07-21-2021, 06:42 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-21-2021, 08:01 AM by DanSchwartzgan.)
(07-21-2021, 12:28 AM)Tyler Wrote: So following history, Oladipo signs a 1-year deal in Dallas and is packaged at the deadline with a second-year player and another expiring for an impending max-level RFA and an underrated wing scorer? I can work with that.
I remembered the name finally...John Jenkins. He left Duffy just before signing with Dallas. BTW, not only is Oladipo a Schwartz guy now, he's also a Jordan Brand guy. Might as well pencil this one in.
I suspect he'd be traded here, if it happens, to maintain his Bird Rights. Could be into space or could be for a player (like the JRich deals we've been discussing). Makes some sense given our history. Big risk, big upside on a splashy name with injury issues. We wrote the book on that. But, if done right, is really just preserving cap room. Done right equals something short, as you suggest, or something we can get out of if he's injured. Does Miami want JRich back? If not, this is a partnership between Duffy finding a third team where JRich has a shot at getting a good deal a year from now and Schwartz getting Oladipo here on a trade match (I guess it is conceivable THJ is the outgoing to Miami also).
In his SG piece for The Athletic, Hollinger had him as the 5th ranked SG behind Danny Green, Fournier, N. Powell and THJ (in that order):
Tier 3: Midlevel guys
5. Victor Oladipo, Heat: $10,984,520
Victor Oladipo underwent surgery for a torn quadriceps in May, which is a pretty serious injury, and it’s unlikely he’ll be ready to play at the start of the season. He also has struggled offensively since originally injuring the quad in January 2019, which has dragged down some of the former All-Star’s value.
However, there is one really interesting angle here available to Miami, and only Miami: The Heat could re-sign him to a one-year deal for the room exception this year (enabling the Heat to use cap space on other players) and then fork out a bigger multi-year contract a year from now. The Heat would have full Bird rights and would have exhausted their cap room by then, so the only implications for going big on Oladipo in 2022 would be the luxury tax (easy for us to say).
Oladipo is only 29, but with his injury history, any long-term deal is a risk. Overall, this makes him one of this summer’s most fascinating free agents; you could tell me virtually any number for his contract and I wouldn’t be surprised.