UGLI baby
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I think you need to look deeper at this. And obv I may overanalyze/interpret that situation. But by signing them you sell the crowd you want to win -> more ticket revenue.
Then with the current situation there's going to be a lot luxury tax payout. I can't find good numbers, but those I find suggest it's $87M for Brooklyn, $33M for New York, $12M for Chicago, $20M for the Heat and $11M for the Lakers. So adding that up gives us $163M, of which 50% is distributed to the non tax paying teams. $81.5M / 25 gives each team more than $3M, which would compensate for more than Nate's contract.
They lost Iggy and if they didn't add players that'd have left their fanbase sceptic I guess. They probably knew that Gallo was out and so they anticipated that slow start. Even if they get him and Chandler back, their lack of traningscamp and playing time will net them some rust losses. And once they're too far out of the race they'll pull the trigger and celebrate the tank. Whoever they add inside the top10 would make them competitive on all nights. But that's only what I see
Not all teams operate with a huge master plan. Denver is one of the teams that doesn't.
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