re: Watching the offense, I'm convinced Reke will go off when he returns!

Ish is a ball dominant guard that can't shoot. Where does he fit in if the Pels have Tyreke, Jrue (when he's off of a minutes restriction), and Cole? Tyreke will probably be the main facilitator when he is in the game, and Jrue should be the main facilitator when Tyreke isn't in the game (and some when Tyreke is in the game).

In the event they are both on the bench, I would trust Cole more than Ish.

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but 4 yrs on that contract may make that less likely

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I think so too. I do think as other 5s cash in with the spike, his contract will age nicely. Of course, he can't play any defense in space so I don't know if he will ever be that attractive.

Im grasping at straws here because I was fairly confused by resigning both Asik and Ajinca this summer too. I understand the cap situation made running it back the best option, but I would have preferred taking a flyer on a wing body or a more mobile big v Ajinca. He's useful on offense, but he is a problem on defense. As the league goes smaller and quicker, there aren't as many places to hide him. Sounds similar to Anderson, but Ajinca ain't as good as Anderson on either end. It makes playing your 2 backup bigs together akin to self-immolation.

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5MM backup center

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You're letting yesterday's market affect today's decisions. It seems like a lot, but $5MM is the new $3MM. It's less that what the tax MLE would be naturally. The length of the contract is a bigger issue. They should have done 1 year and free it back up for the bonanza this offseason.