Some people seem to be suggesting that this is an overpay, but I'm not really sure that it is. We have to remember that we are talking about an All Star PG (and a guy that will be a perennial All Star PG in a non-Sacramento market) entering the prime of his career going the other way, who has two playoff seasons left on his deal, and who may well be amenable to signing an extension. That is a damn valuable contract to acquire.
Coming back are three players, salary, and one deep future pick. The pick is a wildcard, but the assumption from Miami's side is going to be that it's going to be in the 20s anyway, so it's not a huge asset.
The players coming back are:
Jaquez - great hustle guy, great fundamentals guy, limited skill. Not really a shooter. Rotation guy, only a starter on a contender as the glue guy behind four "stars". So if your team is built just right to use him, maybe, but you don't build your team around him. Nonetheless, useful.
Jovic - Strikes me as a Hedo-type player. Decent shooting, passing for his size. Good rotation piece, probably a starter or 6th man level minutes if off the bench.
Ware - Lots of hype on him, always struck me as a WCS type player in terms of athleticism and size. Has shown a three-point shot...but these days so many players can flash one it's less of a differentiator. Struggled pretty mightily to put it together in college. A nice piece for hopes of development, but not a sure-fire All Star (even once). The talk fawns over him as if he's going to be the Shaq-style league dominating C for the next decade, but that's silly. We'd have to figure out how to play him with Domas, and hope that worked out better than the mess with Turner in Indy.
As Tetsujin said, I could talk myself into this deal, assuming it's on the table.
The nice thing about Miami potentially being involved to this level is that with both Miami and San Antonio hot to trot, we then get a bidding war. Perhaps in the end the better deal ends up being Castle/Sochan/ATL picks etc., rather than this one, but this deal being on the table forces San Antonio to realize they don't get Fox for free, and they can't sit on their thumbs and wait.
Coming back are three players, salary, and one deep future pick. The pick is a wildcard, but the assumption from Miami's side is going to be that it's going to be in the 20s anyway, so it's not a huge asset.
The players coming back are:
Jaquez - great hustle guy, great fundamentals guy, limited skill. Not really a shooter. Rotation guy, only a starter on a contender as the glue guy behind four "stars". So if your team is built just right to use him, maybe, but you don't build your team around him. Nonetheless, useful.
Jovic - Strikes me as a Hedo-type player. Decent shooting, passing for his size. Good rotation piece, probably a starter or 6th man level minutes if off the bench.
Ware - Lots of hype on him, always struck me as a WCS type player in terms of athleticism and size. Has shown a three-point shot...but these days so many players can flash one it's less of a differentiator. Struggled pretty mightily to put it together in college. A nice piece for hopes of development, but not a sure-fire All Star (even once). The talk fawns over him as if he's going to be the Shaq-style league dominating C for the next decade, but that's silly. We'd have to figure out how to play him with Domas, and hope that worked out better than the mess with Turner in Indy.
As Tetsujin said, I could talk myself into this deal, assuming it's on the table.
The nice thing about Miami potentially being involved to this level is that with both Miami and San Antonio hot to trot, we then get a bidding war. Perhaps in the end the better deal ends up being Castle/Sochan/ATL picks etc., rather than this one, but this deal being on the table forces San Antonio to realize they don't get Fox for free, and they can't sit on their thumbs and wait.
