I bet it was more about KO not having much interest in sticking around here for 13mil. He is in a much better position minutes wise in Toronto than he was ever going to be here with Collins, Kessler, Lauri and Hendricks.Hmmm....so I guess we were unwilling to pay KO $13M a year.
And he is in Canada. This was going to happen whether we traded him or not.I bet it was more about KO not having much interest in sticking around here for 13mil. He is in a much better position minutes wise in Toronto than he was ever going to be here with Collins, Kessler, Lauri and Hendricks.
Good for KO. He's versatile and seems like a great locker room guy. I hope he excels.
This cannot be the case. John Collins was free. Cap space is worthless.John Collins for twice as much as KO is such a bad **** up. KO is an ideal system fit and offensive alternative to Kessler who can also play with him. We never should have gone for Collins if Hardy didn't intend to up the PnR play.
Simone is playing much better for detroit than he was for the jazz. Almost all his numbers are better accross the board.
He is definitely in for a big payday. I'm guessing somewhere in the 4yr 60-70mil range.Simone is playing much better for detroit than he was for the jazz. Almost all his numbers are better accross the board.
Playing 5 more minutes per game, shooting much better from the field, better from 3, getting to the line more, more assists, more steals, less turnovers, and way more points. Even if you look at per 36 (taking away the more minutes advantage in detroit) he is still getting to the line more, getting more assists, more steals, less turnovers, and way more points (higher volume of attempts too) while being more efficient.
He has really stepped up in detroit. Probably gonna get paid nicely.