He's not good enough to sign to an extension right now and blow next summer's cap space.
If we can't get anyone good in free agency/trades next summer, I'd be happy to see him back around on a reasonable deal. I don't know that I'd want to give him as much as the Magic gave Baby Davis (one of the dumbest contracts), but something like 3 years at $6M per... he's be worth that.
Seems like a fringe-starter type to me. Perfect in his current role, but *could* play more like 35MPG if you needed him to. If - miracles of miracles - the C's signed Dwight Howard over the summer, you could put him out there between Dwight and Piece and feel great about your chances.
But, he's not good enough to commit to before exploring any BIG signings or trades.
Maybe he'll play so well Orlando will take him back next summer... in a S&T for Dwight!
why in the world would Bass take less than Davis when he is clearly a much better player who can fill basically the same role?
ditto
not gonna happen
Comes down to what the market looks like next summer.
Was any other team going to offer Baby the kind of $$ that Otis Smith did? Was he just bidding against himself, a la his Rashard Lewis signing? Weren't we all expecting Baby to get a contract offer maybe half of what the Magic gave him?
If it takes Baby dollars to re-sign Bass, let him walk. Don't prolong the inevitable downturn by spending all the cap space on good-but-not-great players (aka The Joe Dumars Plan).
I don't think it's inevitable that Bass gets offered a Bigger-Than-Baby contract, though. It all depends on how the market shapes up next summer. If he maintains his currently level of production, maybe - but let's keep in mind that at some point, some of those jumpers will start clanging out and his performance will come down a little close to what he's done historically.
FWIW, I do seem to recall Baby Davis being considered a Sixth Man of the Year candidate seven games into last season...
Topic: Can Brandon Bass be a part of the C's future? (Read 8964 times)