Okafor got the minimum. The only thing he's costing is a roster spot (which still feels like too much).
I couldn’t find a number. I actually think that’s a decent deal, except for how buried he is behind your 9 other bigs
Charlotte has to move one of Zeller, Batum or Rozier now, right? They're $10M short of the space needed to sign Hayward for that.
Bradley used to be a really nice 3 and D player - injuries derail him? He opted out of the bubble, if I remember?
He's been coasting on rep for a while. His teams have had better numbers with him off the floor like four years in a row
I feel like since Jordan did it my hayward argument despite being technically wrong is still right in spirit
We’re gonna fix that right up. Spoiler I know this rarely happens but I’m living the dream that we got 2016 Bradley for 6mil/yr
I mean yeah, the opportunity cost is minimal and he's insurance if Nunn has turned back into a pumpkin for good. It's too low risk to ever be considered a bad move, i just doubt it's an obvious plus for Miami.
This starting to get really annoying, liking all the moves my team makes in an offseason. Crowder is such a great fit to either push Cam as the starter/crunch time 4 or getting a ton of shots with the sub unit. Something indefensibly stupid needs to happen soon so I can feel normal
i'm somewhat surprised at the reaction to hayward's deal. hayward is charlotte's best avenue to getting better and i dont really know what their path for improving is outside of signing him. flip batum's contract + something else for a disgruntled star on an expiring deal? who else could they spend cap space on that's as good as hayward? i know i'm more bullish on hayward's abilities than others here - i remember Hayward trade proposals by MG2 a few weeks back - but he's instantly charlotte's best player and makes life easier for ball, washington, bridges, and whomever else they'll keep (i assume they'll trade one of rozier or graham). 4 years fully-guaranteed is a big commitment for someone who hasnt been healthy and is on the older side of prime age but the money wasn't going to be used any better imo. edit - stretching batum because you gave hayward more money than you had is really bad and dumb. but the initial reactions were naive to the fact that charlotte didn't have $30M in space so that's what my reaction is towards.
I don’t see how the Warriors make the playoffs without Klay Suns and Pelicans got better. Blazers got better and healthier. Grizzlies stayed the same.
So Hayward is actually costing Charlotte $147M over the next 4 years (when you add in the Batum buyout).