09-05-2023, 09:40 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-05-2023, 10:43 AM by SleepingHero.)
(09-05-2023, 09:25 AM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: IMO, J.Green will get the Hart deal of 4yrs/$80. Not as good of a defender at this point. Will never be the rebounder Hart is. But he's 6 years younger.
My only question is can we pay him that with 2 max players in Luka/Kyrie?
Age rarely, if ever, makes a meaningful impact in salary negotiations. It's the actual talent that drives up the numbers. Age amplifies the talent, but there has to be talent there.
As many have said, Green has shown to be a great role player. He's inconsistent, but that's why he's a role player. He has barely shown enough to warrant a 4/60 deal, let alone a 4/80 deal.
If anything Green is around the same level as Hart was when he got his first big deal from NOP after averaging 8/4/1 on 43/36/70 in 24mpg. That deal was worth 3 years/38 mil, but only 24 mil guaranteed. Green is more efficient and a bit younger when Hart signed his deal...
That deal at the time was worth about 11% of the overall cap YoY. Translating that into today, thats starting at 14.9 mil (almost right at his qualifying offer). A similar deal would be 4/66 with 8% raises and only 52 mil guaranteed.
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