re: Is Today the Day We Say Goodbye to Omer Asik??

For all we know this is Demps and Cunningham's agent negotiating and at this late date these were the only guys Demps could get in for a bluff workout. You've already had a few waves of low end FAs go to China and europe. The only people left are either fringe NBA talent, holding out for more than the minimum, or holding out for a minimum from a playoff lock team.

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You guys are worried about adding an end of bench guy. who gives a shite?

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The problem here is Miller and QPon are big unknowns. If those 2 flame out and they don't resign Dante, we're not talking end of bench minutes, we're talking 48 minutes. The SF position will be as bad as it was when they had Babbitt and Salmons starting. Maybe even worse. That's just hard to recover from and is why QPon had such an immediate impact when he was traded for.

That's why people are freaking out. I agree that the market is so empty that there probably isn't anything useful Asik's cap space could get you, but sometimes nothing is the hardest thing to do.

Thats great in theory, but its hard to be patient when... If Boogie leaves, AD leaves, and if AD leaves, you might as well just flush the whole thing down the toilet.

The team must be good this season or its all over, and if thats the case, you can't just have 20-25 mil of dead money (heck, maybe 30 if Ajinca and Q-Pon give nothing again) are rotting away on your bench while you have a gaping hole on the wing.

It stinks that Dell put the team in this position, but there is no time for patience and seeing if Asik might have value in 18-22 months when the franchise could be effectively dead by then

Well, evidently today is not the day.

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If Boogie leaves

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He's already lost $30m by being traded. He's not going anywhere unless this twin tower experiment sucks arse so much he wants to lose more money, and if it does, we will likely lose everything like you said. All of that does not hinge on another signing we haven't made. It hinges on Jrue playing to his salary at the 2, and AD/cousins dominating the post together. You get vintage Rondo and they will win 45 games regardless of who else is out there.

If you make more panic decisions now, we will never take the next step. We are a 2nd round team at best, and thats being generous. Getting to that next level will require a legit 2/3, or if Jrue works out at the 2, then a legit PG will do.
We can't add that person if we are always up against the tax and have no assets. If you can't relay that to cousins and AD, and show them your plan for the future, assuming this year works out alright, then youve already failed.
Solo isn't that important to this team that you have to panic and do something stupid with salaries.

If they really think qpon will suffice, then fine, well be fine til solo get back with him and Darius, and hopefully Dante. If there is any doubt with him, then he should be the one to go right now. Can't be hard to pay someone to take an expiring contract. That's what should happen at some point, regardless if they think he can play or not. Dante and another minimum guy are 10 times better than whatever they are expecting from qpon.
And Ajinca can still give you minutes.

3.57 over 7 years.

Yes, that is the ideal.

The other side is that this season isn't a success because you have all this dead money instead of a solid wing or two and then Boogie leaves, which means AD is out, which effectively kills the franchise.

I just don't see the point of risking it. But yes, if you do ply with fire and everything breaks right, then it could be a nice little asset in July of 19.

Maybe not now. But imagine you did it weeks ago, when there were still players like CJ Miles out there. You could have used the full MLE or at least more of it, plus the BAE, etc.

Yes, now it is a little too late. But it could have been beneficial a while back. You also could have done uneven trades w/o fear of going over tax, etc. Too late now, but start the summer with Asik stretched and you'd be in a better position than you are now.