05-28-2021, 04:39 PM
Looking at Sacramento, I have a question for cap experts. Does Holmes cap hold count into cap when calculating remaining cap space?
Sacramento is really in a difficult position. Current team can't even make play-in and it doesn't look it will change much in the future. Draft position will again be relatively mediocre and despite striking gold last season with Haliburton, it is not realistic this will happen every year. They don't have cap space. What can they even do to improve? They are trying to compete for like forever and fail miserably for like forever, winning just enough games to get a mediocre pick.
Look at Holmes situation. Even if they want to resign him, it will take them to dump a player. If you are dumping Wright it would take draft asset. Can you get something for Bagley - his market value is probably not much higher than reclamation project. But I guess a team like OKC or perhaps SA would take a flyer for a minor asset. Can you make a trade for Hield or Barnes that saves you money and bring back a useful player? I just don't know. Resigning Holmes is certainly possible, but it looks like team will be worse doing it, because they will lose rotation player or draft assets. On the other hand they will certainly not be better if they just let Holmes walk.
One can certainly make a strong argument it makes most sense for them to blow it up and start anew building around Fox, Haliburton and 2021 pick. Starting with a serious tank in 2022.
Sacramento is really in a difficult position. Current team can't even make play-in and it doesn't look it will change much in the future. Draft position will again be relatively mediocre and despite striking gold last season with Haliburton, it is not realistic this will happen every year. They don't have cap space. What can they even do to improve? They are trying to compete for like forever and fail miserably for like forever, winning just enough games to get a mediocre pick.
Look at Holmes situation. Even if they want to resign him, it will take them to dump a player. If you are dumping Wright it would take draft asset. Can you get something for Bagley - his market value is probably not much higher than reclamation project. But I guess a team like OKC or perhaps SA would take a flyer for a minor asset. Can you make a trade for Hield or Barnes that saves you money and bring back a useful player? I just don't know. Resigning Holmes is certainly possible, but it looks like team will be worse doing it, because they will lose rotation player or draft assets. On the other hand they will certainly not be better if they just let Holmes walk.
One can certainly make a strong argument it makes most sense for them to blow it up and start anew building around Fox, Haliburton and 2021 pick. Starting with a serious tank in 2022.