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07-07-2023, 01:23 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-07-2023, 01:26 PM by ItsGoTime.)
(07-06-2023, 04:45 PM)Tyler Wrote: Hmm...
So the Pelicans need to shed money. And with no Thybulle, Dallas has $10.5mm-ish in space left under the apron. The cost difference between Valanciunas and McGee is just under $10mm. Would the Pelicans trade Val for McGee + 2 2nds?
Aren’t the Pelicans like $5.5M over the 1st apron? If they are getting off of Val, I would think it would need to put them under the apron themselves.
(07-07-2023, 12:51 PM)MFFL Wrote: I might be alone on this island but I think Richaun Holmes can be an effective starting center for us.
Yes he had a REALLY bad year last year. And I know that excuses are like assholes, everyone has one and they all stink. But he went through a personal situation that would have floored most of us AND had to deal with a new system that did not utilize his strength as a PnR player.
The dude is only 29 years old and that's when centers are usually coming into their prime years.
As a side note, giving up his trade kicker was very important to us. $1.8m is a lot of money and he didn't have to do it but it shows his professionalism that he was wanting to help his new team. I hope the Mavs don't trade him - I think he will outplay his contract by a lot.
I try to temper my expectations, but I’m with you on the “can” part. If nothing else I think he is more motivated than ever to be the best version of himself here and we have the system to make him a serviceable C. If that best he can do makes him better than the others, that would be amazing.
