Clint Eastwood wrote:coldfish wrote:Clint Eastwood wrote:FYI, Chris Dunn is 25yrs old and doesnt turn 26 until march. He also has been in the league for 3 years, whereas tyus jones has been in the league for 4 years. He also shot better from 3 than jones last year. Crazy. Dunn’s 2 seasons as a starter have been derailed by injury. He does actually have potential to blossom. It will not happen in Chicago with the direction they are moving, but it is surprising that his value is so low.
Dunn is 3 years older and will be a restricted free agent after this season where if he plays well, teams will have to either pay him or watch him walk.
He is effectively either:
- A 1 year emergency back up PG who hasn't been particularly good to date
- A $5m expiring contract
Neither of those things has a lot of value.
Personally, I think the Bulls should just use his expiring status and use him and Valentine to take on a more expensive guy on a 2 year deal. Not a fan of Holiday. He was awful last year and a big part of the chucker brigade.
And yet Jones just got a 3 yr 24 million deal. Dunn is a better player with more potential imho. Not sure he is effectively what you suggest. He still has upside, players are not always finished products at age 25. And he has less nba experience than jones. I realize he was a 4 year college player, but college experience is not pro experience.
That's the problem with Dunn. In a year, if he plays well he is going to get a good offer. If he doesn't, then you got nothing. With Tyus Jones, the team making the offer would know that they control him for 3 years at a known price.
Regardless of college experience, most players usually peak out around age 27. Since Dunn is largely dependent on his athleticism, I don't see why he would be any different.
Age and PER
Dunn
22 8.1
23 14.5
24 12.5
Jones
19 11.2
20 13.8
21 14.2
22 13.7
Neither of these guys is good. Jones just got a sub MLE offer. Even then, I don't see how Dunn wouldn't have significantly less value than him.