06-29-2024, 02:01 AM
(06-29-2024, 01:57 AM)mvossman Wrote: Calling this extra ignores opportunity cost. I would match rather go after someone like brogdon, who is much less risk, better fit (both team and Kyrie timeline). If that contract goes bad it hampers for years
I just disagree. That's another guard. He can't play WITH Kyrie and Luka, which is clearly the hurdle they're trying to get over here (regardless of how likely you find it to be successful). Another guard might help with bench scoring, but I think Hardy is ready.
They need offense from a forward spot. This isn't my favorite of the possible paths we imagined, but it leaves PJ's role intact and identifies (rightly) that DJJ, while crucial, is the weak link, offensively. Now, at the very least, they'll have offensive/defensive options at that spot, and I'm hopeful that Jones' shooting can still improve AND that Klay can still hold his own, defensively.
I'm not worried about the contract, really, as it's not actually going to be THAT big, as long as it allows for Jones to be retained.