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We won't pick up his option, but how hard do we go after him to keep him? He sure has been looking better. Is it a fluke or is he finally realizing his potential?
Realizing his potential hasnt been the problem, being consistent and doing something on defense have.We won't pick up his option, but how hard do we go after him to keep him? He sure has been looking better. Is it a fluke or is he finally realizing his potential?
2M?! He's going to command more than that even with his inconstancies.Realizing his potential hasnt been the problem, being consistent and doing something on defense have.
If his asking price is over 2 mil a year, let him walk.
We won't pick up his option, but how hard do we go after him to keep him? He sure has been looking better. Is it a fluke or is he finally realizing his potential?
Well, it's not an option, it's a qualifying offer, which would allow us right of first refusal. Note that the QO is typically listed as a ridiculous $8.7M (which we would never in a million years offer) but because Williams did not meet "starter criteria" his QO goes down to the value of the 15th round pick, which is a bit under $4.3M. That's right in that weird range...I don't want to pay him $4.3M next year because we might have a chance to go after a legit free agent, but I wouldn't mind paying him that value once the salary cap goes up.
Well, it's not an option, it's a qualifying offer, which would allow us right of first refusal. Note that the QO is typically listed as a ridiculous $8.7M (which we would never in a million years offer) but because Williams did not meet "starter criteria" his QO goes down to the value of the 15th round pick, which is a bit under $4.3M. That's right in that weird range...I don't want to pay him $4.3M next year because we might have a chance to go after a legit free agent, but I wouldn't mind paying him that value once the salary cap goes up.
Wouldn't touch him with a ten foot pole. And this is coming from an Arizona fan who's been rooting for D-Will all along. He just can't play NBA basketball, unfortunately.
It's not a question of whether we should sign D-Will to a $10M contract to be our starting PF. It's a question of whether Williams has proven to have any value in Karl's offense and might be worth bringing back at a reasonable price. Thus far he's scoring better under Karl and hitting threes at a much higher percentage than he was earlier in the year. And as for rebounding, while he hasn't been good, he hasn't been particularly hurting the team there - we're outrebounding our opponents by 4.38 rebounds/game in the Karl era compared to 4.26 for the season (so basically, D-Will's extra minutes haven't hurt us on the boards). We're already a good rebounding team, and rather than focus on something that he's not good at but we don't need him to do, we ought to focus on what he CAN do.
If you had asked me at the beginning of the year whether we should think about signing Williams to a reasonable contract (let's say $3M) next year, I'd have said absolutely not. He's pretty much changed my mind under Karl. And he's got 14 more games to prove whether the early results are a fluke or not. But right now, while I'm not saying we have to bring him back, I think he has to be in the discussion.
Not really we have literally won/changed games this season off 1 quarter outbursts off Derrick Williams, while as a whole Casspi this season has been better that's a ridiculous statement, if the bench has lacked one thing this year it's been....scoring.Again, as I see it:
D-Will's best ≤ Casspi's worst (at least this year)
Realizing his potential hasnt been the problem, being consistent and doing something on defense have.
If his asking price is over 2 mil a year, let him walk.
Nothing helps a historically defensively inept team with its defense more than re-signing a guy whose main defensive calling card seems to be letting dudes drive to the rim at will.
ftfyWell, you pretty much said it all. And probably better than I could. I agree 100%. At the beginning of the year, I wouldn't have brought him back either. But there's no denying his improvement under Karl. I hope Karl finds a way to increase his minutes a little more for the remaining games. His weakness is obviously hisreboundingdefense, but as you say, it hasn't been needed. Hell, when your on the floor with Evans, you might lose your arm trying to grab a board away from him.
I'd say resign, give him the summer to work on his defense. If athletic McLemore can do it so can athletic DWill.
It's hard for me not to temper some of that excitement when you figure that he's going balls out partly so he doesn't have to call Gaungdong his home next year.
uhm how about a 1 yr non guaranteed minimum salary? seriously though. he's a player that has to be in a system that can utilize his skills which is transition offense.
Nothing helps a historically defensively inept team with its defense more than re-signing a guy whose main defensive calling card seems to be letting dudes drive to the rim at will.