06-27-2023, 03:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-27-2023, 03:33 PM by dirkfansince1998.)
(06-27-2023, 03:16 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: I guarantee I can come up with more examples of centers on the continual decline at 24yo than centers who were declining at 24yo and turned it around...
How do you think Vegas would handicap that? Clearly it'd be more that he'll continue to decline than pull out of the nosedive. So you're wanting to gamble $104m on an unenthused, unmotivated, grossly overpaid curmudgeon? I hope you don't live near an Indian reservation.
More like 50-60m because salary is outgoing in the trade. Basically his last season in 25/26 and half of THJs salary in 24/25 if we can trust the proposed trade.
There is a chance that Ayton is who he is. A useful but overpaid big. Solid starter. Nothing more. That´s the floor. Making the gamble even less of a risk because no matter what happens the return isn´t zero. Even if things don´t work out and he never reaches his 20/21 level again he is more useful than THJ, Bullock or McGee.
As far as my personal opinion goes. I am not the biggest Ayton fan but from an asset management perspective I can see why the Mavs would be interested. Compared to the level and value that he used to have it is an all time buy low opportunity.