(03-17-2022, 10:32 AM)omahen Wrote: In my opinion it is a big difference if a rebuilding team is signing a vet in FA, getting him without paying assets. See Olynik to Detroit and similar. Even rebuilding teams have to spend their cap space. If the vet plays well they can sell him for assets needed for the rebuild. Trading for a vet makes zero sense for them, unless you are paying assets. They are in the asset accumulating business, not asset spending business. Player like THJ will not change the trajectory of a franchise like Detroit given where in the rebuild process they are.I will say, as I’ve digested the counter arguments, I understand better where you guys are coming from on this. I still don’t agree, but once I was able to understand you guys are coming from a standpoint of THJ being a scorer, not just a shooter (mvossman helped in this regard), the argument doesn’t seem as outrageous anymore.
Besides, New Orleans who was reportedly interested in signing THJ does not consider themselves as a rebuilding team. They want to contend. They are just not good at it. Sort of like Sacramento, Minnesota and similar examples.
To me though, THJ is a shooter much more than a scorer. 12 of his 16ish (edited ppg) ppg comes from behind the 3 line. That screams shooter to me (without going into it anymore than that, but we can if you want, I can get more prepared than I am). Couple that with his defensive issues and a contender type team isn’t gonna want to put him on the court for more than a Steve Kerr/JR Smith type role. We’ve seen how he does not play well when not thought of as a starter/full-time closer here.
I’m sure those teams have done their research as well. If they haven’t GREAT! He probably has close enough to neutral value to those FOs. These days, banking on that is a bit more dicey than it once was.