01-27-2026, 04:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-27-2026, 04:53 PM by KillerLeft.)
(01-27-2026, 04:47 PM)Winter Wrote: I doubt Naji will be traded. If he is, a FR pick and some talent that will benefit salary situation would likely be required. Probably a better pick than what Utah could offer.
The reason there's really no hurry that I can see is that Naji's value is not likely to go down as long as he is under the current contract here. He's 28, and in his prime. His birthday was last week. I can't see that his value would be any lower this summer.
Maybe not over the summer...that's a decent point.
But, while I agree the contract is a significant portion of the appeal, we have to acknowledge also that another significant portion of it is that fates have collided to place him in circumstances where he's playing with the ball much, much more than he should, and that's playing to his strengths in a way he's unlikely to find again in his career. If he's still here when actual winning ball-handlers are again available to take the ball from him, it's very likely he'll slide back into relative obscurity and his value will diminish, possibly significantly. He's having a very similar moment to the one Quentin Grimes enjoyed last year when he got to Philadelphia.


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