Other Shoe to Drop?

[Goldstar88]

The is no other shoe THIS OFFSEASON. The C's took on George with the idea that next offseason you can flip his now expiring contract + draft picks either for a star or split it up into several high-level contributors after getting a look at what the team is next year.

Currently the C's are hard capped at the 1st apron by the Robinson signing, so they can't take on more money even if they wanted to which they don't. They are about 4 million above the tax, close enough to get under by cutting Banton and making one other small move.

The rest of the C's offseason will be extending Queta (done), extending Prichard (we'll see, he may want to wait to maximize his next contract), maybe extending Walsh (if its team friendly). Then they'll get under the tax mid season to re-set teh repeater and roll from there.

You don?t know that. If Brad finds a deal he likes, I think he pulls the trigger and moves George.

[Phantom255x]

They also need to consider moving White next summer too, unless he truly balls out next season but even then explore it. If you can upgrade from George and White next summer to add to the core of Tatum, Pritchard, Queta, Robinson, Hugo, Baylor, Harper, Cenac, etc. then that's great. I don't think White will age well and his 30M a year deal is already looking iffy. I'm sure they are already angling towards giving up a ton of picks next summer to try and build one last core/run with Tatum in his prime, but upgrading from White or getting younger there also helps. George is an expiring 37-year old next summer anyways.

[Phantom255x]

Also, I was under this impression Hauser was gonna be gone this offseason, either traded away for another cheap player or to offload his salary and getting back picks. Yet he's still here.

Feels obvious to also get under the tax. Not a fan that he'll continue to eat minutes from Baylor and Hugo too.