potential and he's owed $33.5m this year and around $36m per for the following 2. Fox is an even worse 3PT shooter than Green and turns 28 in Dec, so he's in his prime sp he's likely limited in how much better he could be. But for me the main issue is his contract. At $37m this season, it's the end of his max extension he got from the Kings then he transitions to the new deal he got from the Spurs over the summer which starts at $50m and rises to almost $62m when he's in the age 32 year. We could use his playmaking and scoring abilities but not to the tune of around $50-$60m a year
I suppose it depends, to me, if they plan on keeping Booker until he retires. If so, Fox fits HIS timeline a little better. Green is a younger asset for sure though. I'm just not sure exactly what Ishbia is planning. A full rebuild would have meant trading Booker for assets. Probably Brooks as well. Guess we still might trade Brooks to a playoff team before the deadline.
I also don't think he's a particuarly good fit next to Book either though. Sure he's a better playmaker than Green but he's not some elite PG either. Couple that with the fact that he's not a good 3PT shooter and it's just not a great fit, especially for how much he's getting paid.
As mentioned before, the biggest obstacle for me is his contract. Book is already on $53m and next season he'll be paid $57m at the same time Fox will be on $50m. That's $107m for 2 guys. Which is walking right back into the same issue we had with Book/Beal. Except Beal was set to finish his deal next season whereas Fox has another $120m owed to him after that.
I think there's a good chance we do move Brooks. Apparently there were no shortage of suitors for him after we traded for him but we liked him as a player so we decided to keep him. But I do anticipate we'll test the market and see if we can get a 1st out of him.
