2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[Jason Terry]

The Richardson/THJ deals will be tricky, I think. If you want them back, you want them at cost effective numbers. But, and this gets underplayed around here quite a bit, you absolutely do want them to feel valued, like they're being rewarded for their role(s) in building something HERE, and not necessarily just at the exact dollar amount dictated by the open market. To my way of thinking, that's worth a little (emphasis on little) extra. The locker room, and how people see themselves within the context of the team - that stuff is more important than we realize, I think.

^ this matters more than the flashy talking points about who starts and closes games. And i think the organization has done everything so far to make it a good situation for them. THj, JR and Brunson all bring something different and i don’t see them as having too big of an ego that it would get in the way of team success. All of them are close with Luka and just want to win. 

Brunson being a bench player yet playing when it matters most closing games. JRich making less than THj yet starting. THj coming off the bench and even barely playing on nights his shot isn’t falling. But also spot starting and getting significant run when he’s on fire.....these guys are team first guys that have all bought in. That’s valuable 

Main point: i feel comfortable trading for a superstar level player that comes available 1-3 years from now and I’m not worried about any of these guys being unhappy if their role were to change