MagicBagley18 wrote:100proof wrote:mwhis21 wrote:
Stop it. Neither went for less.
not much of a rebuttal there.
Tatum or Brown, langford, smart, and multiple picks and a lotto pick are far more than:
Demar Derozan, Jakob Poeltl and a late first rounder
or
Ball (major disappointment), Ingram(blot clots and not cleared to play in NBA at the time of deal), josh Heart (meh) and 3 first rounders
(1 of them pick 4 in last yeras draft)
I personally value Smart far more than Ball and Hart, the memphis pick as equal to the top 4 pick, the other picks as a wash and this years tatum as FAR superior to last yeas Ingram.
You do understand that the 2 scenarios are apples to oranges and not apples to apples? Completely different AD and kawhi were rentals on 1 year deals, so they could essentially dictate where they went by informing interested teams that they would never ever re-sign with them. They could kill deals on site. 2-3 teams tops were in the negotiations.
With KAT he’s locked up for several more years and therefore the team trading him and the team he’s traded to have leverage. Since he’s on a long term deal, teams that normally wouldn’t risk mortgaging the future will take a chance on trading for him- which will raise his value and have more teams in the running for him. More people bidding- the higher the price.
I dont see that holding the value it once did.
Phantom injuries, further demad for trades, etc, reduces the value of players om longer deals.
That might be just me though.
And like other have posted, i also think that although I absolurely LOVE kat, i think this team is a defensive bigman away from true contention. Not a player that requires lots of touches taking away from what currently works.
Our 1-4 has the potential to be the best in the league, why break that up when what is needed is more of a role player.
I offer hayward, romeo, robert and picks. Max. And I also believe it could potentially be the best offer minny gets.