FA: Mavs Extend Hardy! | 3yrs/18mil

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My recollection on Josh Green is that there was a group of folks that had some crazy high numbers, there was a group of folks that liked him around MLE (including me) and I though your take was that he was not worth the MLE.  Maybe I am remembering this wrong, but I thought you were one of the few folks that did not like that extension?

I don't think you are unrealistic, just pessimistic, especially when it comes to young players.

My belief was that I was on an island in a conservative value for JG. Perhaps not, I guess. One man's pessimism is another's realism.

In relation to the clamor here, I was certainly glad to see JG signed where he was (starting salary a sliver below the 12.822M MLE, vs 17M or 20M or whatever). I thought he would land not far from the MLE (a bit higher or lower, but not by much either way) and thought his value at 90%-100% of the MLE (11.5-13.0) with hopes for the smaller end of that range. So I saw his 12.65 as a modest overpay, but "okay" and a better alternative than no deal at all. In hindsight, I think he did turn out to be a slight overpay, because he still didn't get any better in the areas he needed to get better. And I think he was a trade filler (neutral value) more than a trade asset, in the KT deal.

I'm still about where I was on JG. He's a good athlete and runs fast, but his defense isn't good enough to offset his aversion to scoring. His good attitude and hustle, without any pressure to win, should make him a good fit in CHA.