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Jokic gets another guy paid. At least it's not a wild overpay. Good deal for both sides. Congrats to the young buck.

Love him honestly, well deserved, if he keeps his efficiency as last season, well worth it

Good deal for the nugs

Solid deal. A player you hate if he's not on your team.

Just about fair value assuming he keeps improving.

Awesome deal. Glad they did it now the price would only go up.

Is he really good enough to get Josh Giddey money?

Dominator83 wrote:Is he really good enough to get Josh Giddey money?

No.

Dominator83 wrote:Is he really good enough to get Josh Giddey money?

Can Josh play defense? Can he shoot?

Dominator83 wrote:Is he really good enough to get Josh Giddey money?

On a contending team would you rather have Braun or Giddey?

Last season Braun actually had a slightly higher TS with Jokic off the court.
Jokic off: 579 min .6777 TS
Jokic on: 2057 min .6611 TS

It's usually more than a .1 difference in TS (in the other direction) for most of their players.

Woodsanity wrote:Just about fair value assuming he keeps improving.

Does he really need to improve to be worth 25m a year?

Plus Defender that averages 15+ ppg on 66.5 TS% and doesn't need the ball in his hands to be effective, what's that worth on the open market?

TheShow2021 wrote:Last season Braun actually had a slightly higher TS with Jokic off the court.
Jokic off: 579 min .6777 TS
Jokic on: 2057 min .6611 TS

It's usually more than a .1 difference in TS (in the other direction) for most of their players.

He had super low USG last season. If he can bump that up to 20% without the efficiency falling off a cliff, this deal probably will look like a massive bargain.

TheShow2021 wrote:Last season Braun actually had a slightly higher TS with Jokic off the court.
Jokic off: 579 min .6777 TS
Jokic on: 2057 min .6611 TS

It's usually more than a .1 difference in TS (in the other direction) for most of their players.

On way lower volume though.

He is a Jokic merchant, but this team is build around Jokic so they need Jokic merchant like him who can play defense, glad they got him locked up on a fair deal.

Dominator83 wrote:Is he really good enough to get Josh Giddey money?

Would rather have Braun on my team over Josh stat‐padder-plays-no-D Giddey.

How is this even a question?

mkot wrote:

TheShow2021 wrote:Last season Braun actually had a slightly higher TS with Jokic off the court.
Jokic off: 579 min .6777 TS
Jokic on: 2057 min .6611 TS

It's usually more than a .1 difference in TS (in the other direction) for most of their players.

On way lower volume though.

He is a Jokic merchant, but this team is build around Jokic so they need Jokic merchant like him who can play defense, glad they got him locked up on a fair deal.

Every decent player on a good team is a merchant of the best player on the team. It's what being a role player is.

Dominator83 wrote:Is he really good enough to get Josh Giddey money?

Different players. Giddey is a playmaker that needs to be surround by shooters/finishers and defenders. Braun is a defensive minded role player. Camara or Murray is the better comparison in my opinion who also got extended this summer.

Onus wrote:

Dominator83 wrote:Is he really good enough to get Josh Giddey money?

On a contending team would you rather have Braun or Giddey?

Braun.

125 mil for this guy???

Give me Braun over Giddey any day.

Watching Jokic feed him in the open court is cinema. He’s become a real good tough shot maker at the rim too.