12-06-2024, 01:56 AM
(12-06-2024, 12:11 AM)F Gump Wrote: What link? And what is that term supposed to mean?
That contract never made sense from a financial standpoint (it was just money clearly wasted, on a scrub barely worth the minimum), so the only explanation I can see is that the W's were hoping to create a trade chip.
I believe they have already stripped down the roster to try to land two elite picks, in 2025 and 2026 drafts, which fits the fact that as long as they land in top 10 picks in 2025 and top 8 in 2026, they only have to give a 2nd to NY rather than their 1st. 2025 is supposed to be a strong draft, especially at the top (don't know about 2026). In the meantime they want and need more FRPs, not talent.
Holmes contract and WAS cap situation lends itself to using that contract as an easy way for a team to swap a big ongoing salary to WAS for one that basically vanishes in the summer (only 250K guaranteed). They will not demand talent -- in fact, won't want it, and would flip it to someone else if they had it because they want to lose again next season -- but instead will be looking for picks. They'd like to be Presti East for a couple years, I think, and collect picks rather than wins.
Not sure what happened to my link. Human error probably. I’m trying again here: https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2024/06/rich...zards.html
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