2020 Free Agency Thread

[Ogaju]

Danny should walk away from the table and sign Hayward to a four year deal for 80-90 million. Cs are okay without taking a bad deal from Indy.

[Roy H.]

Danny should walk away from the table and sign Haywaed to a four year deal for 80-90 million. Cs are okay without taking a bad deal from Indy.

He can’t yet.  We need NYK to blow their cap space first.

[BitterJim]

Danny should walk away from the table and sign Haywaed to a four year deal for 80-90 million. Cs are okay without taking a bad deal from Indy.

He can’t yet.  We need NYK to blow their cap space first.

Do I hear "Do the John Wall" by Troop 41 in the distance?

[BitterJim]

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1329997833857077255?s=19

Wow, I didn't think he would ever see anything like what the Knicks gave him last year, never mind more money for 4 years

[jambr380]

I really don't get this whole Detroit/Dedmon thing. He has 2 years, $13.3 million remaining. Straight up waiving him would make no sense since it gives you 2 years of massive dead cap (when you could keep him this year and then try to move him next year), but stretching would mean $5.3 million in dead cap for the next 5 years.

Did they seriously learn nothing from paying Josh Smith that much for 7 years?

To avoid making yet another post about this: SERIOUSLY WHAT ARE YOU DOING PISTONS THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. WHY

Just read that Dedmon is only guaranteed $1M in 2021-22. If that's the case, it makes more sense...but it still really doesn't make any sense. That's an awfully big contract to cut w/o attempting to trade him first. It's not like Dedmon is horrible or anything.

[CelticsElite]

Few hours old but Relevant : https://twitter.com/Stadium/status/1329916978954457094?

[tazzmaniac]

I really don't get this whole Detroit/Dedmon thing. He has 2 years, $13.3 million remaining. Straight up waiving him would make no sense since it gives you 2 years of massive dead cap (when you could keep him this year and then try to move him next year), but stretching would mean $5.3 million in dead cap for the next 5 years.

Did they seriously learn nothing from paying Josh Smith that much for 7 years?

To avoid making yet another post about this: SERIOUSLY WHAT ARE YOU DOING PISTONS THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. WHY

Only 1M of the 2nd year is guaranteed so it is only 14.3M stretched over 5 years.  They still didn't learn anything. 

[Uncle_Stingfinger]

Morris making 16 million a year.  NBA money is insane.

[BitterJim]

I really don't get this whole Detroit/Dedmon thing. He has 2 years, $13.3 million remaining. Straight up waiving him would make no sense since it gives you 2 years of massive dead cap (when you could keep him this year and then try to move him next year), but stretching would mean $5.3 million in dead cap for the next 5 years.

Did they seriously learn nothing from paying Josh Smith that much for 7 years?

To avoid making yet another post about this: SERIOUSLY WHAT ARE YOU DOING PISTONS THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. WHY

Just read that Dedmon is only guaranteed $1M in 2021-22. If that's the case, it makes more sense...but it still really doesn't make any sense. That's an awfully big contract to cut w/o attempting to trade him first. It's not like Dedmon is horrible or anything.

If it's non-guaranteed then that's less bad. They would still be able to stretch the guaranteed amount over 5 years, so just under $3 million a season. Had they kept Snell, they would be looking at $12 million in 1 year or $4 million per year for 3. So there's some logic there.

But, yeah, they should have been able to find another home for him

[BitterJim]

Morris making 16 million a year.  NBA money is insane.

Wasn't his $15 million last year because the Knicks gave him more money to take a shorter contract? Getting a raise from that is insane.

He almost signed with the Spurs for 2/$20 million last year, Instead he got 5/$79 million. Dang.

[Uncle_Stingfinger]

Morris making 16 million a year.  NBA money is insane.

Wasn't his $15 million last year because the Knicks gave him more money to take a shorter contract? Getting a raise from that is insane.

He almost signed with the Spurs for 2/$20 million last year, Instead he got 5/$79 million. Dang.

Yeah, he got paid, but I'm just talking about relative to other sports or even life.  16 million a year is so much money!  He's a freaking bench player.   

[tazzmaniac]

Morris making 16 million a year.  NBA money is insane.

Wasn't his $15 million last year because the Knicks gave him more money to take a shorter contract? Getting a raise from that is insane.

He almost signed with the Spurs for 2/$20 million last year, Instead he got 5/$79 million. Dang.

1 or 2 years would be okay but who in the heck was going to offer him 4 years. 

[Roy H.]

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1329997833857077255?s=19

Wow, I didn't think he would ever see anything like what the Knicks gave him last year, never mind more money for 4 years

They probably knew that if they didn’t overpay him he’d sign a vet minimum with the Lakers.

[CelticsElite]

Morris making 16 I million a year.  NBA money is insane.

Wasn't his $15 million last year because the Knicks gave him more money to take a shorter contract? Getting a raise from that is insane.

He almost signed with the Spurs for 2/$20 million last year, Instead he got 5/$79 million. Dang.

1 or 2 years would be okay but who in the heck was going to offer him 4 years.

Steve ballmer is worth $78 billion

He could pay Morris $16 million for the next 4,400 years and still would have money left over.


My point is ballmer is willing to overpay to try to win. He's passionate

[jpotter33]

https://twitter.com/AdamHimmelsbach/status/1330005825566478337

Ugh. It's election day all over again. lol