S&T With New Orleans: The Devonte Graham Thread

Robot Rock · Post #501 » by **Robot Rock** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:32 am

I’m fine with the first-round pick, don’t get me wrong, as long as it’s not super protected. But we’re right back in 10th or 11th in the East now with a trash backup PG.

Post #502 » by **BigSlam** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:33 am

yosemiteben wrote:

Read on Twitter

Damn I thought we'd pay him more than that

Right around where I thought he would get paid.

Hmmmmm. Not sure how I feel about this now.

Graham at that price might be better than whatever 1st round pick we are going to end up getting.

BlackOutBuzz · Post #503 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:33 am

Read on Twitter

Not a bad return for a 2nd round pick.

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Post #504 » by **JDR720** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:33 am

12m is probably perfectly acceptable for him.

I guess "experts" don't have that much expertise when it comes to value.

Post #505 » by **Diop** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:35 am

yosemiteben wrote:I thought Devonte was coach's pet.

Maybe he's JLin 2.0 and just didn't want to come off the bench.

i thought this as well, but I guess it makes sense if you want to be a starting point guard, you don't want to be on a team whose franchise player is a point guard.

Post #506 » by **BigSlam** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:35 am

BlackOutBuzz wrote:

Read on Twitter

Not a bad return for a 2nd round pick.

What happens if the pick lands in the lottery though?

Post #507 » by **yosemiteben** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:35 am

I really did not expect us to have to go PG FA hunting.

While how we seem to have ditched Monk and Graham.

Very curious what our plan is.

chabber · Post #508 » by **chabber** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:35 am

Geez, yeah gonna miss him at that price. I hope protections swing our way, cause I think they're gonna be right back in the lottery.

Also yeah, I didn't really expect to be missing Graham and Monk going into next year.

BlackOutBuzz · Post #509 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:35 am

I legit thought 4/$48 made sense for him (it's what we gave Kemba for his 2nd deal), so $47 feels matchable, but I won't complain about recouping the Kai pick.

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Bassman · Post #510 » by **Bassman** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:36 am

Graham just doesn’t fit what we’re trying to do. He had devolved into a 3 point chucker, too often abandoning any effort to develop opportunities for others. Hopefully we can sign a good reserve PG who can distribute, defend and score when needed.

SWedd523 · Post #511 » by **SWedd523** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:36 am

Robot Rock wrote:I’m fine with the first-round pick, don’t get me wrong, as long as it’s not super protected. But we’re right back in 10th or 11th in the East now with a trash backup PG.

Curious where you thought they were before losing Graham

Chapelchilla · Post #512 » by **Chapelchilla** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:37 am

The first round pick is nice but damn, 12 million for Devontae in his prime years really wasn’t a bad contract to shell out
Hmm
We better bring in Mills or make another deal

BlackOutBuzz · Post #513 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:37 am

Read on Twitter

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Post #514 » by **BigSlam** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:37 am

JDR720 wrote:12m is probably perfectly acceptable for him.

I guess "experts" don't have that much expertise when it comes to value.

$10,930,233
$11,476,745
$12,023,257
$12,569,769

Robot Rock · Post #515 » by **Robot Rock** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:38 am

SWedd523 wrote:
Robot Rock wrote:I’m fine with the first-round pick, don’t get me wrong, as long as it’s not super protected. But we’re right back in 10th or 11th in the East now with a trash backup PG.

Curious where you thought they were before losing Graham

If Hayward stayed healthy, LaMelo kept up his pace and PJ got any better, 6th to 8th.

Last time we made the playoffs was the last time we had a healthy team with two good PGs. That trend continues again for another year.

Post #516 » by **JDR720** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:39 am

All hands on deck to find a backup PG now.

Honestly, Graham at 12m per year is probably better than whoever is left.

We think we're gonna get screwed by giving a bad contract. We end up being screwed in a completely different way.

The draft pick is nice, but I'd rather have swapped him for a player. I highly doubt NOP make the playoffs next season too.

JGib23 · Post #517 » by **JGib23** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:40 am

$12M was right about the range that I thought it would be 50/50 on if we would match or not. I think it came down to who they would rather pay (Tae or Terry). So in this scenario we get a $12M trade exception, a first round pick and an easier path to retain Terry next summer without luxury tax concerns.

I'm happy for Tae who worked his ass off and I will be pulling for him to do well in NOLA.

Robot Rock · Post #518 » by **Robot Rock** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:40 am

Honestly at this point I’ve gotten so used to 34-48 or 35-47 it’s fine, just run it back again. Can we get Round 3 with Ramon Sessions? Maybe Felton?

JGib23 · Post #519 » by **JGib23** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:41 am

also, Terry Rozier may be the backup PG which allows Gordan to slide over to SG and frees up more minutes for Miles...

-Ian- · Post #520 » by **-Ian-** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:41 am

I hate this. I'm gonna miss Devonte'.

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