(04-10-2021, 09:26 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: THT stats are remarkably similar to DFS. I just have one genuine question, what does THT have/do that makes you think he deserves to be paid nearly 6 times the amount of DFS's contract?
Take DFS as the floor for his defense. Then add the handle to get to the rim at will, the body type that can absorb contact and who can finish. Willing passer who's shown vision but can turn the ball over. His shooting stroke looks fine but as Dan mentioned, it's not led to consistency.
I'm still in the camp that think 4x DFS contract gets him here (4yr 64m). Could he get a full max offer? Maybe. It sure would be fun to screw with the Lakers that way. Either way it's an overpay, he's not worth that today. This is all projection that assumes he can become a better shooter, turn the ball over less and use that wingspan and heft to become a versatile, devastating defender. He's 20 so he's going to get better. How much better is the 80 million dollar question. If you hit with him, that number isn't going to seem so bad and you get exactly what we all want next to Luka and someone that is going to compliment whoever is on the floor no matter what the team configuration looks like.
With all that said, there is no chance the MBT go after THT. They usually don't even sniff the players I'm interested in. lol