re: How much will Asik get next season?

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

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No, the point is you are looking for any alternative to Asik, even if the options are fictional. There are plenty of centers making less than $8 million, but they are not available in the upcoming Free Agency. Also, we don't have $8-$12 million in cap space to give Asik, we have Bird Rights, so it's not like we can take the money we have for Asik and give it to another FA center.

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Get by next year, don't handcuff yourself, and go get someone good the next year.

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So in what is likely a contract year for Monty and Demps you want them to take a step back by not resigning Asik. That'll happen.

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I'd give Deandre Jordan $18 million before I give Asik $11.

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And that sums up the problem with just about everything you post on Asik, the alternative you are suggesting is not an available option. And if you were to make the trades that makes it an option, you turn Asik to Jordan, but you dump enough that you essentially are where you started this year, not enough legit rotation players on the roster.