WeekapaugGroove wrote:Qwigglez wrote:bwgood77 wrote:
I think if there is a great opportunity this summer they should go for it. I just don't know that the free agent pool is as good or what trade opportunities will be there. But if a Booker extension does count against the cap in 19 it would make sense to make a move sooner. I guess there is a chance he would wait to sign a max until the summer of 19 to allow us to utilize that cap space before he signs though. Since he is all about winning and adding pieces to make big improvements, then he would know it makes sense to wait to allow this to happen. Though any agent/player may also want to do it sooner in case of injury (even though I still think we'd give him a max if he got injured).
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2017/10/12/phoenix-suns-devin-booker-contract-extension-robert-sarver-ryan-mcdonough/750881001/
Just want to mention if Booker waited until 2019 to actually sign his contract, then he should immediately get into the ROH because that would allow us to potentially give out two max contracts in 2019 and then sign him afterwards. I doubt it though.
Technically yes if they play the waiting game they could try to use more space that summer. But I wouldn't mess around with that unless it was 100% Bookers idea. But I can't see any agent or player messing around and not taking their life changing extension. It's just too big of a risk for Booker to not take that money. And it's too big of a risk for the Suns to play games with that extension. This is how the Wolves got themselves in trouble with Love; they didn't give him the max because they thought they were saving it for Rubio and that started some of the bad blood from Love towards the team. I also think the fact that Gordon Hayward had to get an offer on the restricted market the first time he hit FA played some factor into him leaving this time around (and it directly took a year off of his deal he could have signed if they extended him early).
Bottom line is if you have a guy you are sold and want to build around just get him locked up. I'm so happy Booker took a step this year because if he was playing at last years level of good but not great I think this is a trickier extension because they would have wanted to extend him but i don't think he was a no brainer max guy at that level of play.
Yes I should have mentioned that. It would have to be Booker's idea because I'd be scared that maybe he felt insulted if we came to him with it. Maybe if enough fans let him know about this idea via Twitter, he may see it and think it makes sense.
Imagine the headlines this summer:
"Booker wants contract extension talks next summer to maximize cap space"
"Booker is brilliant, this kind of idea is next level thinking"
"Booker already thinking of dynasty, selfless act to bolster the Suns"
I don't know, but this would very creative thinking.
