Hal14 wrote:bucknersrevenge wrote:Hal14 wrote:Agreed for the most part.
But he went from 19 PPG scorer on a bad team to 11 PPG scorer on a good team when he came to Boston. Yes, that's only a 4 game sample size, but still....
This is why it's key for him to come back and produce. Because 11 PPG is NOT a no. 3 scorer on a good team. It's a no. 5 scorer on a good team which would make like $10-$12 mil, tops. Especially considering he doesn't do much else well, average at best defender, not a good rebounder, average at best passer..
Kemba is the no. 3 scorer on this team. Kemba is averaging 17.8 PPG which falls right in line with what you see from other "good no. 3 scorers on good teams" across the league. So if Fournier wants to get paid like a no. 3 scorer he should be able to put up at least 17.8 PPG in a celtics uniform and do it with at least a 15 game sample size.
Well he's also coming off the bench too. So keep that in mind as well. And I think he sees himself as a starter and someone who will be a considerable part of the offense moving forward. Whatever his role is this year off the bench is not what he will do next year, not if he's gonna stay with this team. He's got no incentive. So that means, in order for him to stay, probably one of the other 2 have to go. This is a lot of assumption here, sure. But Fournier is holding all the leverage. I'm certain another playoff team will step up to grab him f we don't keep him and Danny knows it.
As for his production, if he averages 13-14ppg in limited shot attempts it's gonna be about the spacing his shooting provides as much as his ACTUAL stat production. That's the thing. And I expect his agent knows that. And don't forget, he's still learning this team and now coming off Covid. I mean, your barometer is your barometer and that's fine. I get it. I'm gonna take a little more context into this situation myself.
He's playing 29 mins a game for Boston. He was playing 30 for Orlando. So basically same amount of mins..
In his 1st game against NOLA, no Jaylen. In the next game, he took 6 shots. The next 2 games were blowout wins. I'm interested to see what the minute and shot breakdowns look like when we're in the middle of a clutch game. He'll be eased back in off Covid for now. Surely you're not expecting Brad's gonna throw him into the deep end his first day off Covid considering what Tatum has told us? His worth is going to be shown in the playoffs as far as production is concerned I would think. I think they have bigger plans for him next year.