06-23-2023, 06:05 PM
I wouldn’t read too much on Hollinger’s BORDS $ figure. It is his formula and I remember they were way off for some contracts guys eventually got.
7. Grant Williams, 24, Boston (restricted): $15,159,221
Williams is a 6-6 power forward with a career PER of 9.7. And yet, he’s become an indispensable player for one of the best teams in the league because of his ability to defend multiple positions and make open 3-pointers. He’s a 37.9 percent career marksman from deep who offers highly switchable defense, which means he’s much more playoff-viable than most players of this ilk.
Between Williams’ wavering role in the second half of the season and Boston’s luxury-tax situation, some wonder if the Celtics would match a strong offer sheet for him; something in the high teens would push Boston to within inches of the punitive second apron. At the same time, it’s hard to see how Boston could replace him in its rotation if he were to walk, and the Celtics could likely move other contracts (notably Danilo Gallinari and Payton Pritchard) to ease their tax burden.
6. Harrison Barnes, 31, Sacramento: $17,473,621
Barnes isn’t a spring chicken anymore, but he’s been incredibly durable, shoots 37.8 percent from 3 for his career, still has enough juice off the dribble to attack a closeout, and his strength allows him to hold up well in size mismatches
That list of strengths made him a great fit in Sacramento this season, but it’s possible the Kings seek an upgrade. If they renounce Barnes, they can generate about $21 million in cap room, even while keeping Trey Lyles’ Bird rights. That might give them an opening to try upgrading to a younger model (such as P.J. Washington or the Wizards’ Kyle Kuzma), although the Pacers will likely eat first at the four.
7. Grant Williams, 24, Boston (restricted): $15,159,221
Williams is a 6-6 power forward with a career PER of 9.7. And yet, he’s become an indispensable player for one of the best teams in the league because of his ability to defend multiple positions and make open 3-pointers. He’s a 37.9 percent career marksman from deep who offers highly switchable defense, which means he’s much more playoff-viable than most players of this ilk.
Between Williams’ wavering role in the second half of the season and Boston’s luxury-tax situation, some wonder if the Celtics would match a strong offer sheet for him; something in the high teens would push Boston to within inches of the punitive second apron. At the same time, it’s hard to see how Boston could replace him in its rotation if he were to walk, and the Celtics could likely move other contracts (notably Danilo Gallinari and Payton Pritchard) to ease their tax burden.
6. Harrison Barnes, 31, Sacramento: $17,473,621
Barnes isn’t a spring chicken anymore, but he’s been incredibly durable, shoots 37.8 percent from 3 for his career, still has enough juice off the dribble to attack a closeout, and his strength allows him to hold up well in size mismatches
That list of strengths made him a great fit in Sacramento this season, but it’s possible the Kings seek an upgrade. If they renounce Barnes, they can generate about $21 million in cap room, even while keeping Trey Lyles’ Bird rights. That might give them an opening to try upgrading to a younger model (such as P.J. Washington or the Wizards’ Kyle Kuzma), although the Pacers will likely eat first at the four.