10-05-2021, 11:50 AM
My assumption is that Sarver watched Atlanta hold out for a better deal with Collins and wants to do the same with Ayton. But IMO the difference here is that the market next year has more teams with space than we saw this summer, and Ayton should have no problem finding a max offer. Sure, Phoenix may ultimately match. But Sarver is notoriously cheap and I also have no doubt that he is fully capable of screwing up a good thing.