07-20-2026, 02:34 PM
(07-20-2026, 02:23 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I hear you, but don't see it.
I know you want him back more than all these guys before I even bring this up, but the team is right up against the tax line right now, today, and taking Marshall completely out of it, they have the following who are extension eligible (right now, I think): Kyrie Irving, Max Christie and Derrick Lively II (I might be missing one, even). Thompson is a FA soon, but I don't expect him to be here much longer, of course. We now have to wonder how prominently Risacher factors into their thinking, and they have significant salary tied up (for now) into both Gafford and PJW. Aldama's financial future is a question, too. Not sure if he's extension eligible right now or not, but I'm pretty sure he's got either a team or player option for next season, too.
They've added a lot of interesting players this summer, but there's potential for the overhead on this group to skyrocket if they're not careful. I don't like Marshall's chances of being here next year.
I'd love Kyrie back, but I think he'll be traded next offseason at the latest. I'll skip Max since I don't like the player. I think a lot of the moves that MBT3.0 have made lean towards a future without DLive and as much as i like him, when you make AD look like an ironman it's hard to even gauge what his value should be for his next contract. There probably is no future for Landlord either which is sad, I think he gets a bit of a bum wrap around here because of his "expensive" contract (a sentiment I don't agree with either). Risacher is a flier and any factor he plays into it at this point will be microscopic. PJW is the biggest wildcard as he's a useful player coming off a down season and a new contract which hurts his value and also seems like the type of guy Ujiri would want on his team. That's all to say that I don't think it will be difficult to find a way to get Marshall a reasonable bump (3y 33-35M) offer.