OxAndFox wrote:jayjaysee wrote:Godaddycurse wrote:
Think overall you're correct with how the contract could go if he essentially leaves the Kings, but I don't see anyone going that high.
Honestly, I think the Kings' number is at the very high end of what a team should go to on a Monk contract. Now we all know FOs do extreme things sometimes, but would the Spurs be comfortable potentially paying guards around $90m next season? Trades can be made etc, but I don't see a Monk/Vassell with Jones/Johnson off the bench a great option.
Orlando would certainly be easier, but with all those young guards they will need to do something very quickly or their value diminishes. I wonder what their FO is thinking. Good problem to have though for sure.
I agree he probably is only worth what Sac can offer him..
But a 24 million front loaded 4 year deal gives Monk 10~ million more than Sac can and the back two years (the ones that matter for Orlando) end up pretty similar to Sac’s back loaded offer. And with the raising cap, I think he’ll be worth 20 million in 2-3 years.. So it’s a pretty safe contract, a slight overpay in years that don’t impact the cap..
Once Orlando gets to 4yr100 (27-28 first year declining) I think it’s a clear negative. But contracts are only negative when you try to trade the player. If Orlando is confident that Monk can play 28-30 minutes and help the team advance..