keevsnick1 wrote:Parliament10 wrote:keevsnick1 wrote:
I would like to, at some point, actually see Brad make a first round pick. This team is going to need to find young guys on rookie contracts that can contribute given the financial crunch coming in the next few years.
White has only 1.5 years left on his deal, Horford is old and has only 1.5 years. Hauser has 1.5 years. Jrue can be a free agent this summer. Brown has his max deal, Tatum will get his. This team will be VERY expensive.
Getting a guy on a cheap 4 year deal who is in the rotation would be huge for this team. Now maybe you can do that with second rounders, Walsh looks promising, but they shouldn't be pushing too far into the future. Have to start developing guys with this next draft.
I think that the reasoning is that we'd be pegged in on salary with a 1st Rounder.
The new 2nd Round Pick Exception, allows them to go 4 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_salary_cap#:~:text=The%202023%20CBA%20created%20the,Kings%20when%20they%20signed%20No.The 2023 CBA created the second-round pick exception which allows teams to sign their second-round draft picks for up to four years without counting against the cap until July 31 of the player's first season.
The difference in salary between a 30th pick and second rounders in the 30's isn't really that big. 30th pick starts at around 2 million, which is about the same as a vet min contract and about the same as what many early 30's 2nd round picks will sign for.
The other issue is future second rounds picks are... in the future. They need cheep contributors sooner, rather than later. And they KNOW the 30th pick will be the 30th pick, they don't know where a bunch of future seconds will end up.
Unless they use it on somebody who will actually player in the playoffs they should keep it and draft somebody.
I hear you. I just don't think that Brad's likely to pick any 1st Rounders, for a few years.
