Sasha Watch 2022-2023
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This extension is a W-W for him. He's played great and deserves every penny. The added years also become a negotiation tactic where he can just tell the Kings, "either you pay me $$$, or I'll happily stay and be a star in Europe."
Money will talk. I haven't had a chance to look at the King's cap situation for next year yet, but if we're down to the MLEs, there's going to be a big difference if we have the non-tax payer mid level exception or not (the one we used to sign Monk)
Here's the differences between them:
Money will talk. I haven't had a chance to look at the King's cap situation for next year yet, but if we're down to the MLEs, there's going to be a big difference if we have the non-tax payer mid level exception or not (the one we used to sign Monk)
Here's the differences between them:
I don't see any way that we would have to restrict ourselves to the taxpayer MLE next season. We'll have something like $52M to play with under the tax level, and our only major free agent is Barnes. We could give Barnes $20M (seems like the high end of what he will command) and still have $32M. Assuming we sign Barnes, we won't have significant cap room for somebody else's free agent, so it will be small contracts (most on exceptions) or re-signing our own guys like TD and Lyles (which can't really budge us over $15M even in a crazy case). Budget $3-4M for a middle of the pack first rounder. We've still got plenty of room ($13M with these high estimates) for the full non-taxpayer MLE (about $10M). We're fine.
So if - and that's an "if" I can't speak to - Vezenkov is our priority next summer we have plenty to throw at him to coax him out of Europe and his current contract, at least from a financial point of view. We *can* do it. We may have other, higher priorities for our MLE, or maybe we don't value him enough to give him the full MLE, or hey, maybe somehow we make a series of trades that allow us to pick up a bunch of salary and change this equation. Maybe Sasha doesn't even want to play in the NBA for any money. But if money is no object, we are well-positioned to commit the money as it stands.
So if - and that's an "if" I can't speak to - Vezenkov is our priority next summer we have plenty to throw at him to coax him out of Europe and his current contract, at least from a financial point of view. We *can* do it. We may have other, higher priorities for our MLE, or maybe we don't value him enough to give him the full MLE, or hey, maybe somehow we make a series of trades that allow us to pick up a bunch of salary and change this equation. Maybe Sasha doesn't even want to play in the NBA for any money. But if money is no object, we are well-positioned to commit the money as it stands.
Can Sasha flex at all to the wing? Or is he purely a movement 4?
Regardless, Trey Lyles as your small-ball 5 back-up to Domas and him being able to play with him at the 4 might be an answer for us going forward. I kind of expect we'll see that at some point, especially if we do get to playoff time and pair the rotation down to 8. I think it'd be Davion-Monk-Lyles off the bench with the starters
Regardless, Trey Lyles as your small-ball 5 back-up to Domas and him being able to play with him at the 4 might be an answer for us going forward. I kind of expect we'll see that at some point, especially if we do get to playoff time and pair the rotation down to 8. I think it'd be Davion-Monk-Lyles off the bench with the starters
If those shots he's taking translate? He kind of looks like Peja to me. If Lyles had a stroke like that he'd be on a max deal right now, haha. Translate is the key word there though lol. This dude is the wild card answer although he's looking like another player that gets most of his stuff off assisted baskets.
Hopefully can give him an MLE deal, BAE I think wasn't going to get it done last year, but he may not require the full MLE either. Maybe something around 8mpy, so like a 3/24 with an option in there? Even with taxes and the portion he has to pay out of the buyout, I think that will represent a pay bump but hopefully allow us to keep Lyles. I assume Metu is gone, Len is gone. Maybe we put Queta on a minimum since I don't think he will be 2-way eligible, as the break glass guy? Obviously the trade deadline will probably see some light shakeup with these guys, TD who probably won't be back unless Davion gets shipped. Holmes situation is also hopefully resolved.
I regret to inform you that Sasha is at it yet again. Some nice passes from him in this clip package too along with some ridiculous threes with like three hands in his face.
also I don’t know if it’s a matter of Sasha not being able to create his own shot as much as it is Sasha just being such a good shooter with such a quick release that a pull up from the perimeter is a better possession for him than an iso drive.
also I don’t know if it’s a matter of Sasha not being able to create his own shot as much as it is Sasha just being such a good shooter with such a quick release that a pull up from the perimeter is a better possession for him than an iso drive.