01-26-2023, 12:44 PM
(01-26-2023, 10:45 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: He was fine with the change, he just asked them to trade him so he could get his last opportunity to get a big contract. They (as shown here) asked for waaaaay more than he is worth and he sat out cause they weren’t taking his request seriously. I don’t think it’s hurt his value much if any. He was gonna get a MLE contract before, he’ll most likely get the same after.
Like the rest of you, I think the Suns' ask is Sarver's "screw you" to Crowder for refusing to play for them, even though he's getting paid. He's not worth that 3-pronged ask (for 2 of the things on that list), and not sure at this point, as a two-month rental, he's going to be worth even 1 of them now.
His market is limited, as is his value. His shooting efficiency dropped way off last season, and his value might be as a smaller version of Dwight Powell - undersized for the PF position, so he adds energy.
This is Sarver, remember, and using the Jerry Jones expression, he may have "let his money get mad" in this case because he got pissed at paying Crowder who isn't showing up for work.
The fact that the team is getting sold may end up with a new owner settling for "the best we can get" as a consolation prize, but that angle only exists if there's a new owner in place before the TDL. While it's a bad look to the franchise to not trade Crowder, where he simply rots, Sarver doesn't have to give in - heck, he's selling the team, and his reputation is already nil.