01-01-2021, 06:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-01-2021, 06:17 PM by StepBackJay.)
(01-01-2021, 11:32 AM)omahen Wrote: Number two on the board. He says it is risky to offer him max but adds "it only takes one".
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Oladipo’s strong start to his season and unrestricted free agent status is likely to put him in the coveted “Gordon Hayward” spot on most team’s boards: The best gettable free agent. Oladipo can extend his deal in Indiana, but talks so far haven’t gotten very far, and I don’t expect them to progress further because the most he can get in an extension is a starting salary at $25.2 million. If he keeps up his strong start to the season, he’ll crush that.
One potential plot twist is the possibility that the Pacers trade him before the deadline … in which case his new team is likely to be the one paying him in free agency. Oladipo’s maximum free-agent deal is four years, $145 million, while the Pacers (or whatever team has his Bird rights come summer) can go to five years, $196 million. It’s a major risk to fork out that kind of money on a speed guard with an injury history as he gets into his 30s. Yet, as we saw with Hayward this past offseason, it only takes one.
He is not getting Hayward money
If it's going to cost over 25 per to get Dipo I am out on him. I would rather Mavs go in another direction.