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If I’m Chet’s agent, that the hand I’d try to play too… but he’d be taking a major gamble. He can likely secure something like 5/180 this summer (life changing money)… or he can risk getting injured again and hit RFA as damaged goods.
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Is there any chance we could get Chip back with a new coach? Give him a raise, etc.
Chip got tired of the old man like everybody else. The first thing you gotta do is cut out the cancer from the top and tell Pop to retire
I remember getting that impression. That’s why I was wondering if there was any way to get him back after Pop ‘retired’ - voluntarily or not. Aside from offering Chip more money, I imagine there’s some draw to working with Wemby, Castle, etc. Also, there are pretty parts of Oklahoma, but I don’t think OKC is one of them.
He'll still get max, there is no gamble. Zion got max as a lazy fat .
If they’re going to hold the line on money, I’d insist on a 3 year extension with an opt out for the 3rd year, like Jalen Green signed with Houston. You can have me cheap,or you can have me for 5 years,but not both. That would allow him to hit UFA after year 6. It gives him flexibility, and gives OKC cover if he does turn out to be anorexic Zion.
Jazz fined $100k for unnecessarily sitting Lauri (aka, tanking).
Both Fox and CP3* are subject to the Star Player Participation Policy, so the Spurs might be extra conscious about sitting either of these guys without good cause (Fox getting surgery will obviously be good cause). Just something to be aware of as CP3 goes full Iron Man on us this year.
*I have an asterisk for CP3 because technically the rule is if you've been in all-star in the last 3 years... I think that would capture CP3 because I assume it counts the three years BEFORE this one, not including this one.
So no more DNP - Old damn
It’s not like you can’t rest players. You just have to be smart about it, and the league would prefer you do it at home so other team’s fans don’t miss out.
Technically the policy is you can't do it for Nationally Televised Games or have multiple players subject to the policy out the same game. Those two things trigger an automatic investigation (which even then doesn't mean you'll get fined).
The Jazz seem to be the most blatant tankers.
CP3 seems to more often than not have a history of getting injured close to or during the playoffs. Watch him play the whole season this year.
Ainge probably has a framed Flagg picture in his office, tbh.
I am an atheist myself but I absolutely believe in the basketball gods...and they don't look kindly on this level of tanking.
Fascinatingly, the Jazz have the "best worst" record of all time - meaning that their worst record in franchise history is better than every other team's worst record in their franchises' histories. The only franchise who has never lost 60 games, and one of only 6 teams to never get the #1 pick.
Also, the Jazz.
Boston/OKC is in the 2Q tied at 33 and Boston hasn't made a 2pt FG. So gross.
I mean they gave us Wemby and Steph after two blatant tanks, I think they look pretty kindly on it myself.
SGA goes to bench and OKC goes on a 11-2 run against a top tier team.... SGA checks in and the Celtics come right back.
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I feel bad for Markkanen. The guy is 27 and turns 28 in May. From a general athletic historic point, this should be one of his most productive seasons, but instead he's sitting while his team tanks. I can't imagine it's building a big sense of loyalty for him.
He's a tank commander and being paid insanely well to do so--4/196m. That'll be coming off the books about when Utah is planning on being good.
they should have traded him earlier. trading him on his previous contract was much more enticing to teams. he was always going to extend, but coming up with 50mil in salary to match is going to require teams to probably give away guys they dont want to give away, making the deal more complicated
Definitely should have traded him--I liked the idea of him here but that price is pretty rough. They're so bad right now he's basically there to hit the salary floor for the next few seasons.
Sounds like a case for Evin and Kelon
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