nate33 wrote:fishercob wrote:It's a nice signing for the Cavs because it's so low risk. But the fact that this is the best deal Bynum could get should tell you about how confident the marketplace is about his ability to get on the floor and produce at a high level.
I'm not sure if it's a good deal or not. Wojo words it like this:
Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Bynum's deal will include $12 million in guaranteed money over two seasons and $6 million in Year 1. The Cavaliers hold an option for Year 2 worth $12.5 million.
So it's $6M in Year 1 and a $12.5M option in Year 2. But since it's guaranteed for $12M over the course of 2 years, it sounds to me like there's a $6M buyout for Year 2.
Is that such a great contract? It's locking in a $6M cap hit next year even if he never gets healthy and plays well again.
I haven't seen that elsewhere, but if that's the case it changes things a lot. If sports history tells us anything, this won't work out well for the Cavs. You think we have angst as Wizards fans? This is the city that has endured, The Drive, The Fumble, Jose Mesa, Art Modell, and The Decision. Nothing works out for Cleveland and their fans are more tortured than you could possibly realize. I have a good friend who is a Cavs fan who couldn't bring himself to watch a minute of these most recent Finals -- can you even imagine that?
I do like that this sets the stage for a renewal of the rivalry between the Wizarda and the Cavs. But unlike many of our favorite chicken littles, I don't see a clear advantage for Cleveland.
Irving has been better than Wall so far, but Wall has shown more upside. His best is better than Irving's because he's a much better distributor and a much, much more
willing and disruptive defender.
I'd take Beal over Waiters by a significant margin. And while I was impressed by the Jarrett Jack signing,
Mike Prada's excellent breakdownhas given me a healthy amount of pause as to its wisdom.
I think today I'd rather have Nene and Okafor than Bynum and Varejao. Bynum just missed an entire season and still hasn't been cleared for play. He's 25, but his knees may be 65. Varejao has played 81 games combined over the past three seasons. Tristan Thompson is an improving young big and represents an area where Cleveland has a clear edge -- that infamous 2011 draft. Zeller and Bennett give the Cavs more of an edge down low.
The Wizards have strength, depth, defense, and shooting on the wings with Webster, Porter, Ariza and potentially Rice. Cleveland has....Karasev? Big advantage, Wiz.
It's a pretty even matchup that depends heavily on health. Both squads will have some flexibility to add talent going forward.
I do have my doubts on Mike Brown as a fit there. Their hope is that he can turn horrid defensive team back into a good one. He's going to have to work very hard with that backcourt troika for sure. Then there's also the question of how good the offense will be even if the defense does improve some; Brown has a bad reputation as an offensive coach. I don't think it's going to be easy to integrate all of their new pieces into a cohesive. efficient offense. I am betting the Wiz have a better year.
