Looking at the Mavs roster / cap and the discussions being had around the team online, kinda surprised THJ isn’t a bigger topic. Seems super important how he’s handled this summer.
THJ is essentially our only truly “bad” contract at the moment, in a certain context. Porzingis is the only other one that’s a huge issue of course but he’s got an asterisk of being an exceptional superstar talent theoretically going forward and we’re fully committed to him at huge price for several years anyway.
The rest of the contracts some criticize (probably led by Dwight Powell) may or may not be great value but they ultimately just aren’t large enough to be truly “bad” and restrictive either. Even with KP’s deal eating up huge space, it’s very possible to remain super flexible if there’s only 1 huge bloated salary on the entire cap.
THJ, however, seems very expensive and not worth it at all imo IF his role / production doesn’t really change much. Adding another bloated deal to the cap long term could be disastrous if he doesn’t work out and KP continues to disappoint.
A bench player who has a ceiling of maybe being a barely-average production guy in the regular season (and not even that much when the playoffs come around) is not worth his huge salary. Especially not on this team.
Obviously that changes if the coach / GM believe he eventually becomes a consistent above average starter or worst case scenario a guy who technically comes off the bench but ultimately functions as a top 5 above average player.
Am I crazy or is this a HUGE, pivotal decision for Nico, Kidd, and co this summer?
THJ is essentially our only truly “bad” contract at the moment, in a certain context. Porzingis is the only other one that’s a huge issue of course but he’s got an asterisk of being an exceptional superstar talent theoretically going forward and we’re fully committed to him at huge price for several years anyway.
The rest of the contracts some criticize (probably led by Dwight Powell) may or may not be great value but they ultimately just aren’t large enough to be truly “bad” and restrictive either. Even with KP’s deal eating up huge space, it’s very possible to remain super flexible if there’s only 1 huge bloated salary on the entire cap.
THJ, however, seems very expensive and not worth it at all imo IF his role / production doesn’t really change much. Adding another bloated deal to the cap long term could be disastrous if he doesn’t work out and KP continues to disappoint.
A bench player who has a ceiling of maybe being a barely-average production guy in the regular season (and not even that much when the playoffs come around) is not worth his huge salary. Especially not on this team.
Obviously that changes if the coach / GM believe he eventually becomes a consistent above average starter or worst case scenario a guy who technically comes off the bench but ultimately functions as a top 5 above average player.
Am I crazy or is this a HUGE, pivotal decision for Nico, Kidd, and co this summer?