PurpleTrees wrote:League Circles wrote:PurpleTrees wrote:
Guess we'll see. The Bulls and DDR were FAR away from a deal the last time it was discussed. Far in dollars and years.
They most likely offered a 2/60-65 deal which Demars camp laughed at. For Demar to stay in Chicago, the Bulls are going to have to offer at least a 3 year 115 deal or more. Age wont be a negotiation point for the Bulls, he leads the entire NBA in MPG and is an iron man.
Hes going to win clutch player of the year and might make another all NBA team this year. He will get PAID.
The problem with projecting Demar's value this way is that Demar is a ball dominant isolation scorer and always has been. Considering his age, most likely only contending teams would have strong interest, and they all already have better #1 options, so chemistry becomes a major concern. Nobody offered Demar anywhere near what you're suggesting 2.5 years ago, and yes there has been inflation but age does always matter and he's not any better now than he was then, so not sure why you're so sure he'll get paid big.
Im going strictly by the facts here. There's no need to interject hypotheticals lol. GMs make free agent mistakes all the time while other GMs find diamonds. Steve Nash, Derozan, e.t.c.
Im not sure why youre so against it anyway. What are you going to do with the extra 10 mil per year?
Especially when:
The Bulls have 70 mil on the Bench. I think turning those into assets that can actually contribute is more of a priority to AKME than trying to penny pinch with an all NBA DDR.
Like I said, I guess we'll see.
Well, I'm not saying I have a line in the sand for Demar at a certain dollar amount. Franky I don't care what we pay him next year, but beyond that it could sabotage possible free agent options especially because next summer (2025) is the last window when Coby will be on his value deal, and of course Lonzo expires then.
But there is a high chance that in a couple years Demar won't be nearly what he is now on the court, and that we won't even want him starting anymore. When guys like him age too much, they usually fall off a cliff of actual effectiveness, they don't decline nice and gradually like more role player types do IMO.
10 mil/year is like 50 mil of guaranteed money that could and should be offered to a free agent in 2025, or to absorb somebody in trade. We need to find SOME way to improve, and positioning ourselves with great value contracts like Coby is one of the more plausible paths because we don't have great trade assets and nothing on the horizon in terms of truly high draft picks. That's why I want to try to prioritize moving Zach and/or Vuc and/or Carter, while hoping to strike value deals with Demar, Patrick and maybe Drummond.