(04-25-2026, 10:42 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I wanted him at the TDL. He won't come for the full MLE and I'm not sure what Minnesota would require if he would agree to starting at $21mm. I thought one of the benefits of Connelly might be insight into their plans/limits regarding Dosunmu, but if they keep winning, that plan becomes less likely.
Dosumnu was one of the guys I had on my list of potential FA targets, but that was subject to the quest for a PG (he's a SG) being satisfied some other way besides free agency, and also the cost.
Obviously the price has gone up, both salary and also the cost to get him.
a. I would guess he would cost Christie and a pick.
b. While D appears to be the better player (at least for now), is he worth that much more (C is at 8M for now,, which would fit nicely in MIN cap)?
c. And is D as good as he looks at the moment, or is this a s-s-s fallacy? On offense he is off the charts in the playoffs. (On defense, MIN is playing great D in the playoffs, but he's their worst defender per B-R D rating.)
MINN would have a hard time financially (but not impossible) keeping him in the 20M range. That lands them right around "just below A2" after they also pay FRP and fill the roster with minimums. I would expect that their stomach for that payroll (tax would be ~42M) would be driven to a large degree by what they do in the playoffs.