With Kyrie Irving and Al Horford on the verge of leaving, we will have the cap space to offer the max, or close. Now before you call me crazy, here's why we should do it for Malcolm Brogdon?
Now I get it, he's not really an all-star caliber player, not worthy of the max. True, but he's also a very good player.
- only 26.
- averaged 50-40-90 shooting this year.
- very good defender.
- unselfish.
- can play in any system, as a PG, as a SG, as a guy who handle the ball, or as a guy who can play off it.
- only 4 years in the league, his max wouldn't be crippling to the club.
So, at worst, we overpay a guy who can average 16 - 5 - 5 for us with terrific efficiency, a good defender, and an excellent fit to the squad. At best, maybe he do much better with more playing time (played 28 minutes per game last season).
The kicker to this, it puts the Milwaukee Bucks in a position. Match it and they deal with luxury tax implications moving forward. They don't, they lose an excellent bench player.
This might be very rash and reactionary to the news that just dropped, but really, the more I think about it, the more it's starting to make sense.
All reports indicate his value is 15 to 16 mill per season.
But someone will pry him from the bucks, who already have 70 mill committed at will need to offer middleton the max, resign lopez, sign their pick, and renounce all they can. And drop hills contract to the 1 mill guarantee and they will be sitting at roughly 112 million.
Hard cap is at roughly 132.
So 20 mill is the space left, but bucks will want to use exemptions amd resign mirotic...so that reduces the number they will match.
21 million, maybe 22 is the number that gets Brogdon. Not the max.
Celtics offer 22 million, when brogdon accepts and bucka do not match, you then offer them smart in a sign and trade saving team enough to chase cousins. Or just sign randle with remaining capspace
If $22 million AAV gets it done, then we should do it.
If he's getting more opportunities and an extended role, I really see Malcolm Brogdon as a 20-5-5 guy, with good defense, and a guy who fits around Jay and Jay without taking away their shots and hindering their development. He's going to be a versatile guy who can play possibly three positions if needed too, and is ultra unselfish. That is a very good player to have, either if we are rebuilding or trying to compete.
I mentioned the max because I want to make sure the Bucks are in position to either lose him, or lose the ability to add more players. Yeah it's an overpay, but for 4 years / $117 million, I really don't think it's as crippling a contract moving forward, especially with the cap rising and Gordon Hayward's contract going off the books in two years.
But again, if $22 million AAV gets it done, then that's the line. A very good player, and we weaken our opponents, he's really worth having.