Les Jepsen Fan
Prospect
People are divisive on going after Kuzma because of the salary he’ll command. It’s an all-in move. I get it. But let’s look at the salaries of 3rd options for contending teams for some perspective:
Tobias Harris - $38M
Kris Middleton - $37M
D’Angelo Russel - $31M
Michael Porter Jr - $31M
Deandre Ayton - $30M
Andrew Wiggins - $33M
Kyle Lowry - $28M
Al Horford - $26.5M
Sac NEEDS to pick up an impact wing in FA this year (whether it’s him, Jeremi or Cam) before Sabonis is extended, or they’ll have to find that missing piece via a trade where they’ll need to give up significant assets.
I know consistent defensive effort is our weakness, but Kuz is a better defender than HB and much better rebounder than him, Cam or Jeremi. We’ll need to pull the trigger with one of these 3.
Tobias Harris - $38M
Kris Middleton - $37M
D’Angelo Russel - $31M
Michael Porter Jr - $31M
Deandre Ayton - $30M
Andrew Wiggins - $33M
Kyle Lowry - $28M
Al Horford - $26.5M
Sac NEEDS to pick up an impact wing in FA this year (whether it’s him, Jeremi or Cam) before Sabonis is extended, or they’ll have to find that missing piece via a trade where they’ll need to give up significant assets.
I know consistent defensive effort is our weakness, but Kuz is a better defender than HB and much better rebounder than him, Cam or Jeremi. We’ll need to pull the trigger with one of these 3.