$10 million over 3 years seems fair.
I agree with this.
I'm sure Bradley wants closer to what Courtney Lee is making, however.
He shouldn't get it, but there may be some team next summer willing to give him a deal like that (4 yrs / 20-25 million). Unless he shows a lot of improvement this year I'd be fine letting him go if somebody does make him an offer like that.
I dunno, I think there was some discussion on this over the summer, and I remember concluding that defensive specialists rarely get paid much. Look at Tony Allen, Bowen etc...TA got around $3m per year at a similar point in his career. Why would Bradley get more?
The thing is, at this point Bradley really lacks offensive game even relative to those guys. Bowen was a good 3pt shooter. TA was erratic but also capable of scoring bursts.
I could be off base but I think that $10m for 3 deal is pretty good for both sides. And if I'm Bradley, I'm worried because Rondo makes me a lot better offensively and could be out for a significant chunk of the year, which could depress my overall numbers and market value.
I agree with you, but I would not be surprised if there are still GMs out there who might see offensive upside there and give him 24 over 4 or something like that.
Of course, TA was just getting drafted when he was 22--or the age AB is now. Also, TA is a career .269 from the 3, whereas young AB is .335. TA also had character issues, whereas AB is a budding leader.
And Bruce Bowen? These two paragraphs in wikipedia describe Bowen's career up until age 30:
"Early struggles (1993–1997)
After finishing his four-year college eligibility, Bowen was eligible for the 1993 NBA Draft, but went undrafted. Instead, he seemed to be destined to become a journeyman athlete. Between 1993 and 1997, Bowen played for five different teams, starting his professional career for the French teams of Le Havre in 1993–94 and Évreux the following season. In 1995–96 he played in the CBA with Rockford Lightning; he spent the next season back in France with Besançon, before returning to the Lightning in February 1997. Bowen made his NBA debut when he was signed to a ten-day contract by the Miami Heat the following month. His output consisted of 1 game, 1 minute and 1 block.[3][4]
Getting settled (1997–2001)
In the 1997–98 NBA season, Bowen reappeared in the NBA, having been signed by the Boston Celtics. With the Celtics, Bowen slowly established himself in the NBA. In his first full year as an NBA player, he appeared in 61 games (nine of them as starter) with the Celtics, averaging 5.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.43 steals in 21.4 minutes per game, shooting .409 from the field, .339 from three-point land and .623 from the free throw line.[3] The next year was a disappointment for him, as Bowen appeared in only 30 Celtics games, averaging 2.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 16.5 minutes per game.[3]"[/i]
Yeah, AB still has to show he can be a worthy starting 2 and he may ultimately have hat role on a bad team, but his situation is complicated by his having played a solid half year of good NBA offense and only now being 22.
I say he gets Courtney Lee money, or about $5.5M for four years.
