05-26-2021, 07:21 PM
(05-26-2021, 06:52 PM)F Gump Wrote: If a team has a 2-game winning streak, every player gets a max deal the next time they're up for a contract. Didn't anyone tell you??
Because the commentator on NBA TV screamed THJ is getting paid every 60 seconds. I still don´t see the problem. We can pay him whatever he want. If he leaves, then playing well only gives us more options to facilitate a S&T.
No matter what people say there won´t be a lot of straight forward options, so most likely it will have to be a trade.
Contenders that view him as a finishing piece. So let´s see...
Hawks: Maxed out with Collins caphold. We can ask for Collins or Reddish/Huerter.
Celtics: Maxed out. No chance to generate any space.
Nets: Maxed out. No chance to generate any space.
Bulls: 25-27M, if they waive Young/Satoransky to sign THJ for the position of their best player.
Nuggets: Maxed out. Maybe if Green/Barton both opted out of their deals, they could offer him 14-15M.
Warriors: Maxed out. Have Thompson and emerging Poole.
Pacers: Maxed out. Have Levert/Lamb in that position. We can ask for Levert or Turner.
Clippers: Maxed out. Playoff P&P: PG and Porzingis. LOL.
Lakers: Maxed out. Can ask for THT/KCP and/or Schroeder.
Grizzlies: 20M in capspace. Have Brooks, Bane, Melton and Allen in that position. We could ask for some Winslow package.
Heat: 30M in capspace. Yeah I guess they could pay THJ 20M and somebody else 10M, tjough I´d guess they´d prefer a bigger solution.
Bucks: Maxed out.
Knicks: Guess that´s a legit option, if you ignore his past there.
Sixers: Maxed out. I mean sure, give us Hill´s partially guaranteed deal, plus Thybulle/Maxey and you are in business.
Blazers: You want to talk McCollum/Nurkic for Porzingis/Timmah, we are listening.
Jazz: Maxed out.
Wizards: Maxed out. Got Beal.
I just don´t see this easy fit with teams, so desperate to pay THJ 20M/year. They have to build their whole off-season strategy around him as a priority, when it requires some complex moves. If anything his play only enhanced the Mavs FA options.
Maybe I´m completely off, but maybe THJ/Kleber for Collins/Reddish is an option.