I really can't see him signing that cheap. He's too good defensively to settle so low. Feel like hometown discount would be $20 million starting with 6% raises (or whatever the non-Bird raise is), especially with a $130 million cap.
Vuvevic and Markkanen both shoot the 3 ball. Poeltl can’t even make FTs. I’m one of the strongest Poodle supporters here, but he’s a $16-18M player.
I really can't see him signing that cheap. He's too good defensively to settle so low. Feel like hometown discount would be $20 million starting with 6% raises (or whatever the non-Bird raise is), especially with a $130 million cap.
Right about McDermott being a bad comparison. The Spurs doubled McDermott’s pay because, like some other teams, they got caught up in the 3-pt shooting specialist fad, (which a number of teams may now regret.)
The better comparison might be DJM. It’s hard to see the Spurs paying Poeltl more than DJ. Hard to justify. So, 4yrs and a total of 64M should be the most the Spurs should consider. Poeltl would be wise to take it.
The hometown discount is him securing a max extension of 4yrs/50mm when available. Jak is exactly the type of
player to take some money off the table given the relationship.
This is not how I equate relative value. You need to use current comps and if they aren’t accurate comps make adjustments. Jak’s market will never be dictated by a guards deal 4 years ago and DJM’s deal was complicated by him coming off a serious injury making it even less useful.
I do agree with McD’s assessment. Never understood that as few teams had more than the MLE to offer.
Last edited by KingKev; 05-17-2022 at 05:47 PM.
He'll likely fall either toward the high end of Williams, Carter Jr., Holmes, Gafford ($10-14M) or in between them and Capela, Allen, Adams, Valanciunas ($16-20M) and all of which signed within' the past 2 years.
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Ok but just to be clear Dallas too.
4 years, $50 million is lunacy, he's not signing for that pittance.
I agree he should test free agency, but there is a chance he entertains that long term deal ahead of next year if offered.
He could go play on a le contender or in a better market for that kind money, 4yr/$50 million would put his base salary maybe $1 million over MLE. Don't know why people expect athletes to take huge paycuts under their market value all the time.
Agreed he could which is why I think 15mm or so is a likely price that clears the market. Jak stays between SA and his hometown in Austria. Not sure a bigger market is important to him. Probably the opposite. Contenders are less likely to pay up for him. Also, remember each year only a handful of teams these days have cap beyond the MLE.
Any talk of jak signing a 4/50 is absolutely ing ridiculous. There's zero chance of it being that low.
If anyone believes Jak is signing for 12.5 per year I urge them to put their money where their mouth is cause that's a bet I'll easily take.
People are probably just trying to find a way for him to stay. Reality is that it’s probably time to move on. Poeltl has hit his peak but certainly has a ton of value around the league.
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