Maybe they expected better progress from him this year. I think we have to engage in talks with the 76ers. They could use Crabbe's shooting and they are around 100M under the cap.
They were likely willing to gamble on Crabbe making a big leap forward. He didn't, which changes things, since he's now a year older with another year of experience. Each added year makes a "break through" less likely. At some point, people are going to conclude that he is what he is.
With each year, Crabbe has less room to burst, his contract is better because there's less years remaining, so its ASB even wash, no?
I think the Nets see him as a starter which would boost his numbers on that team. There's also only 3 years left on his toxic contract...each year we pay he becomes more tradeable.
shit *whispers* we need a code names for these shitty players we have cause you're right we cant just be telling teams how shitty they are before we trade em
Except now it would be even worse for them, as his cap hit will be 15% larger than his contract, every year.
this trade would't make NO 'right' for over-signing Crabbe at all, if it happens its a 'get out of jail free' card, not some grand strategy.
Teams will be thinking if (Crabbe,etc) played on "their team" they would be much better because our team has such ball dominant guards that they don't get the opportunity they need to succeed...That's what we hope.
1st you draft a 2nd rounder and pay him pennies. That second rounder does get better every year and becomes the elite shooter we wanted him to become but he still has much to improve on other parts of his game. He's offered a ridiculous contract (we should bump the thread to see what folk wanted to keep him and those who wanted to not match BK's offer because hindsight is 20/20 MFs....) that puts us in a situation where we need to make a hard decision. We match in an effort to retain an asset. He shoots a career best 44%. So you mean to tell me that if he's traded for a first round pick WHILE HELPING US RID OURSELVES OF BUTTERS.... Neil shouldn't get props? GTFO....
