2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[cow]

I know this board doesn't like guys over 30 and I get it but I think in Moneyball-ish terms these guys get undervalued because rebuilding teams don't want them but many of these guys are still productive and you can usually get them on short deals. Remember too that expiring contracts have value. If for example Powell had been an expiring contract, Andre Drummond would likely be on the Mavs not the Lakers right now. Take that for what it's worth.

I don't think most of us hate guys over 30, it's a balance though.  Part of the reason Lowry didn't get moved at the TDL, if rumors are to be believed, is that he wanted a 2YR 25m per extension for one last big pay day.  He'd be 36 and 37 in those years.  Those types of deals are okay if you are that piece away and gong for it (Conley to Utah or CP3 to Phoenix) but we aren't there yet.  On the flip side, this past season if had you offered Dwight Howard 2YR at 3-4M per, he'd have probably accepted and you'd have an every game contributor.  I think your want to try to invest your big money right now, if at all possible, into someone that can play with Luka/KP for at least 4 years.  And I do think because we aren't a destination location, we are going to have to pay a little better than the competition to get deals done.  Again, that's a fine line.

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Is TJ UFA? Seems like he is. I love his game.

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