Shelburne is reporting that Horford does not have any deal in place with Atlanta and is currently taking calls. Al Horford on a 4 year max sounds awesome right now.
Woj did say that IF Atlanta gives him the 5 year max he will take it though right?
Eh, I still don't think he automatically takes a 5 year deal just because they give it to him. If they don't add anything and lose Bazemore, then they're a borderline playoff team in a slightly improved East after losing Teague, too. I think he'd go with a four year max at a place like Boston or Houston rather than just play there for the extra year in a losing environment.
I don't think they'll give him the fifth year; they've seemed hesitant all along. Horford would fit perfectly with us, and he seems like the type of guy who would appreciate a simple pitch: we could just let him sit down with Brad for a while, discussing his role, Brad's vision, etc. I like our chances with him.
I really do not like idea of a 4 year max contract for Horford.
Max contract for Horford, given his experience, would be 35% of the cap, right? If so that means $32.9M a year roughly. He's not worth even close to that figure. Honestly, even $20M is a stretch for Horford (even under this rising cao). Upwards of $30m is ridiculous.
Horford is in the 7-9 year range, so I think it's just 30%.
$26.4M, same as KD.
Ahh, so it goes of how much experience they currently have, not how much they would have when next season starts?
$26.4m a year over 4 years is a LOT of money for Horford - I'm really not sure how I feel about that.
I guess it's a toss up between Horford at $26.4M or Howard for $32.9M. That's a tough call. It's a difference of $6.5M a year which sounds like a significant amount initially...but then if you think about it rationally, a full MLE under this cap will probably be somewhere around the $9m, so $6.5M of cap space is ultimately not going to get you much in this market. The difference is practically irrelevant. I'd rather spend the extra and for Dwight, personally.
But if Dwight isn't available, and it will help to get Durant here, then I guess I can live with throwing $26M at Horford givign the craziness that is surrounding the salary cap world right now.
I shudder when thinking about the type of deals Sully will be offered.
Right now Isaiah Thomas, Avery Bradley and Jae Crowder must look like three of the most valuable trade assets in the league.