02-05-2022, 08:26 PM
(02-05-2022, 08:13 PM)Kammrath Wrote: By "sweetener" I am referring to a pick or young/good player. So a significant asset.
However...
1) RG turns 30 in June. KP turns 27 in August.
2) RG has $38,172,414 / $41,000,000 / $43,827,587 / $46,655,173 left over the next 4 seasons. KP has $33,833,400 / $36,016,200 left over the next 2 seasons.
So yes, RG is better than KP, no question. BUT KP is 3 years younger AND is owed ~$100,000,000 less in salary and comes off the books 2 years sooner. As @"F Gump" pointed out, that is significant, especially in a world where big men getting paid like that is becoming more and more rare.
So for me, RG for KP+1st as an example feels in the ballpark of fair.
The goal for Utah should be to keep Mitchell. Yes, Gobert and Mitchell clash so there is some benefit for moving on from Gobert but KP downgrades the potential of the team. I think you'd need to do more than one pick. Maybe Max for Jingles and something else.