re: Which Ryno trade do you like the best?

We can all agree that we're uncomfortable with how much money we committed to Asik. What if Asik made 6.8 mill this year instead? I think most would agree that's a pretty reasonable bargain and more in line with his skill set.

Well consider this: currently Asik is getting paid about 9.2 a year. Under a 70 million cap, that's roughly 13% of the cap. In 2017, Asik will be paid 10.5. If the cap hits the projected 108 million threshold, Asik will make up about 9.7% of the cap space. If you take 9.7% of the current cap, you get 6.8 million. All the sudden Asik's contract looks reasonable.

The last two years with Gordon has shown that Demps won't sell for the sake of selling a bad contract if it means he's selling low. He is willing to sit on an asset until the value rebounds near it's expiration. Asik will be much easier to move his last two years, especially considering that only 3 million is guaranteed in his final year, than now and we most likely won't have to strap any value just to dump him.

I'm not completely agreeing with Dell's decision to give him that much money, just simply showing his line of thinking. Expect to see Asik for the next couple of years