Park Bites
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So, they haven't paid Luxury Tax so far. So no repeat offender status and it's literally impossible with the exploding cap to slide into tax range the summers after that. So there's little in regard to that.
Tax threshold projection for 15/16 is $81.6M per DX.
GSW currently has $77.5M guaranteed per basketballinsiders. That includes 8 guaranteed contracts. Max contract for Green would start at $16M per if I'm not mistaken. That pushes that number to $93.5M.
If they don't retain Speights's $3.8M team option, they'd need to add at least 4 more vet min contracts, totaling $2M for rooks. That's a total of $95.5M.
$14M above the threshold.
That would be $26M in tax.
If you look at the value that a(nother) championship would bring to a franchise, I'm pretty sure it's more than that. They could also use money thad made in previous years to pay next year's tax. After that it's impossible anyways to hit the tax anyways for at least 2 more years.
I doubt they'll find a nice trade for Lee in the summer, but attaching assets before the draft deadline could happen if they feel Lee isn't important for their chemistry/on court success or injuries to key player(s) prevent them from contending in the first place.
Both are young. Giannis probably 2 years younger. He was good enough to lead Milwaukee into the playoffs, while Porter was coattail surfing in Otto Pilot mode. I think it's more important for young players to earn a pedigree in the regular season and learn as they learn the ropes of post season success.
Coach Ellis
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I'd take Stanley Johnson and laugh all the way to the bank. In the hands of a skilled player developmental coaching staff he will turn out to be a strait up stud. Physically he has an NBA ready body, and his skill set reminds me a lot of Jimmy Butler. My hope is that he can elevate his offensive game to be a true two-way player and start opposite Gordon Hayward. As highly as I think of Burks and Hood, that would be a fantastic outcome.
Someone please convince me that Stanley Johnson will be better than TJ Warren and Jared Dudley. I'm actually not 100% convinced he has as much motor as those guys.
I'll go watch me some SJ highlights and try to get psyched.
I really really wish he were an inch or two taller, and a tad quicker and more explosive.
He's a better defender than both from day 1. Much better!
But the coaching staff will have to work on his offensive game for certain. His finishing around the rim was underwhelming and very surprisingly so, when you consider how strong he is and how he plays through contact.
But the coaching staff will have to work on his offensive game for certain. His finishing around the rim was underwhelming and very surprisingly so, when you consider how strong he is and how he plays through contact.
Doublea
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I'm not as hyped about Johnson as some of you here. From what I've read he's probably a role player/solid player at best. I don't like how he didn't finish at the rim that well, while having a physical NBA body. I think a big is a lot more needed on our team and turner has a lot of potential.
We are hoping Johnson would become a 3/4 defender right?
We are hoping Johnson would become a 3/4 defender right?
Yeah I do think Turner has better potential but it's not guaranteed that he'll reach that potential. Johnson seems like he has a higher floor RIGHT NOW though... and you know you're gonna get a solid physical wing defender going forward.
Personality wise I think Turner is a better fit for our team. #Humble
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I like Johnson, but I also see some risk there. Offensively, he's a 6'7" guy who benefited from being stronger and a bit quicker than college players. It may not all translate to the pros. All the exciting offensive things Johnson did, I also saw Derrick Williams do at Arizona. Now granted, Johnson may have a better work ethic and motor, but I wonder where Johnson is going to get his points other than spotting up and filling the lane.
I was psyched about the idea of Johnson playing the 4. His skills and versatility could be a real advantage at that position, but he measured an inch or two shorter than I thought he would at the combine. Then I saw Looney footage where it looked like Johnson couldn't deal with Looney's length. I don't think you can put Johnson at the 4 unless you call it small ball, basically.
He's a power-3, probably a better version of Rick Fox pre-injuries, but I'm not 100% convinced he adds a new dimension and impact to what we have.
Does he have enough shot creation, shot making, passing, rebounding to be a starter for the Jazz? It's not a given.
I was psyched about the idea of Johnson playing the 4. His skills and versatility could be a real advantage at that position, but he measured an inch or two shorter than I thought he would at the combine. Then I saw Looney footage where it looked like Johnson couldn't deal with Looney's length. I don't think you can put Johnson at the 4 unless you call it small ball, basically.
He's a power-3, probably a better version of Rick Fox pre-injuries, but I'm not 100% convinced he adds a new dimension and impact to what we have.
Does he have enough shot creation, shot making, passing, rebounding to be a starter for the Jazz? It's not a given.