08-01-2023, 11:52 AM
(07-31-2023, 10:28 PM)The Jom Wrote: It’s funny. I agree with so much of the anti-dinosaur sentiment here. But I just can’t get on the no-Ayton bandwagon. He still looks worth it to me.
Here's what I would say... he's a $20m/yr player. So his 3yr contract is worth $60m, resulting in $41.9m in dead money.
Our dead money...
McGee: worth $0, -$11.7m/2yr
THJ: worth $11m, -$11.9m/2yr
Holmes: worth $3m, -$18.8/2yr
So to make the numbers match and give back PHX $20m/yr in value, this works.
-Wood (S&T 3yr, $10m/yr)
-THJ
-McGee
for
-Ayton
This would swap -$23.6m (THJ and McGee) of our dead money, resulting in the following overpay for Ayton (given his play stays the same):
2023: +$0.1m
2024: -$12.9m
2025: -$15.5m