knicks9784 wrote:[
excellent point. i actually never thought of that, but it makes a lot more sense when you realize that. incredible that not one "expert" has ever pointed that out or mentioned it. having basically 4 cheap years with favors, versus one expiring in chandler, and one more cheap year with gallo before they're off their rookie deals.
It's true, but relevant to this is also Denver's lack of clarity about what they're looking for out of a Melo deal. There have been a lot of suggestions that Denver wants a strong established Melo-replacement in addition to prospects. Chandler, whose bird rights I believe they'd have, is probably the best player whose name has come up in the pool of established player candidates. We've heard Iguadala, and Chandler is simply having a better year (and is younger) than Iggy. Deng and Chandler have similar production, but Deng's contact is terrible and he's older. Chandler > Harris. Chandler > Varajao. Chandler is just having a really good all-around year. If Denver really does want an established player, I don't know that they're going to get one that's better than Chandler and signed to a long term deal that's cheaper than what Chandler will likely make.