re: 2020 NBA Free Agency Tracker and Rumors

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Adams cost almost half that, is Bam twice the player Adams is?

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I really love getting Adams, and i like the extension, but he's not Bam.
It's one thing to do things in the regular season, but the playoffs are a different animal where your weaknesses are amplified. Adams is a terrible FT shooter. He can't always stay on the court late in games.
Bam is capable of guarding 1-5 anywhere on the court, and can do it effectively. That's why he's getting paid what he's getting paid, on top of his offensive game, and his ability to get to the free throw line and knock them down. How many guys in the league can guard 1-5 effectively? Lebron, Kawhi, Simmons, Giannis, Siakam, Draymond. Anyone else? How many 5's can average a double/double with 5 apg? Jokic and who else? Sabonis actually did, but neither of them are anywhere near the defender Bam is.
Bam is a defensive player of the year candidate, with offense.