re: Steven Adams extension

By the time Jaxson becomes starter quality, he’ll be sent in the disgruntled star trade anyways

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FA center deals this off-season

Meyers Leonard 2/20
Harrell 2/19
Ibaka 2/19
Thompson 2/19
Favors 3/27
Poetl 3/27
Plumlee 3/25
Baynes 2/14

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I was liking it until this. Adams is undoubtably better than all of those guys but idk if he’s paying him twice as much better.

No they're totals

I'm getting used to the idea of having a badass down low with some young high-energy guys sprinkled throughout the roster.

Reminds me of having Tyson/David West - some fricking grit.

I'm ready to be the team that people circle on their calendar as a miserable game, win or lose.

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Adams had no obligations to extend. He would likely have gotten more overall in the open market. He must really liked the fit.

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The open market this year says the going rate is $9-$10M per year. Even if Adams is perceived as being better, you’d think $12-$13M per for Adams tops

It’s not the end of the world but he definitely had the upper hand in negotiations with us seeing as we gave up a nice package for a guy with a year left on his deal. He would not top $17.5M on the open market if this year is any indication

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was liking it until this. Adams is undoubtably better than all of those guys but idk if he’s paying him twice as much better.

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None of these guys are really starters imo. 17 million for a starter isn’t bad, especially how the salary will continue to grow. It’s not going to poison us at all compared to Asik/Hill.

But this year isn’t the indication. Only 3 or 4 teams had cap space and none of them really needed a center, So most of the centers this year signed for the MLE. Next year I bet several sign for 15+ million. I’d have liked the deal to be a little less but this is not some huge overpay just a slight one to gain certainty that he won’t walk.

Funny that some people in the Adams thread defending the deal thought there would be a ‘market correction’ for centers and we would resign him for only 12-15 a year and if not would let him walk lol. Now it’s a ‘great’ deal

I told y’all he would get 17-20 a year.

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And after next year and seeing the contracts thrown out this year in a ‘bad’ fa market where teams didn’t have much space supposedly. I suspect Adam’s will get anywhere between 17- 20 a year next year.

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Funny that some people in the Adams thread defending the deal thought there would be a ‘market correction’ for centers and we would sign him for only 12-15 a year lol.

I told y’all he would get 17-20 a year.

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the difference between 15 and 17 is franchise destroying ;(

I think people overlook the fact that he’s one of the few centers in the league that can give you 30+mpg. While I don’t know if they are going to play him that much here, I think having a guy who can play big minutes is nice to have.