06-01-2021, 05:17 PM
(06-01-2021, 05:02 PM)burekemde Wrote: His game is not consistent enough and not good enough defender, to be able to start for a contending team. That being said, he is a great 6th man for a contender. He can definitely play.
I'd like him a lot better at 15/yr because I think that's a number that's movable if you need to trade him later on. If he gets like 20/yr its going to be tougher. To me Norman Powell is clearly better, more consistent all the way around and should be getting at least 20 mil/yr (likely from Portland). THJ would be in the "shooter" bucket of bubble starter that still every team needs bc every contender needs a volume 3 point shooter that can hit 40%. It's hard for me to picture him getting less than 15 at this point.
Also understand the psychology of guys taking a pay cut is really hard. THJ is in his prime making almost 19 mil. He is expecting his last big payday before he starts taking smaller deals. Most of these guys understand unless they are a star or highly production that once they get close to mid-30s they will take smaller deals.
For THJ to go from 19 to 15 is still tough. It obviously does happen but THJ is basically coming off a career year in efficiency. Is he still going to accept that he's "overpaid"? Would there be a team that makes Dallas have to get up to 20? It's hard to say. I definitely don't like him at 20 unless its a 1 yr deal.