re: Pelicans are not expected to offer BI extension this offseason, moving in new direction

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They couldn't get the right deal that worked for them, which is very different from they couldn't get anything.

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You're reading that as they got good offers, they just wanted more.
The reality is, they got shite offers.
Deangelo Russel and a future first
Fournier, Grimes and a future first.
Dinwiddie and a future first.

The most anyone was offering them was one first round pick. And they couldn't accept that b/c they gave up more than that to get him.
When multiple teams offer around the same shite sandwich, then that's about the worth of that guy. It's not going to drastically change just b/c of the next 20 games.


That's what his value was at that time. It was and still is 2 future firsts.
Now imagine we made BI availalbe at the deadline. What do you think the offer from the Nets would have been? Dinwiddie and a first? NO. It would have be Cam Johnson, Claxton and 3 firsts, and then more teams would have entered into a bidding war for him.


I dont disagree he has hurt his trade value over the last 15 games of the season, but he's still a much more valuable player than Murray.
BI's value didn't go from a good young player and 3-4 firsts to expiring contracts and 2 lottery protected firsts just b/c of the last 15 games.