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8 guys that are pretty much Asik with some offense, and cost less, and most will be available next year. And this does not include the plethora of young talent that could be had that are still on rookie contracts.

I call shenanigans. Lopez and Kanter will likely make at least as much as Asik if not more on their next deal.

Anderson, Pachulia, Mahinmi, Speights, and Mozgov will NOT be available next year. Anderson, Pachulia, and Mahinmi are under contract for one more year, Speights and Mozgov are team options but are on cheap deals and should be retained.

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Posted by TeddyPadillac

Member since Dec 2010

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Posted on 4/21/15 at 10:24 am to TigerinATL

Point is, there are plenty of centers out there making under 8 million that provide what Asik does and more.

If you're going to give a guy like Asik 11 million, you might as well give more money to someone actually worth a shite.
There's only about 10 legit free agent centers this year
There are 21 free agent centers next year, only 6 are RFA and that list is loaded with talent.
Get by next year, don't handcuff yourself, and go get someone good the next year.
If we make the playoffs again, Jrue stays healthy, we can be an attractive place to come play at.

I'd give Deandre Jordan $18 million before I give Asik $11.
I don't know what we will have available to go after this summer, but the priority shouldn't be to resign Asik to $11 million. That should be a last resort, and with all the FA bigs the next summer, i don't want to be tied to Asik going forward at $11million.

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