Why do the Warriors want Jason Thompson?
Doesn't he have 2-3 years left on his contract?
Probably saves them $$. He makes $4 million per year less than GW. He's got 2 years left. He can also still play a little, gives them depth at the 5.
Saves them 10 million if you include tax savings.
Not a huge fan of the trade for Philly TBH. Swap rights for OKC picks with GS is a meh return for taking money and giving the better player.
You cleared $2.65 million off the books for next year. Maybe Hinkie will begin to make his moves in 2016.
Not to restart this whole futile argument, but Thompson is a quality back-up big in the prime of his career with two years to go on a very reasonable contract. If Philly tries to go out next year and get a replacement-level player, it might cost them twice as much at minimum.
This trade makes no sense for Philly short-term or long-term unless you totally buy into the Hinkie plan.
Mike
Between Noel, Okafor, Sims, Landry, and Aldemir (not to mention Covington at the 4 in small-ball lineups), Thompson wouldn't have gotten many minutes, anyway.
Sims isn't on the Sixers. They let him become a UFA and I don't think anybody has picked him up yet.
And Thompson is clearly better than Landry, Sims or Aldemir. Thompson would have gone into next season as #3 big and the roster and might've ended up a starter depending on how Noel does at the 4.
It's not like this is a big deal, given what Philly has done in the last few years, and Thompson wasn't going to lead them to the playoffs. This is probably the starkest demonstration of Hinkie's mindset. He believes getting A players is all that matters and places no value at all in B or C players.
Mike
They actually had/still have a front court logjam. They needed to free up playing time, so I agree with the overall reasoning just not the deal itself. I suspect trading Thompson is the first step in clearing that up. Of people who can play 4 or 5 they have Okafor, Noel, Holmes(37th pick they're really high on), Aldemir, Grant, Covington and Landry. I suspect Landry is on his way out before camp too.
Henry Sims is gone, he's an unsigned UFA. Gerald Wallace will be cut too. You're understating how much Thompson costs too, he has a partially guaranteed deal.
Personally I think they should have gotten more for him than Gerald Wallace's awful contract and a hedge on the OKC pick they already own(they now can swap that with GSW if they choose).
I'm not a huge Aldemir guy, they're trying to teach him a 3 pointer and he's a phenomenal rebounder but I still don't see much there. Would rather have Thompson taking his minutes, at least for half the year.