06-20-2024, 10:21 AM
(06-20-2024, 10:13 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: It doesn't have to be DJJ, but some smart team will use players as human TPE's. There is just too much incentive to do so as a roster building tool (and to few alternatives now). It is a copy cat league and we just saw Indy get an All-NBA level player without disturbing their core because of what they did with Bruce Brown.
I think an interesting question is what is more appealing to Detroit if they don't find a good player for their cap room...
1. Take a second to get THJ's expiring contract
2. Sign DJJ as a human TPE to be traded later for something big without impacting their core.
Seems like something is broken when that is being done.
From DJJ perspective, if his option is to sign an effectively 1 year contract that will pay him 22 mil, guarantee he will be traded mid season, and very likely tank his future value vs signing a 3 or 4 year MLE deal which will have more than twice the guaranteed money, you could make a strong financial argument for taking the guaranteed MLE deal.