In the summer Sharpe will be eligible for an extension. Franz Wagner signed a 5 year $270 million extension back in July, so with the cap going up 10% per year would Sharpe be eligible for a 5 years $297 million extension this summer? If Sharpe has decent health and some more performances like last night over the rest of the season it would seem he will be a lock to get the max. Franz Wagner, Desmond Bane, Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley all got max deals even though they're clearly not yet star players. Franz contract would be worth $46 million less if he doesn't make an All-NBA team this season. Still, $224 million with a 10% raise comes out to $246 million for Sharpe on the lowest end of a max. I love the idea of Sharpe as a cornerstone if he plays like last night, but I get super nervous giving out contracts for non-all star players. I remember Blazer fans saying how we should max Meyers Leonard after his 50/40/90 season to avoid him potentially walking.
If Sharpe can stay healthy I'm convinced he will be a superstar. The Blazers haven't had someone with that kind of athletic ability since Clyde.
yeah, if he stays healthy and last night is any indication, he's headed for a huge payday. Rookie extensions are almost always huge for players with major upside his new contract will start the same off-season that Simons and Ayton will be getting their new deals so maybe that puts even more pressure on Cronin to move those two guys before that happens. I sure hope so
I know I'm in the minority, but I wouldn't spend big on a player with Sharpe's injury history. Sign him to a prove-it deal like Curry did with the Warriors (following his long-running ankle problems), otherwise find a trade partner willing to take that risk.
I'd try to get a discount. Rookie max is 20/25% of the cap. I'd try for 15-17.5%. Would do wonders for team building if he outplays it.
See if he takes the Jalen Suggs deal, 5 for 150. it would be a huge cap help to not have him on the max.
Not worth the max and that's not up for debate. Don't really care anyway, so there's that. Much more important things going on then a contract on a team.
I am on this forum less and less through the years and when I come to check-in posts like this confirm why.
Why don't you stay out of here and stick to your more important things and leave us alone, Mr GLOBAL MODERATOR.
It's a "moderator" of the forum that provides zero insight, zero post of substance, while being condescending, dismissive, and rude.
Dude needs to go hang in a hockey or mlb forum. All he does is bitch about the blazers in a know it all way and complain with negativity…brings nothing positive.
Same. Maybe do a shorter deal with the same money. No reason without more evidence - he hasn’t earned it yet. Although he deserves the money more than Evan turner and Simons did.
Of course, that would need to be alliterative. Cocky, condescending, and conceited! Dismissive, denigrating and disagreeable! Repellant, rude, and repugnant! Superior, scornful and sanctimonious! I think I may try to work some Wheels-esque descriptors into my posts for a little while.
None of the injuries Shaedon has had have ever derailed a career. I think it all depends on this season but if he ends up averaging more than 20ppg on decent shooting numbers and has good representation, I can't see us getting away with anything lower than a max contract extension which is also the most we could give him... unless he goes crazy and ends up being all NBA in which case it would be a supermax extension.
