re: So would you give Chanandler Parsons a max deal?

I probably grit my teeth and do it. If he didn't have his injury history, I really wouldn't think twice. He checks too many boxes this team needs. Perimeter defense? Check (Maybe a bit overrated here, but he'd get the job done). Play-making? Check (his career AST% is more than double that of anyone who has gotten major minutes at the 3 in the last 2 years). Floor-spacing. Check.

In a vacuum, I don't think he is worth what he ends up getting, but plugged into this team, it makes too much sense. Certainly a high-risk move because he could blow out his knee in October, but this is the type of guy they need, and there aren't many of them on the market in any given year. Unfortunately, this team isn't signing any FA without overpaying. People are going to flip out over $ no matter who gets signed. Might as well swing for the fences.