07-01-2025, 05:33 PM
(07-01-2025, 12:42 PM)DallasMaverick Wrote: I think it’s an overpay for MIL.
Dame’s stretch-waive really hurts, too.
Was it desperation? Demanded by Giannis?
Is Turner really much better than Lopez?
I think Milwaukee talked it over with their medical staff, believed that, even if he makes a comeback, he will be a far diminished shell of what he was…and decided to rip off the band-aid.
Actually, ripping off the band-aid would have been releasing him without the stretch waive, and just being bad until his contract expired and cap space opened back up. But Giannis wouldn’t have gone for that. So they’re trying to be somewhat good while working with one financial hand tied behind their back.
Might have been better for them long-term to trade Giannis for short-term salary and a bunch of picks. Time will tell.