Hopefully we can just find someone to take Meyers instead and not send back equal salary. Davis seems like an integral part of the locker room and if he plays like he did two years ago, the team as well.
I kinda disagree about Vonleh. I think he's in the same boat as Plumlee was. I don't think the team will pay him. Vonleh is trade bait imo. His replacements are already on the roster.
I think PA and NO will gladly pay the LT, just that it has to be done strategically. Only two teams paid the LT last year: the Cavs and the Clips. FWIW
Right. My position is if we could have traded the TPE for Paul George, it's a no brainer. Shump is not even close to being worth it. That's the "strategic" part . The Warriors are going to pay the LT for the next few years, but they're not yet at risk of being a repeater. They are paying the tax to keep together an already championship team, looking like a dynasty. OKC added two superstars to a 47 win team (6th best in the West) and feel they have a shot. It's not like they're expecting a ~.500 season and fight for the 5th through 8th seed. The Cavs paid $70M+ in tax the past two seasons and would love to dump Shump to get close or under this year. They signed DRose and DWade for bargain prices.
I'm not expecting a .500 record and an 8th seed either. With Nurkic we are a top 5 team in the west. I don't see any reason why we shouldn't be trying to contend.
I hope so. Then I see NO taking a shot with the TPE. But I don't see why he shouldn't keep his powder dry until that's demonstrably true.
