2022 Everything Free Agency/Trades Thread
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And I understand that point of view as well, letting talent walk is for the most part a foolish way to run a team. I’m betting there’s a plan in place here though. My overall view of this whole DDV decision is we aren’t going to be winning with no actual 2 guards on the roster, which is why I believe there’s a definite plan here. On the flip side we’re still not going to be winning team all of a sudden with DDV starting for us at the 2 guard either so let’s cut our losses and look for something that’s worthwhile. Even with DDV brought back we’re in need of a 2 guard upgrade, we just have a more cluttered roster now.
Like let’s play out the scenarios here :
We give DDV a QO, he doesn’t get any offers out there and plays with us for a year and then walks as a UFA.
We give DDV a QO, some team tries to grab him with a multi year deal worth more than 7 mil of the offer and we match. Now he’s clogging the roster and we still need a 2 guard upgrade.
We let him walk right now, since he’s unhappy with the organization already and use this year to see if we can’t find a 2 guard of the future in TD or another FA.
DDV could always sign the QO, or we match another teams offer, retain him and he becomes our 2 guard of the future. But in his 4 years in the league and looking at statistical evidence this seems highly unlikely for him. And on a small market team, with a cheap owner, having unnecessary contracts eat into possible cap space is a huge proponent of how a team gets stuck in 16 years of mediocrity and no direction with little actual options to change course.
Like let’s play out the scenarios here :
We give DDV a QO, he doesn’t get any offers out there and plays with us for a year and then walks as a UFA.
We give DDV a QO, some team tries to grab him with a multi year deal worth more than 7 mil of the offer and we match. Now he’s clogging the roster and we still need a 2 guard upgrade.
We let him walk right now, since he’s unhappy with the organization already and use this year to see if we can’t find a 2 guard of the future in TD or another FA.
DDV could always sign the QO, or we match another teams offer, retain him and he becomes our 2 guard of the future. But in his 4 years in the league and looking at statistical evidence this seems highly unlikely for him. And on a small market team, with a cheap owner, having unnecessary contracts eat into possible cap space is a huge proponent of how a team gets stuck in 16 years of mediocrity and no direction with little actual options to change course.
This is where I've disagreed with a few posters here. I think DDV IS a starting 2-guard and an excellent role player that impacts winnings. He has a few years of quality statistical evidence to back that up. I have 0 questions that a $10mil/season salary for him is an excellent value and would be worth it throughout his 4 years.
But anyway, I would think Malik Monk (or hope) is back on the radar with a starting job open. Excellent shooter/spacer and really good offensive impact numbers the last few seasons. Would be an awesome complimentary scorer/spacer off Fox/Sabonis creation. Has the Kentucky connection with Fox in college. He's a god awful defender, but we're apparently just banking on Davion being Gary Payton, so we may as well be good on offense if a good defense isn't in the cards.
And if that’s how you see DDV I can see the frustration in not bucking up the money to retain him. I’m not that big of a believer in him. He’s about to be on his 4th team in 5 years soon, and was pretty easily replaced buy the Bucks, the team that knew him the best and where he was the biggest statistical plus for the team. The Bucks being another small market team aren’t quick to give up on assets they consider worthwhile or valuable as well.
Monk has been the 2 guard I’ve been wanting since the start of FA. I’d also love to see Oladipo brought in as well on a cheap, rehab his stock year. But I’ve read a couple different reports on Monk, one saying he’d take less to stay with the Lakers if it was best for his career and he was seeing the court. Then another report later saying he was looking to get compensated since he took such a cheap deal last year.
