bedjaw wrote:LloydFree wrote:In the the 76ers situation, having so much money to spend under the cap, and no shooters, Klay Thompson makes some sense. That being said, I'm not an advocate of spending 15 million on a shooter. That kind of salary cap space is better spent on guys who create offense. Klay Thompson doesn't create offense, and is dependent on others getting him shots. Klay Thompson is a 2nd or 3rd wheel, so you have to worry about getting the 1st option, for a below market price, before you spend your cap on a 2nd/3rd option.
Not really...I see Klay as absolutely worth $15m per year, and the Sixers have SO MUCH cap space they'd still have the ability to sign a verteran max player (such as KD).
However what are the chances GSW lets him walk...I say 0%. This is a guy the refused to include in the K Love deal. That seems to me that he's a big part of their future.
Like I said, the 76ers are in a position to overpay for him, and it makes some sense because they are so far under the cap, it would not kill them. So, I wouldn't have a problem with it.
In a vacuum, I disagree with most because I do not believe Klay Thompson is worth 15 million, at the current salary cap. He's a role player (a big time role player, but a role player nonetheless). He benefits from who he plays with, and unless Embiid is the beast we believe he will become, Klay Thompson would cause some serious buyers' remorse if you are counting on him to be your best player.