What would be a fair contract for Greg Monroe?

[Cman]

Okay. I'm tired of Bosh-Bron-Melo-Love.

Let's talk about someone else: restricted free agent Greg Monroe.

What would be a fair contract for him (young PF/C who puts up close to a double-double)?

Given his position, age and the fact that he still, arguably, has upside, I'm guessing 5 years $60M.

Thoughts?

[Celtics251]

I say 5yrs at 11-12M per year, about what you said.

Long shot, but if the Celtics were to make an attempt to get Monroe, they could use TPE (10.3M first year) and send a few picks over to Detroit. Detroit made it clear they wouldn't mind letting Monroe go as they already have Drummond, Stuckey and Smith. Still, that's a long shot.

Greg Monroe earned 3M last year.

[SHAQATTACK]

Him stay there and let us trade for Drummond ...who is a real center.

[jaketwice]

Him stay there and let us trade for Drummond ...who is a real center.

"LOL" projected quote from Stan Van Gundy.

[sofutomygaha]

Considering his age and his durability, I think he's worth 5 years, 80 million

ed. I'm sorry, I botched the math on that one, should be more like 5 years, $70 million

[Who]

Max contract.

Greg Monroe wouldn't be worth the max that veterans like LeBron and Co are going to get but Monroe is worth the lower max contract players get when coming off of their rookie deals. Monroe is still young and has upside (mostly defensive improvement). He is already worth around $12-13 million per annum on current level of performance. He does extra money for potential and for big men who are skilled and can play both PF and C positions, that is an expensive premium. A max contract is fair.

[wdleehi]

I am expecting near max money in a sign and trade. 


Teams are going to miss out on Lebron, Bosh and Melo.  Teams are not going to get Love in a trade.


Monroe is the next fall back position.

[hpantazo]

Max contract.

Greg Monroe wouldn't be worth the max that veterans like LeBron and Co are going to get but Monroe is worth the lower max contract players get when coming off of their rookie deals. Monroe is still young and has upside (mostly defensive improvement). He is already worth around $12-13 million per annum on current level of performance. He does extra money for potential and for big men who are skilled and can play both PF and C positions, that is an expensive premium. A max contract is fair.

Exactly. Easily a max contract for Monroe. If anyone doesn't think so, then just look at the deals Hawes, Bradley, and McRoberts got and ask yourself how much more Monroe is worth than those guys.

[Mr October]

At least 12 million per year.

14 might be about right, since he still has his prime ahead of him.

[Mr October]

Max contract.

Greg Monroe wouldn't be worth the max that veterans like LeBron and Co are going to get but Monroe is worth the lower max contract players get when coming off of their rookie deals. Monroe is still young and has upside (mostly defensive improvement). He is already worth around $12-13 million per annum on current level of performance. He does extra money for potential and for big men who are skilled and can play both PF and C positions, that is an expensive premium. A max contract is fair.

Exactly. Easily a max contract for Monroe. If anyone doesn't think so, then just look at the deals Hawes, Bradley, and McRoberts got and ask yourself how much more Monroe is worth than those guys.

With the cap raised, a max for a guy off a rookie contract is going to start at near 16 million, and average 17 to 17.5 over the 4 or 5 years. Is Monroe worth that much? Do you want to pay him 19 million in year 4?

I don't want to go quite that high. I don't see all star potential in him. I don't totally see pure power forward or pure center skills in him. His defense remains a problem.

[Csfan1984]

At least 12 million per year.

14 might be about right, since he still has his prime ahead of him.

+1

[puskas54_10]

I bet Monroe sees himself as a max player. He will ask 15M per year.
The question is: will anybody pay him that much?

[LooseCannon]

A fair contract is probably a max one, but he isn't worth it.

[arctic 3.0]

I'd say $14-16m. (More then big al gets and he's proven more then Monroe.
I'd say get him if love fails.
Offer S&t hump 1 year @ $8-9m
Add non guarunteed contracts totaling approx $6-7m
Add protected future pick.

Pistons get quality back up big, cap room, future pick.
We get young big with multiple offensive skills and tools/framework to improve on both offense and defense.
Getting out of dysfunctional Detroit will be the best thing that ever happened to Monroe.
Buy now b/c Stan Van is going to make that team play solid D and Monroe's value will only improve.

[Quetzalcoatl]

He's worth about $14 mil, but unfortunately he will get more than that.  I feel like that is a contract you would regret, since he is not a true superstar and he will clog up so much of your cap.  If we could get him for $14m I would be ecstatic though, Rondo/Bradley/Green/Sully/Monroe with Smart/KO/Young/Wallace/Pressey is a playoff team in the East for sure.  We then get a ton of cap room in 2015 to sign another big name player when Wallace comes off the books, although some of that will go to Rondo.  Then we hopefully add three consecutive Nets' lottery picks over 2016, 2017 and 2018.