Paris907 wrote:So I find it odd that one of the leagues premiere defensive lockdown guards is up for grabs by Van Gundy. Bradley is 27. He earns less than 9 million per. Given that Lee is 32 or Thomas for that matter, does bringing this vet on board makes sense? I’ve always liked AB. Why not get 5 years younger and save a few bucks ??

I am and have been a huge A.Bradley fan. This guy plays both sides of the ball especially on defense where he is top notch and he can shoot the 3 ball and take it to the rim. He can play both guard positions but is more of a SG to me.

SupremeCommander wrote:I am a big fan of Avery Bradley's game. That said, we would have to pay him a significant amount next year. I don't think paying him like he's our second or third best player makes nay sense at all

How much is he looking at, given the market? Is 20 mil out of the question? I agree, our cap and talent level isn't at a point to absorb that type of deal.

SupremeCommander wrote:I am a big fan of Avery Bradley's game. That said, we would have to pay him a significant amount next year. I don't think paying him like he's our second or third best player makes nay sense at all

I would think a Timmy type deal is fair market for a 2-way player like Bradley who is both elite defensively and a very solid offensive player.

Anyone know if we would retain Bradley's bird rights and ability to go over CAP if we re-signed him?

LivingLegend wrote:Have always been a HUGE Bradley fan and given the way we have 1) played this year with Lee/Hardaway at SG/SF and 2) the way the league is trending (smaller) I think Bradley is a viable option for us. He turns 28 next Nov -- so a tad older than age range we are supposed to be targeting (25).

Pistons seem like they want the playoffs and they have already gone thru 2 SGs in letting go of KCP last summer and now potentially Bradley - both due to lack of desire/ability to lock either player up long term.

Maybe they combine desire to make playoffs and ability to lock a new SG up for a few years and they take C-Lee for Bradley/extras package.

Lee steps right in and does much of what Bradley does for them today and they have him on a reasonable contract thru next year.

Knicks I believe would retain Bradley's Bird Rights and could potentially lock him up somewhere in the range of what we paid Timmy.

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Plus 1st round pick and Bulls pick would give us a nice solid nucleus to build around and we carve 4 years of C-Lee's age in this type deal.

Bradley boards too I think. I’m a defense oriented fan because over the years, once a team makes the playoffs, it’s defense that takes you further. Which leads us to Kanter. I feel that his defense won’t change and is a sore spot. A healthy Noah would make Kanter inconsequential as Noah was an excellent passer as well. If Wendell Carter can play D, or if there is a better center out there who is more athletic, can shoot beyond 12 feet play D and board all day long, then consider Kanter a means of securing our Sorely needed 3.