Jackpotting Around - The Great Walker Kessler Debate

[Handlogten's Heros]

>$30M I'm ok with the FO not signing, Kessler might be over valuing himself
$25-$30M - I personally would do that deal, but would want some team friendly frameworks to the deal like descending contract and/or team option. It's still understandable that the FO would hold off.
<$25M - Get the deal done, the FO is making a mistake

I would just be pushing for the 5th year and trying to get him anywhere in the 25-27 AAV range with the max descending values allowed per year. It would start at 30/31M and end up at 22M per year. Basically it would start at 19% of the cap and end up being 10% of the cap by year 5 (assuming 7% annual cap increases over the time period). It either gives you a starting center on a budget or increases his trade value as the contract and cap move.

I think a lot of this boils down to an indifference on Kessler... and if that is the case just move him. When Charlotte throws 35M+ on a 3+1 the asset value is trashed.

 

[David Hume]

Colleagues, thy episode is noteworthy, excellent, for it even prompted my wife to inquire as to what I was transfixed by, thus stimulating hearty conversation about Jazz related themes.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Colleagues, thy episode is noteworthy, excellent, for it even prompted my wife to inquire as to what I was transfixed by, thus stimulating hearty conversation about Jazz related themes.

Our cap discussions strengthening marriages! Thank you good sir.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Can the cap literate people tell me how much money would make Denver sweat over Braun?

@Handlogten's Heros

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Braun/Bailey/Hendricks/Kessler is playoff level defensive front 4

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Braun/Bailey/Hendricks/Kessler is playoff level defensive front 4

Harkless/Braun/Bailey/Hendricks/Kessler

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Harkless/Braun/Bailey/Hendricks/Kessler

Thats a lockdown 5

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

There's some risk with paying Braun given the Jokic effect, but I think he has a lot of potential to get better and he's a playoff player.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Just listened and the best idea of the pod was giving Love's roster spot to Harkless.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The one thing I'm skeptical about a long term Walker play in Utah is we don't have the type of primary PNR player who really maximizes Walker's offensive value.

Maybe Keyonte or Clayton get there a bit. No way Collier does. Definitely if we draft Peterson.

 

[KqWIN]

Nuggets should have plenty of space to sign Braun and stay under second apron.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Nuggets should have plenty of space to sign Braun and stay under second apron.

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They like to avoid the tax when they can so I think they could get sensitive if someone got crazy with Braun. Like if someone went to 30M or something.

I also think Braun, Murray will sign extensions. I think the RFA with be like Mathurin, Ivey, Duren, Kessler, prolly some others.