04-01-2021, 04:19 PM
(04-01-2021, 04:14 PM)mvossman Wrote: Based on your posts, I am guessing you are going to hate this, but I kind of like the idea of offering him an extension. I think the max we can offer him is something like 13? I think he has had a down year shooting, and had some lingering struggles with the whole Covid thing. He has been disappointing, but an extension at that price would be buying low.
While I think there is a chance he opts in I actually think its a low one just bc that 11 number is not high for a guy who's floor is still a top 7 rotation player on a lot of teams. That puts you in minimum MLE range which is so close to the opt-in number I don't see an advantage to him opting in. If he was making 18 mil or something like that then it would be an obvious opt-in situation (THJ had that this year).
There's little risk to him opting out. In Powell's situation I think his agent knew he was an MLE type player and so he was able to lock in a slightly above MLE deal through an extension. I believe J Rich will be in a better position despite his flaws as a player.