I voted 9 million, but I would vote you for more than that...because clearly you know the gamen't. DD
9 million? really? A point guard that needs to play alongside another point guard to excel is not worth it. Nor is it someone that should be coming off the bench to play at the last 2 minutes of the game. We don't need Brooks alongside a superstar but we do need Martin.
Martin has been fat better player than AB. If Martin is 10 million guy, and Scola 7 million guy... Lowry, 6... I can't see Brooks getting more than 5 the way he has played so far this season. These 3 have played better than him for sure. If I was to decide his salary based on talent, then it would be somewhere like 8... but performance matters more... and he is on pace to get 5 or even less than that.
Here is the thing folks, the Rox won't get to set his contract, the market will and some team will give him a big deal, like Lowry got a big one from Cleveland, and the Rox will have to match. That is part of the downside of letting the market set the price. And the GMs around the league know his value.....and are a lot more patient than most here. DD
I don't care as long as we don't pay him more than 5-6. Let some other team overpay for his services if they want. Shannon Brown is making like 2-3? Look at that chucker from the Blazers. AB can be replaced.
LOL - you can't let one of your best players walk for free....that is not very good management and it is how GMs get fired. Come on Sammy, you are better than that.....Morey will pay him what the market bares... DD
This we can agree on. We cant lose him for nothing. Ive felt since summer that he would be traded at deadline time but no way DM matches anything over 7 if thats what he's offered. He only gets that type of money if he really gets back to old form. I would love that but he just isn't playing with any passion. Like he knows he'll get traded soon.
\Well the rumour is Sacramento desire their own version of the Francis/Mobley offense, where you run a back court of 2 iso players that have no idea how to get the other involved, good times.
Signing albatross contracts can also get a GM fired... There's also the possibility of working a s&t if we the market value proves to be too much for us.
How did that work out for Landry and Lowry? Usually ****TY teams offer big contracts and they have nothing of value to S&T for..... DD
Ignoring the impending destruction of all we love and hate about the CBA, Lou and Mo Williams are probably the low and high ends, respectively, for Brooks. At least, those *should* be the bookends of negotiations. Mo got ~$8.5M per season, while Lou got ~$5M per season. It's hard to know what a desperate team like the Kings will offer. I agree with the opinion that it's best to trade him now if you think he's nearing his peak as a PG.
Well, I'm not saying we necessarily could get best value back (maybe a pick or two or a role player) but if faced with matching a 4-year deal for 50M+ or s&t for say Thompson or Casspi, I would bet Morey would think long and hard what he does. As for Landry and Lowry, I don't quite understand. I think their contracts are about right for their abilities so of course we matched. Lowry is actually making less than the full MLE amount so I don't see that as a big contract, eventhough it seemed a bit on the pricey side at first.
I don't blame any player for getting what they can, but it only takes one team willing to overpay to screw up the "No extensions" policy. I think Morey has won on Landry, lost a little on Lowry, and Scola and will lose on Brooks too. DD
it is so freaking obvious that aaron brooks is not happy hear any more. look at all his facial expessions on the bench in that grizzlies game.
Mabye because he had helped the team to a 4 point lead and was taken out with 3 minutes to go and got to watch the starters blow it. DD
He helped the team to a 4 point lead after being largely responsible for losing the lead in the first place... But otherwise I agree, pretty weird substitutions at the end imo.
I dont get it, how is lowry overpaid? He scores, defends rebounds has suddenly learnt how to shoot and puts up great assist numbers. He is a above average starting point with the potential(only 24 years old) to become a good one. 4.5 million per is great value for kyle.
