Oladipo is available, if you want to be the one to take all the risk. It won't be cheap, and you're going to have to pay him royally in the summer. But he could be moved.
However, the conversations about an extension, to avoid the risk of losing him in free agency, are fantasy like. Any sort of extension simply isn't going to happen.
The reason is well known. Oladipo expects to get a max deal in free agency, and is not interested in settling for less (unless he gets to free agency and no one is willing to pay it). A max deal with a new team brings him $145M in new money over 4 years, guaranteed.
But if he does an extension, he can only get about $100M from Indy (after which he could not be traded), or $50m from an extend-and-trade. That's not even close to $145M. You can't even begin to tempt him with an extension.
You would trade for him if you wanted to be the one team in 2021 that can pay him $150M or $155M, or more. But you won't avoid the risk of him walking.
And every report says Indy has consistently been demanding the sort of trade value that it takes to trade for an all-star player - you will get no discount because of his injury issues or because of the risk of free agency.
But he is apparently available, if you will pay the huge price and still take all the risk.
However, the conversations about an extension, to avoid the risk of losing him in free agency, are fantasy like. Any sort of extension simply isn't going to happen.
The reason is well known. Oladipo expects to get a max deal in free agency, and is not interested in settling for less (unless he gets to free agency and no one is willing to pay it). A max deal with a new team brings him $145M in new money over 4 years, guaranteed.
But if he does an extension, he can only get about $100M from Indy (after which he could not be traded), or $50m from an extend-and-trade. That's not even close to $145M. You can't even begin to tempt him with an extension.
You would trade for him if you wanted to be the one team in 2021 that can pay him $150M or $155M, or more. But you won't avoid the risk of him walking.
And every report says Indy has consistently been demanding the sort of trade value that it takes to trade for an all-star player - you will get no discount because of his injury issues or because of the risk of free agency.
But he is apparently available, if you will pay the huge price and still take all the risk.