I don't always consider it bidding against yourself by extending a player early. Sometimes it's about keeping a player happy/keeping goodwill with them versus making them "find an offer" that you'll then match. My main concern with allowing both to go to RFA in '26 is there's supposed to be a decent amount of teams with cap space. Puts us in to a potential situation where we have to match a bigger deal than we would prefer to keep our guys.
The nice thing is he would have a tiny cap hold, so holding off on extending him to be able to use cap space in whatever fashion, and then offering him a deal could work out favorably.
Camara is limited to about $90m extension max, there is no way Sharpe's representation takes this deal - so that seems very unreasonable to me. My guess is that if extensions are offered, Camara is offered the max the team can afford to give him - and the Blazers will not antagonize Sharpe's representation by offering a much smaller extension than the max he can get - so they will offer him more.
Cap gurus on this site have explained timing, dollars, years, current contracts, league $$$ expectations … it’s a lot. Arguments have been made on when to make those extensions to potentially maximize free agent cap space after next season. About not bidding against oneself as well. About who if any of the Grant + EC’s to keep and/or re-up. In a simplistic way, I’d like Camara’s extension to get taken care of so that he’s got next year’s money, then ditch the next year salary to start his dollars on what could be in the ballpark of 4 and $88M. [I’m also a fan of the declining dollars for guys to get more up front.]. Including growth to his O, Camara is a safe bet to earn that contract. If he wants to wait, that’s one thing. Toumani and Deni and Clingan as long-term dudes is the place to start. It’s hard to reason through paying previous starters to stick around and be paid more than the next generation.
https://www.standaard.be/sport/zaal...overtuigen-voor-lions-te-spelen/74488570.html Apparently there is a 4 year 105million extension on the table for Toumani. That makes sense. The blazers will decline his 4th year to make him RFA now and extend. If they did not waive the 4th year, he would go directly to UFA after the 4th year.
I thought the most Blazers could offer was 4/90 and that would start after next season, did they do something different to change that?
89 mil U.S. dollars is close to 105 mil Euros, so since its a Dutch site I am guessing they quotes That's my guess as its been discussed that max Extension allowed this summer is 4/89 mil U.S. dollars. Its a great value for Blazers and does get Camara a higher salary a year earlier if he signs this summer and it's guaranteed money. Be interesting if he takes it now or waits for when he can get more. All these Achilles injuries to star players does have to make players think hard about that security if they extend when they can
A financially independent vet who is set for life is more likely to bet on their health and future value. For someone like Toumani, the smart thing to do is to secure yourself asap.
Toumani is to be relied upon. 2nd year in the NBA, 2nd team defense all NBA. Expanded offensive game year 1 to 2. 4 years and $88-89M. Get 'er done. Go Blazers.
Also since Jabari Smith just accepter 5/122 on a per yr basis it's pretty close to the 4/89 max we could offer Camara - hopefully this encourages him to take it
So basically the traits of a shitty GM? Doubling down on something because of sentimental reasons? Geez. I’m still a big Sharpe believer btw
It’s hard to imagine paying $4B for something…..and worrying a players contract. Unless it was something completely outrageous but even then they all end in at most 4 years.
Apparently the belgian article is more explaining why he is not playing with the national team and explains it with a theoretical example rather than an actual contract on the table. He may signs for 89M and that's why he is not risking it with the Belgian Team. I don't see how they could have source on a clear offer to be honest.
