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Matt Moore - Exploring Kanter Decision

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Or a better title: How to speak out of both sides of your mouth, and get paid for it.

Subjective value vs. objective value... really?
Actually, the best line of the whole piece (IMO) was the last line...

'...fascinating [argument] ... that says more about the person debating than it does about the source of the debate.'

For sure - the person debating/writing this was full of --it.

Sorry... forgot to give link for anyone who wants to waste 5 minutes of their life:
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-o...utah-jazzs-decision-not-to-retain-enes-kanter
 
He is right. He has more value to OKC, since they can't replace him with anybody right now and are in the biggest win-now mode of the history with their two franchise players pending free agency in the next two years. I can see the argument why OKC had to pay him, but Utah didn't... So they overpay by 5-6 million in order to increase the chance of keeping Durant and Westbrook. They are all in this season - all or nothing. If Durant leaves, it will screw them over, if he doesn't it's a win.
 
Yeah the guy hedged, but I get what he's saying. I don't think Kanter puts them over the hump but they didn't have choice of players it was Kanter or nobody.
 
stitches said:
He is right. He has more value to OKC, since they can't replace him with anybody right now and are in the biggest win-now mode of the history with their two franchise players pending free agency in the next two years. I can see the argument why OKC had to pay him, but Utah didn't... So they overpay by 5-6 million in order to increase the chance of keeping Durant and Westbrook. They are all in this season - all or nothing.
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Beat me to it.
 
The only great piece I took from this article wasn't even his thoughts he piggy backed on the other guy on RealGM:

The only things (the Jazz) need on the market are finding veterans who can fit into small roles and complement what they already have. Soon enough, they are going to have to pay all of these guys and that's what you really want to spend your money on. They knew Kanter was probably not going to be worth the contract his statistics warranted because they had seen him up close and personal over the last three years. That's what's so often forgotten in free agency - a lot of times you end up paying for guys other teams don't really want, which is why they were on the market in the first place.
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The bold part really hit home for me.
 
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