It does seem like some LeBron shit but this is a barren free agent class. Too many RFAs and too many guys either already under contract or who used to be elite players.
I dont see anything off in there. Also posting his career stats to diminish him seems wrong. It'd be like LOLZ, portland offered a career 10-2-2 guyb80 million dollars!
sure i get that. brunson is a starting caliber player but the 25 mil number for him is insane. even last year, at age 25, dude put up 16-5-4. solid numbers but will he ever sniff an all star team?
So how is he a diva exactly? Still not seeing the issue here. Sorry he’s worth more than you think he is?
i'm not allowed to have an opinion now? if Ant was a UFA and holding meetings like this while offers were already on the table (that too, in a city where the team wooing him already made moves in anticipation of his arrival while hiring his dad just months prior), you'd feel differently. or maybe not... you just seem to want to be contrarian about shit while calling other people dumb. don't really care.
I think it would be really funny if after getting Harden to opt out of almost 50M in guaranteed money for next season the Sixers told him they changed their mind on whatever long term deal they have on the table that got him to do that. Where would Harden even go and how much could he even draw on the free agent market at this point? Obviously they won't do that and tomorrow or later on tonight they'll announce a four year deal worth like 35M a season or some shit. Harden get's another 90M guaranteed and the Sixers get some money off their books for next season.
Based on the big man targets that Haynes spoke of today I'm guessing we're going to use the MLE on a wing and look for a backup big in the vet min market...
I’d say the same thing I’m saying about Brunson; he has the right to hold meetings with teams. He has the right to hear them out. He has the right to do whatever he wants without some fan who knows fuck all about him personally labeling him Hollywood.
I don't understand the Brunson love in that he's getting all this attention and might get 100m over 4 years? Maybe more. I know he's decent but I haven't watched him much and he never struck me as that type of talent. I think Simons is a better bet so I'm a little nervous about what we're going to offer CJ version 2.0 - An undersized (at shooting guard), highly-paid guard to start alongside another undersized, highly-paid guard.
According to WS/48, VORP, and PER, Brunson grades out as a top 50 player in the league. And as a starter his numbers were even more impressive last year: 61 starts 17.5 PPG 5 RPG 4 APG 50% FG 39% 3PT 85% FT he could legitimately threaten to be a 50/40/90 guy. And he showed he can elevate his game in bigger situations. Will be 26 at the start of his next contract so probably hasn’t even hit his prime yet. Seems like a fine investment.
KJ Martin and Thybulle….I can’t even imagine rooting for a team that had rumors of all stars coming in FA or trades. Must be exciting.
Do these type of players move the needle? I’ve been a fan for 32 years without wavering, it just sucks we are always fighting for scraps instead of the main course.
