FAH1223 wrote:bad game, **** happens...the team isn't that bad.
on to cleveland
Yeah, and like someone else posted, if they get to the point where their 2nd slot is secured so it is no worst then the 5th pick, then they can activate anyone on the roster and really try to win every game. If they were not in tank mode, we would see Nene and Booker. And they probably want to get Dray out there at some point soon so they can show his improved conditioning. I'm kind of interested in seeing how well he has progressed. What Dray does in these closing games isn't going to make a huge difference in his trade value but if he is in shape and plays the right way, it wouldn't hurt. It would help some on the margin.
But I could even see them bringing him back. Yeah he is expensive for a back up PF/C if he isn't playing but he does add some needed experienced depth that would be good for next year. They can always trade him at the deadline next year or amnesty him the next off season. No need to move him unless his salary starts to get in the way. As this team is now constructed and with Dray as a back up, I don't see his personality causing any problems. I think he got the message. He isn't a core piece so he has to fight for a roster spot and fall in line if he want to play anywhere in the league. I think he got the wake up call. He did get to lazy or misjudged the mountain still ahead of him once he won the starting job and paid.
What he missed was that it was a starting job on a really bad team that was rebuilding. He saw himself as a core piece that was a vet on a young team. We saw that in his opening speech. What he found out was something different. The Wiz did the right thing in deactivating him, and it sent the message that needed to get sent. He also saw that in them shipping out Gil, Nick and McGee. I think Dray will rebound from this bottom and we will see him stay in the league another 7 years. He might not be a regular starter for a while but he will be an important back up PF/C for some team. He could still earn his contract. If he is in shape, Dray can early prove to be worth $7,118,502 with his skills and experience. From there, if he is playing well, we will see if he can prove to be worth the last two years of his contract. And he really only need to prove to be worth his $7,794,921 2013/2014 money because after that, he would had expiring contract value for his last year. At some point next year, I don't think Drays contract will be viewed in that worst contract category that players fall into. That's if it even gets to that point. If you amnesty him, I think after next year is the year to do it if needed.