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Sending out Harrison Barnes, TJ McConnell, and Chris Duarte out for free
With Tyrese Haliburton’s max contract kicking in and Tyrese Maxey finally getting his well deserved contract extension, I had to clear more salary. I mean this is nuts. I had to send out guys like Jordan Clarkson, Norman Powell, and Luke Kennard last year to clear salary. And this year I still have to clear even more salary. Portland sent out a message to the league that they were willing to help any team with salary clearing. I knew nobody wanted to see Portland getting richer, so I didn’t respond to the call. Instead, I put out a message that I was offering these players for free to give others a chance. Charlotte was interested, but couldn’t quite make cap space. Indiana offered to help but at the cost of a future 1st. Then Portland came knocking offering to do it for free. Not just Barnes’ salary. Not just TJ McConnell’s salary. But all of it. I couldn’t resist.
With Tyrese Haliburton’s max contract kicking in and Tyrese Maxey finally getting his well deserved contract extension, I had to clear more salary. I mean this is nuts. I had to send out guys like Jordan Clarkson, Norman Powell, and Luke Kennard last year to clear salary. And this year I still have to clear even more salary. Portland sent out a message to the league that they were willing to help any team with salary clearing. I knew nobody wanted to see Portland getting richer, so I didn’t respond to the call. Instead, I put out a message that I was offering these players for free to give others a chance. Charlotte was interested, but couldn’t quite make cap space. Indiana offered to help but at the cost of a future 1st. Then Portland came knocking offering to do it for free. Not just Barnes’ salary. Not just TJ McConnell’s salary. But all of it. I couldn’t resist.
Is Tyrese Haliburton for trade?
I had several inquiries on if any of my stars are available for trade. The only one I thought about trading was Tyrese Haliburton. But there was only one other player that I was interested in, and that was Paolo Banchero. I already took my shot, and nothing happened.
Giving up early on Daron
The draft played out perfectly for me. I got the guy I wanted. Unfortunately, he tore his right achilles after one Summer League game. The intrigue with him was that he would be on a cheap rookie contract for multiple years and would have veteran usability early since he was an older rookie. But that usability all goes away if he’s out for a whole year. He is further unusable the next year because he’ll be coming back as a 69 or 70 OVR coming off an injury. It could be 2-4 years for him to finally show something and for 2k to update his tendencies. That would be 2-4 years of a wasted roster slot for me. 2-4 years would of been okay if he had star upside, but he doesn’t have that. He projects to be a role-player. I came into this draft hoping for a Jaime Jacquez, but ultimately ended up with a EJ Liddell.
Free Agency
As it stands, I have 5 free roster slots to fill in Free Agency this year. There will be a lot of teams looking to condense. But I’m going to wait until teams start getting desperate and selling cheap. Maybe even get some players for free. But even then, I may still be better off keeping those roster spots empty to roll the dice on some veterans in free agency.
I had several inquiries on if any of my stars are available for trade. The only one I thought about trading was Tyrese Haliburton. But there was only one other player that I was interested in, and that was Paolo Banchero. I already took my shot, and nothing happened.
Giving up early on Daron
The draft played out perfectly for me. I got the guy I wanted. Unfortunately, he tore his right achilles after one Summer League game. The intrigue with him was that he would be on a cheap rookie contract for multiple years and would have veteran usability early since he was an older rookie. But that usability all goes away if he’s out for a whole year. He is further unusable the next year because he’ll be coming back as a 69 or 70 OVR coming off an injury. It could be 2-4 years for him to finally show something and for 2k to update his tendencies. That would be 2-4 years of a wasted roster slot for me. 2-4 years would of been okay if he had star upside, but he doesn’t have that. He projects to be a role-player. I came into this draft hoping for a Jaime Jacquez, but ultimately ended up with a EJ Liddell.
Free Agency
As it stands, I have 5 free roster slots to fill in Free Agency this year. There will be a lot of teams looking to condense. But I’m going to wait until teams start getting desperate and selling cheap. Maybe even get some players for free. But even then, I may still be better off keeping those roster spots empty to roll the dice on some veterans in free agency.
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