2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[SleepingHero]

Sorry, but anyone who would reduce his potential to his current splits just isn’t paying attention.

You're right! I'm not paying attention to the Lakers and I am very proud of that!

With all of the injuries, he’s getting 24 minutes in those three games and putting up 16/3.7/2.3 on .599 TS%.  The team is +6.8 when he’s on the floor largely because of the D-Rating of 98.  The Lakers have won two of the three games w/o Lebron and w/o AD.  Sample size too small?  He’s had 19 games of 20-29 minutes this season with very similar numbers 12/3.7/3.2.  The team is +5.6 with a D-Rating of 103 and THT has a TS% of .560...AT 20!!!  BTW, per 36, the box score numbers are 18/5.5/4.8.  Screen for that and you get 20 players.  The non-bigs include names like Luka, Lebron, Mitchell, Curry, Middleton Hayward, Ingram.

You know who isn’t on the list?  Bogdonovic who got $18mm per last off-season, Hield who got $24mm.  Siakam barely misses two criteria.  Booker barely misses two criteria as does DeRozan.  What do every one of these guys on both lists have in common?  They get paid and they aren’t 20.  BTW, this isn’t a MAX contract.  The most THT can get is an average of $20.7.  The structure would keep Dallas under the tax for two more years.  If LA does match, you’ve put them in LT hell for years to come.  I think Cow is right on this.  Jalen and Talen does sound pretty nifty.

Ok I see where you're coming from. Most detailed breakdown on THT so far. I'm starting to get *it*.  THT in theory does seem like a perfect piece for the bench, or even as a starter, if he is as good as advertised. 

I'm going to watch more Laker games (barf) to see what you guys are on about. I will admit that the average of $20.7 poison pill contract scares the hell outta me. I think it's a considerable amount for a player that has had 1 solid season and hasn't been the bastion of consistency. 

But you and Cow make a compelling argument. It's hard for me to say it's a bad idea if I haven't watched him at all.