Spurs spending all their money on mediocre role players. What happened to that organisation?
A reminder to our fans that “cap space” doesn’t mean much if nobody wants to play for you.
Yeah I worry about that for next year. We throw everything into one plan to clear cap space for one year and what happens if no one wants to sign?
This is starting to feel like Danny’s masterplan for AD. We know how that ended.
There are several top tier free agents on the market next summer. If your going to go all in on clearing cap space to land one of them, next summer is the right time to do it.
This season will be all about Tatum, Brown, Stevens and Udoka selling Boston as a premier destination for those top tier free agents.
I get that, it is a packed year for free agents, but how many of the top free agents available next year will even remotely consider Boston? I know that is a rhetorical question, but you can apply a little logic and the best tier just doesn't seem likely for us, except maybe Beal. So it kind of comes down to Brad / FO going all in for one FA that we don't even know if he would like to be here.
Curry - No, just reupped with GS off the market
KD - After not going with us last time, it is incredibly unlikely that he comes here now
Harden - highly doubtful
Doncic - Dallas will give him whatever he wants to stay
Kyrie - haha....not happening
Beal - literally the only top tier reasonable chance
Jimmy Butler - reupped with Miami off the market
So yeah it was a big list that is getting smaller, and the number of players that might actively consider Boston was small to begin with.
Exactly. The only reasonable ones that I can tell are Beal and Lavine, both of which I could easily see be off the market before then with extensions or committing to stay where they're at. Just don't see this as a great strategy, especially when it comes at the expense of a year of our young guys' contract that may be remembered down the line when it's time to re-up with us.
I wasn't crazy about EF, but seeing how things have went contract wise, if the C's had a chance to retain him in the 17-18mil a year range, it feels like it might have been a mistake not to do that. If EF has a good year next year that 17 mil will seem like a major bargain, and that contract would have been really movable in a larger trade if you do find some all star to bite in free agency.
I’ve never been of the philosophy “sign him, you can always trade him”. It’s not that easy. I look at it this way: Is Tatum/Brown/Fournier a “big-3” championship core with Smart and Horford the other 2 starters? I say no.
I say no too!
I agree too. EF isn't bringing us a title. But he might have been a part of a trade that brings the guy who helps us get a title.
eh...water under the bridge at this point.
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