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longstrangetrip wrote:Bradley Beal is a great example of overpaying, I think, with his max deal. Nice player, but a 15.63 PER is rather average. It goes to show how much 3-point shooting is valued, because he has been a very consistent long-range shooter his entire career. I just don't see enough contribution in other aspects of his game though, so he doesn't seem like a max player to me.

Problem is that Washington doesn't really have a choice. They have to go down swinging with the Beal ship...

We knew it would get crazy, and i guess this is a sure indication of that:

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16664374/chandler-parsons-offered-maximum-contract-portland-trail-blazers-meet-memphis-grizzlies-friday

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Michael Scotto ?@MikeAScotto · 14m14 minutes ago

Sources: Minnesota Timberwolves have expressed strong interest in free agent Kent Bazemore.

One of the guys I would make an exception for.

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longstrangetrip wrote:Bradley Beal is a great example of overpaying, I think, with his max deal. Nice player, but a 15.63 PER is rather average. It goes to show how much 3-point shooting is valued, because he has been a very consistent long-range shooter his entire career. I just don't see enough contribution in other aspects of his game though, so he doesn't seem like a max player to me.

Problem is that Washington doesn't really have a choice. They have to go down swinging with the Beal ship...

I agree on Beal. Our problem is that we have no guarantee (other than our faith as "homers") that we won't put ourselves in the same position with Zach.

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Michael Scotto ?@MikeAScotto · 14m14 minutes ago

Sources: Minnesota Timberwolves have expressed strong interest in free agent Kent Bazemore.

One of the guys I would make an exception for.

So you'd drop near 20 on a guy who has proven something for maybe 2 years but not 10-15 on Deng who has a long career of production and fits this team better???

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Michael Scotto ?@MikeAScotto · 14m14 minutes ago

Sources: Minnesota Timberwolves have expressed strong interest in free agent Kent Bazemore.

One of the guys I would make an exception for.

So you'd drop near 20 on a guy who has proven something for maybe 2 years but not 10-15 on Deng who has a long career of production and fits this team better???

Don't think I said I'd drop near $20 large on him, but I'd give him more than Deng

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TheFuture wrote:

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Michael Scotto ?@MikeAScotto · 14m14 minutes ago

Sources: Minnesota Timberwolves have expressed strong interest in free agent Kent Bazemore.

One of the guys I would make an exception for.

So you'd drop near 20 on a guy who has proven something for maybe 2 years but not 10-15 on Deng who has a long career of production and fits this team better???

Don't think I said I'd drop near $20 large on him, but I'd give him more than Deng

Bazemore is likely getting 4 years at close to 20. I think that's a nightmare for our team. Deng or Pau on 10-15 per for 2 years makes a ton of sense now and for our future. I'd love Deng at 3 years with a team option for the 3rd but I doubt we have the leverage to have him accept a team option here.

Deng also has the positional flexibility that fits our team. Bazemore just adds to a log jam in my opinion.

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CoolBreeze44 wrote:

TheFuture wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:Jerry Zgoda Retweeted


Michael Scotto ?@MikeAScotto · 14m14 minutes ago

Sources: Minnesota Timberwolves have expressed strong interest in free agent Kent Bazemore.

One of the guys I would make an exception for.

So you'd drop near 20 on a guy who has proven something for maybe 2 years but not 10-15 on Deng who has a long career of production and fits this team better???

Don't think I said I'd drop near $20 large on him, but I'd give him more than Deng

Bazemore is likely getting 4 years at close to 20. I think that's a nightmare for our team. Deng or Pau on 10-15 per for 2 years makes a ton of sense now and for our future. I'd love Deng at 3 years with a team option for the 3rd but I doubt we have the leverage to have him accept a team option here.

Deng also has the positional flexibility that fits our team. Bazemore just adds to a log jam in my opinion.

I'd definitely pass on Baze if it gets that big.

You can't give 20% of your cap to a bench player. A lot of these teams are just screwing themselves with these deals.

I like that Al Jefferson deal for $10mil per over 3 years.