Washburn: C's didn't want to sign Cousins for 200 mil extension (Article)

[colincb]

One disconnect I don't understand: none of the other 29 teams wanted him at a very modest price, but he's going to get a $180 - $200 million max contract?

Why? If no teams are interested, it sounds like he'll be lucky to get half that, or even less.

If he behaves, he'll get more than one $180 million bid.

Also, there appears to have been 3-4 teams interested. NO, LAL, PHX, and possibly ORL.

[Boris Badenov]

One disconnect I don't understand: none of the other 29 teams wanted him at a very modest price, but he's going to get a $180 - $200 million max contract?

Why? If no teams are interested, it sounds like he'll be lucky to get half that, or even less.

I don't think that necessarily follows. He very well may sign for $180 million somewhere when all is said and done. But some players sign for the max and are worth that to only a few teams. Some sign for the max and are worth far more than the max to every team in the league.

What this one event tells us is that (assets surrendered in trade) + $180 million contract > Boogie's value, for most teams, under the assumption he resigns. The assets that the highest bidder gave up weren't worth that much, but he could still be worth the max to many teams.

So, if he's worth just more than the max but not a lot more, many teams would pursue him in free agency but not trade for him now.

And of course even if you think he's worth it, there's the prospect that you don't retain him. The expected value of acquiring him would include that too (probability he's a rental times his value, for 1.5 years, minus the value of the assets traded).

[OldSchoolDude]

I was a supporter of the sign Boogie move.

I'm a bit shocked Celtics did not move to sign him as a fan .  But ,

knowing the conservative approach most decisions are based on.  Level headed attitudes rule the day in Boston.  Everybody had to be on the same page ....unlike the fighting and confrontation in many franchises.  They probably wished to avoid drama.

Maybe hard to pin point one just reason the franchise passed on this. 

I d say it was more about DA. , CBS/ his coaches and Owners NOT forming a concensious to GO after Boogie .  Weighing the pros and cons from THEIR prospective.  Not mine .....I d signed him in NY sec.

I imagine three groups met , spoke their peace and thumbs down FROM any two most likely kill d the deal.

To keep the peace and harmony of the Owners, coaching staff and DA front office they must have not seen bringing him here as the best interest .

Why does it have to be that the Celtics didn't want him?  Maybe the Kings didn't want to move him to Boston.  Maybe Cousins said he wouldn't resign and Danny has said he is not interested in a rental.  Or maybe Buddy Hield is just so good the kings had to make that great deal.

Source familiar w/ Kings’ thinking: "Vivek thinks Buddy [Hield] has Steph Curry potential.” Am told that fixation was a key driver in deal.

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