2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[DanSchwartzgan]

I´m more interested in Jalen Smith anyway, and an Ayton acquisition would increase the likelihood of Smith leaving. We can offer him two things nobody else can: compete for the starting C spot on a legit play-off contender and a chance to play with the walking ATM Luka Doncic.

That's an interesting name.  Indy is limited in what it can offer Smith as a UFA.  They can only pay him $4.5mm.  So, we can outbid that using the TP-MLE.  But that is our limit, so others fan outbid us if someone feels his 22 game stint in Indy (13/7 on .531 FG% and .373% from 3) is enough of a sample size to hand out over $27 million on.  18 of his 22 games were double digit scoring games.  He was a -2.6 on/court and a +1.7 On Minus Off for a team that lost 16 of those 22 games.  Indy was 5.5 points better offensively when he was on the court and 3.4 points worse defensively.

However, there will be other bidders.  His combination of points, rebounds and 3% were only matched by KAT, Portis and Christian Wood over the course of the full season last season.