Big Nick Energy: The Nick Richards Thread

Post #121 » by **yosemiteben** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:01 am

Would have bet a lot of money that Big Vern would have been the one signing the extension when they were drafted. Kudos to Nick for putting in the work.

dmutombo321 · Post #122 » by **dmutombo321** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:32 am

Stellar signing at a bargain value.

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Chapelchilla · Post #123 » by **Chapelchilla** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:08 am

That’s a Heckuva good bargain for the Hornets to lock up a legit rotation player through his young prime. I’m glad Nick and Mitch both wanted him to stay here. We have a great pair of young bigs locked in for the next 3 years and that’s a good foundation.

Post #124 » by **luciano-davidwesley** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:45 am

Fantastic deal for the Hornets!

Snidely FC · Post #125 » by **Snidely FC** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:46 am

Yeeeeees! Smart move!

Post #126 » by **fatlever** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:03 am

5 stars

Hornet Mania · Post #127 » by **Hornet Mania** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:31 pm

What a pleasant surprise. I'm glad to see Nick locked in for a bargain price.

Now pleasantly surprise me with PJ's number.

Post #128 » by **yosemiteben** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:08 pm

Read on Twitter

Even better

LofJ · Post #129 » by **LofJ** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:33 pm

Hornet Mania wrote:What a pleasant surprise. I'm glad to see Nick locked in for a bargain price.

Now pleasantly surprise me with PJ's number.

Read on Twitter

The only teams with enough cap space to go after restricted free agents are the Rockets and Spurs. PJ's best chance for a decent payday is with us.

SWedd523 · Post #130 » by **SWedd523** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:43 pm

LofJ wrote:
Hornet Mania wrote:What a pleasant surprise. I'm glad to see Nick locked in for a bargain price.

Now pleasantly surprise me with PJ's number.

Read on Twitter

The only teams with enough cap space to go after restricted free agents are the Rockets and Spurs. PJ's best chance for a decent payday is with us.

Well that sucks (for us)

LofJ · Post #131 » by **LofJ** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:59 pm

SWedd523 wrote:
LofJ wrote:
Hornet Mania wrote:What a pleasant surprise. I'm glad to see Nick locked in for a bargain price.

Now pleasantly surprise me with PJ's number.

Read on Twitter

The only teams with enough cap space to go after restricted free agents are the Rockets and Spurs. PJ's best chance for a decent payday is with us.

Well that sucks (for us)

If no one is bidding against you then you're in the driver's seat. I think he'll end up getting a deal similar to what the Grizzlies gave Brandon Clarke - 4 years and a bit over $50 million.

Hornet Mania · Post #132 » by **Hornet Mania** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:38 pm

LofJ wrote:
SWedd523 wrote:
LofJ wrote:

Read on Twitter

The only teams with enough cap space to go after restricted free agents are the Rockets and Spurs. PJ's best chance for a decent payday is with us.

Well that sucks (for us)

If no one is bidding against you then you're in the driver's seat. I think he'll end up getting a deal similar to what the Grizzlies gave Brandon Clarke - 4 years and a bit over $50 million.

4yrs/50 is extremely reasonable. I have a love hate relationship with PJ like many others on this board but he's not worthless, the key is to not pay him like a borderline all-star. 4yr/50 would be paying him like a great reserve or decent starter, which he is.

HornetJail · Post #133 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:47 pm

Yeah we should be quite happy with $12M a year. PJ is pretty clearly "just a guy" at this point, but he's a very quality rotation guy that I'd be more than happy to keep around under like $16M

Post #134 » by **JDR720** » Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:19 am

Can't have too many 3&D guys, as long as they aren't too expensive. PJ on 12-15 is fine. 20+ isn't.

amcoolio · Post #135 » by **amcoolio** » Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:04 am

PJ isn't worth a dime over 12. I don't think he's even a starter on a playoff team. Hugely disappointing season in a "contract year"

JMAC3 · Post #136 » by **JMAC3** » Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:09 pm

Pretty wild that the third year isn't guaranteed, think Nick could have gotten more in FA then virtually a 2/10.

Love it for us though, means we can take a ton of swings at forwards in the draft.

NMBSurfin · Post #137 » by **NMBSurfin** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 10:09 pm

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More bad injury news: Nick Richards is out for an extended period with a cartilage fracture in his right first rib underneath his clavicle, #Hornets announce.

Richards will be reevaluated “every other week,” Hornets say, making it uncertain when the big man will return.

Post #138 » by **fatlever** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 10:19 pm

comical.
you rely on a player who hasnt played in a year, this is what happens. you get taj gibson and diabate.
sucks for nick.

HornetJail · Post #139 » by **HornetJail** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 10:20 pm

I don't think there's any noticeable downgrade from Nick to Diabate or possibly even Taj, but hopefully this forces the team to make a move for someone who is better than the 50th best center in the league.

Post #140 » by **fatlever** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 10:21 pm

we also essentially have 3 dead roster spots - beyond mark/nick being out
rhoden, micic and jefferies.