06-27-2023, 04:40 PM
Another prediction:
Teams are going to start letting their own high-performing veterans walk at the ends of their contracts rather than re-sign them to max or near-max contracts.
In the old days, teams believed they could always dump a high-priced vet with a lot left on the contract, if they were creative. There would always be plenty of other teams with bloated contracts that didn’t fit, or were substantially negative.
But the new CBA changes that dynamic. Overpays really, really hurt. Atlanta shouldn’t have signed John Collins. Phoenix shouldn’t have signed Ayton, and probably Chris Paul. GS shouldn’t have signed Poole.
If someone pays Kuzma $30m, I think they’ll rue the day.
Teams are going to start letting their own high-performing veterans walk at the ends of their contracts rather than re-sign them to max or near-max contracts.
In the old days, teams believed they could always dump a high-priced vet with a lot left on the contract, if they were creative. There would always be plenty of other teams with bloated contracts that didn’t fit, or were substantially negative.
But the new CBA changes that dynamic. Overpays really, really hurt. Atlanta shouldn’t have signed John Collins. Phoenix shouldn’t have signed Ayton, and probably Chris Paul. GS shouldn’t have signed Poole.
If someone pays Kuzma $30m, I think they’ll rue the day.
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