slick_watts wrote:getting anything for danilo gallinari is preferable to getting nothing out of him. what's so hard to grasp about this. he's going to walk in free agency. this team is not contending as-is. there's no reason at all to not accept the best value in return for him now other than a short sighted desire to sacrifice value for some more competitive playoff games. our goal as an org. should be to collect assets and increase the value of our assets to prepare for a rebuild. even removing protections on the miami pick and getting another pick would do that. you don't need to hit a home run on every transaction to make the transaction worth it.
There is no money in the FA market this year which mean S&T are going to be the way to go. Gallo is a top 10 FA. If a team could sign him to a 3 year $50 million deal they would probably be willing to give up at least a 25' FRP.
I agree it is short sited to just look at these playoffs. But, it is also short sighted for Galo to sign a one year deal with a non guaranteed year in the 2nd year of the deal, and I also think OKC can take the risk on this one and let him hit FA.
The change in protections brings zero value to the floor since that pick becomes unprotected in 26'.
I really think Herro has to be in this deal for it to make sense to the Thunder.
