Danny hasnt signed anyone of note and Utah hasnt been in a desperate situation w/ Danny at the helm like they were when Utah was in their contention window w/ DL. So any kind of statement about Danny not doing those things is kind of silly when we havent seen him in those situations.
He extended Clarkson by giving him a massive pay upgrade with a front loaded contract, so that probably negated the need for a player option.
Also, I doubt Danny is negotiating these contracts. Zanick is the former agent. He got hired for his ability in these kind of things, so he is probably the one negotiating contracts more than anyone.
Also, most of the contracts DL signed were seen as being good (even the Rudy Gay deal was seen as necessary because I think most national people thought he had a good year or two left). The only one that was standout questionable was the Favors contract, and I think everyone kind of assumed that was kind of a "favor" contract (pun intended) for how much Favors sacrificed in terms of minutes/role over his time in Utah. I would agree Danny is probably less in that business when it comes to dealing with players.
