Quote from: Jiri Welsch on Yesterday at 08:21:03 PM

In my opinion, keeping Simons is only viable if he signs a team-friendly deal longer term.

If they have a sense that he would be willing to re-sign to something much smaller than his current $27 million per year, then maybe it's worth considering.

I wonder if he'd be open to a four-year, $84MM type of deal ($21MM/yr). 

It's less than his current average, but gives him some security. 

Or maybe he wants to try and raise his value by playing for a championship contender like the Cs?

So a two-year, player option on the second year, $49MM deal ($24.5MM/yr)?

No way I?d pay that much for Simons. He?s a decent microwave scorer, but that?s about it. Pritchard is making $7M this year and Hauser is at $10M. You can?t give Simons that kind of money.

In my opinion, keeping Simons is only viable if he signs a team-friendly deal longer term.

If they have a sense that he would be willing to re-sign to something much smaller than his current $27 million per year, then maybe it's worth considering.

I wonder if he'd be open to a four-year, $84MM type of deal ($21MM/yr). 

It's less than his current average, but gives him some security. 

Or maybe he wants to try and raise his value by playing for a championship contender like the Cs?

So a two-year, player option on the second year, $49MM deal ($24.5MM/yr)?

Hauser IMO is more valuable then Okongwu.  The C's should be getting a 2nd round pick vs sending picks.  If Atlanta wants picks they can get a 3rd team to take Hauser and get picks from that team. 

Really not sure what to make of the Cavaliers and Magic this year. They are currently the 7-8 seeds in the East, and despite thinking they could turn it around it just hasn't happened. They've been maddeningly inconsistent too even in a weak East.

The Top-3 teams in the East though are clearly Detroit, New York and Boston (especially when Tatum returns)

TP for another great game thread FL.  time to start another winning streak