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Jonas extended 2/30
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:14 am
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:14 am
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New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas has agreed on a two-year extension worth $30.1 million, his agents Aaron Mintz, Mitch Nathan and Drew Morrison of @CAA_Basketball tell ESPN.
Valanciunas is now committed to the Pelicans for $44.1M over the next three seasons.
Better than the Adams deal, and will be worth the cost.
This post was edited on 10/20/21 at 11:15 am
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Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:14 am to Soggymoss
Not sure why there has been a trend to extend centers that haven’t played a game for us
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:15 am to Soggymoss
Oh man. Look, that is a good deal for a player of his caliber, for sure.
But part of what people liked about the deal was that we weren't committed to future salary and didn't jump the gun like they did with Adams.
But part of what people liked about the deal was that we weren't committed to future salary and didn't jump the gun like they did with Adams.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:17 am to Fun Bunch
quote:I think it's vastly different, not really comparable IMO.
But part of what people liked about the deal was that we weren't committed to future salary and didn't jump the gun like they did with Adams.
This is great value, I like it. I hated the Adams deal the moment it came out. JVal is just a much better player.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:20 am to Soggymoss
The Adams special. I'm glad it's a much better deal than what Adams received. Although I'm a little surprised given how the Adams debacle played out.
Glad we don't have to worry about the position after the season because Hayes just doesn't have the beef to anchor the center position for 82 games.
Glad we don't have to worry about the position after the season because Hayes just doesn't have the beef to anchor the center position for 82 games.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:26 am to shel311
I agree. Jonas is a much better player and this is a good deal monetarily.
quote:
Erin Summers
@ErinESummers
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6m
#Pelicans C Jonas Valancuinas on contract extension said after going through preseason with the Pels he decided he wanted to stay here.
“From a coaching stand point they understand me, working with me, made it seem like I’ve been here for a long time.”
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:27 am to Fun Bunch
This is actually an interesting tidbit:
quote:
David Fisher
@Fish_TBW
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1m
Pelicans have a lot of flexibility via trade, and Jonas extension is smaller than his cap hold ($21m) would have been this summer.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:27 am to Soggymoss
Easily my favourite current Pellie. Glad we could lock this baw up. 
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:28 am to Fun Bunch
quote:He wants to be here, give him 8 years, $300mil!!!
“From a coaching stand point they understand me, working with me, made it seem like I’ve been here for a long time.”
That's good to hear.
This post was edited on 10/20/21 at 11:28 am
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:29 am to shel311
Thats a new one...baw gets traded here and decides he likes it here before he even plays a game...sign this man up for a lifetime contract!
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:30 am to shel311
It sounds like it was "entirely" his decision, meaning that we likely offered it but he wanted to see what it was like here, and once he saw that he was comfortable and liked it, he bought in.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:34 am to Fun Bunch
Seems like a good deal but I’m still hurting about the Adams extension last year.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:40 am to Soggymoss
JV is infinitely better than Adams.
In fact we will need him BIGLY while Zion is out.
In fact we will need him BIGLY while Zion is out.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:45 am to Soggymoss
Solid deal. Griff has missed the mark at times , but he has signed some good value contracts this offseason with Graham, Hart, and now Jonas.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:51 am to Fun Bunch
cap hold or not, can we just not sign people to extensions before we actually see them play with our fricking franchise players??
I seriously can not get over how obsessed Griff is with old school centers.
I like Jonas better than Adams fit wise, but jfc
I seriously can not get over how obsessed Griff is with old school centers.
I like Jonas better than Adams fit wise, but jfc
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:52 am to Soggymoss
Honestly, this just makes me realize how f'ing horrible the steven adams extension was. Jonas seems light-years better fit, without actually being a good fit, and yet still cheaper by a significant amount.
This post was edited on 10/20/21 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:55 am to Soggymoss
This seems like good value and the only reason anyone is even hesitant to think that is because it came from the same person that did the Adams extension, perhaps for the same flawed reasoning. Fortunately I think this one will work out better.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:56 am to Fun Bunch
We need people that want to be here. Point blank period. Im sick of this back and forth begging dudes to be locked in. What Jonas brings that’s different from Adams is that he can score. We need his scoring, especially early in the season when Zion is out. We need buy in.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:56 am to Fun Bunch
We definitely seem to have a higher hit percentage with European players.
Can we bring back Mirotic and package everything for Luka?
Can we bring back Mirotic and package everything for Luka?
Posted on 10/20/21 at 12:00 pm to 50_Tiger
quote:
JV is infinitely better than Adams.
In fact we will need him BIGLY while Zion is out.
I think jonas is going to surprise some people this year. Slimmed down and can make an outside shot.
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