02-19-2020, 06:37 PM
(02-19-2020, 06:01 PM)jesusshuttlesworth82 Wrote: At least Gordon is relatively cheap and young but the issue with him is you'd be emptying your chest of assets to acquire him.
Well, you would empty the chest of assets but also buy an asset. You can still flip him for something better. I guess we can agree he is a more win now ready player than a couple of rookies and role players. Same goes for THJ. He goes, you are basically without any significant contract available for trade.
THJ - if he opts out, you have some 25 mil of cap space. But who could you get? There are literally zero 3-D wings amongst this year crop of free agents. Harrell might be an interesting PF option, if we are not concerned about so much money tied up in the big guys. Looking at shooting guards: Bogdanovic would probably require a very high offer and I am not really sure if Bogi at 20 per is more reasonable as THJ at little lower value. Beasley is probably a similar situation, I can't imagine Minny leaving him for anything below 15 per. Harris is basically THJ only a year older. This leaves Fournier, who would be a great fit, but at what cost. THJ+MLE is probably still better than 25 of cap for Fournier only (and no MLE). You could also splash out a big one year offer to guys like Gallo or some other vet.
If THJ opts out and if there is a mutual interest on both sides, 15 per yearly deal would be a reasonable offer for both sides, based from what we have seen so far this season. Dallas revived his career while THJ is more or less a perfect fit next to Luka. There are of course still almost 30 games plus play-offs left, which might change our perception