12-20-2020, 06:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-20-2020, 06:32 PM by SleepingHero.)
(12-20-2020, 06:06 PM)Mavs2019 Wrote: Cause Orlando is crazy. They have Vucevic, Isaac, Bamba, Aminu, Gordon and the 16th pick from last year, but they think they can demand a ransom for Gordon. I guess they can try now, but in six months he´ll become an expiring contract, Isaac is making $27M a year and Bamba will probably ask for playing time or a trade. Gordon is not such a hot commodity that teams can´t simply wait for that moment, when his trade value will plummet.
Even after the Isaac extension, ORL's payroll is going to be relatively light. Fournier is expiring this year so that's 17 mil. coming off the books. Fultz is probably not going to cost them anything more than a QO type deal and then that's it. The next year Gordon and Aminu are expiring etc.
Because they're year by year cap allocations are pretty well managed, they can probably let Gordon walk into free agency and then money-whip him if they're worried about losing an asset for nothing. Given the uncertainty that this pandemic has caused, ORL being able to offer more money than anyone else is a big factor. Also since like you said Gordon is expiring next year, and that Isaac is out this entire season, there is no conceivable reason why they should be motivated to move him this season, unless it was for a kings ransom like multiple firsts as a starting point that has been reported.
Of course Gordon is overvalued right now, and that ORL won't get that kind of package for him. But they don't need to get that package right now. And if they do get a ridiculous package that only works in ORL's favor. I'll expect Gordon to become much more available next summer after the Jonathan Isaac workout return vids start slowly leaking out.
(12-20-2020, 05:59 PM)aguiar95 Wrote: Really don't think the 1st is necessary, given that they clear 40M in cap next year AND open up minutes for their young pieces (Sejou/Bey/Stewart), maybe a coulple of 2nds will do. The one thing I'd argue is our cap for next season to retain J-Rich.
I was thinking a protected first. Of course a first pick is still a first pick, but I can't see Detroit being happy giving up Griffin for "only" second rounders. Optic matters and they need to sell to fans that they're getting a good return for their former all-star big man.
The real prize of this trade is Rose, who has shown to be a fantastic off-bench scorer who can take-over games. I'd gladly pay a first for Rose alone and that was the rumor asking price of him around the TDL last season.
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