JesseDark wrote:Nalod wrote:JesseDark wrote:I wonder what the motivation was to get in on the Rondo deal. Seems like we did a favor to the Lakers. We have already cut Valentine so what did we gain?
What did we lose?
Opps,I mean what did we gain?
Martin just said “Good will” and $500k in salary. Cutting the seldom used Selden and Denzel we signed Ryan A and have an open spot.
The “Lubricants” is like a spoon of sugar helps the medicine gone down.
Don’t forget the abstract “we need better players” requires mountains of details most of us ignore. Example when fans do the 3 for one trade thing and then causually throw in another player for convenience. Reality is you need roster spots and cap space. If your over the cap and in tax hell those small amounts start to multiply. Its boring **** for most of us but Aller has a job to do and lets not forget Mills role in all of this. Aller is not the chief artchitect. Thats Leon, then MIlls, then Aller as the money guy. But he is super important. While he was not in on all of the Clevelend things that signed and finangled to get Allen they had expiring contracts, was able to resign him when basically he was discarded so Nets could get Deandre Jordan and then again he was a trade chip, and now they have a very good center with Mobley and perhaps he gets traded again in the future, but look at them now. For all that to happen you need to set the table a year or two in advance and have some flex.
Also its bad business to bring in EF and Kemba and then discard them after a third of the season like fans would think. Signing FA, espcecially ones that have families then ****ing them over is not good way to build an attractive destination unless your upfront about intentions. We are not privy to negotiations but its possible we over paid EF as teams wanted him to trade him down the road. He at least goes in with that and we don’t get a rep for screwing guys. Kemba is a very unique situation. Blame Thbs for back to back or was that on the table when he signed were both parties agreed he’d play them.
Kemba earned his player of the week because he was a rested all star talent then he back on the shelf becuase he is breaking down. We all know this. He knows it, Thibs knows it. Team took it as a gamble. For all we know we trade him to a contender with his permission, maybe buy hiim out, or we have a handshake deal he retires and leaves money on the table. I can guess. But im not making **** up. Just thinking of possibilities, not how Nalod would feel or project my emotions if I was kemba.
What did we gain? Likley just one of the many options on the chessboard were moves are anticipated. Could be one of many, or one that never comes.
Aller gave Mills a opportunity. He might never use it.
