re: Update on #Gentryfication

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17M/year for a bench player is insane.

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First, remember that just a few years ago the salary cap was $58 million. We thought Ryno was on a good deal in that environment. In 2 years it will be $108 million. That's an 86% increase. 8.5 + 86% = $15.8. This cap is escalating so fast that "normal" deals will seem like sticker shock. Asik's problem isn't that he gets paid too much, he gets paid for too long for what the Pelicans needs should be. I'd have rather have actually over paid him 2/$30 than the 5/$60 he got.

Second, I agree with corndeaux in that unless you're going to completely cheap out on both the center and backup PF, a guy like Ryno is probably a better investment than anything you could get in a true center. I think the real question is could you get away with a Patrick Patterson type in addition to a Biyombo. With AD looking like missing 15 games a year is a pattern, Ryno might be less of a luxury than we like to think. Can a guy like Patrick Patterson put the team on his back and win a game when AD is out?

I'd be more disappointed that we didn't turn Ryno into a pick than that we paid $15 million to keep him. I guess we better hope some good player slips to the Philly pick because I'm starting to doubt we trade anybody besides another small Pondexter/Cole type of trade.