Play 70 games with starter minutes and be the rim protector/league offensive board leader and we make finals his value shoots up (But do we know what he is asking for?)
IM assuming he asking like 20-25mil per for 3-4 years. A healthy Mitch is worth that. This is Jarrett Allen Money, and he hits 72% of his FT's. This is Claxton money.
Not Liek rest of the league does nto know this making his trade value not very high. Also teams won't want to sign him for big money either.
Does one healthy season wipe out his past and his value skyrocket? Does not seem logical. He is is a unique talent and lord knows NBA teams does stupid things. We are load managing him to extend his durabilty but that itself is telling. You don't pay guys $100 mil and manage the load and they not allstars/all NBA do you?
He is playing great early and perhaps there is a trade or we are solid with Huk and others?
Im fine with him walking this year. Let him play for his next contract as we are in win now mode. Next year Indy and Boston could be reconsistuted with others like Orlando a year stronger. Not like we don't have room to improve either, but im just looking at things one year at a time.
Mitch's foul shooting and injury history makes him expendible beyond this year. We will get the best Mitch given his motivations and he is healthy all summer heading in to the season in very good shape and head space.
I love the guy but to knicks have to make some tough decisions and only later do we get to second guess it. We get to finals with him no doubt we'll be hating to lose him but there is no path of certainty to keeping him either.
