Big Nick Energy: The Nick Richards Thread

[yosemiteben]

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]

Stellar signing at a bargain value.

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[Chapelchilla]

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.

[luciano-davidwesley]

Fantastic deal for the Hornets!

[Snidely FC]

Yeeeeees! Smart move!

[fatlever]

5 stars

[Hornet Mania]

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

Now pleasantly surprise me with PJ's number.

[yosemiteben]

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Even better

[LofJ]

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

Now pleasantly surprise me with PJ's number.

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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]

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

Now pleasantly surprise me with PJ's number.

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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]

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

Now pleasantly surprise me with PJ's number.

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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]

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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]

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

[JDR720]

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]

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]

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.