06-13-2021, 07:37 AM
(06-12-2021, 10:35 AM)Hypermav Wrote: I saw someone post Batum would be vet min, I can't see that happening. Curious what folks think his salary would be. I am still ticked off he sucks in Charlotte and then gifts the Clippers excellent ROI.
By many measures he was LA's 3rd best player. He plays good D and hits 40% of his 3's. Stealing him weakens an opponent (who doesn't have a path to resigning him above the taxpayer MLE). If we are operating over the cap, why wouldn't we give him the full MLE for 3 years. He's basically the Crowder that got away. If we had him this season, we'd be playing Utah right now.
To me, this is the route you go if you don't/can't pursue Collins or some other high dollar big. The question then is how do you add to the back-court. Trade JRich for ?. S&T THJ for ?. Move on from THJ and use his cap room for ?