J. Kyle Mann

Because it was a little inexplicable coming off of a finals run where you were like, well, we can just straight up run this back.

Odd choice, really, from Miles' standpoint.

Was he going to be able to get the same amount of money from Indiana?

I guess that's the question.

Is it just a money question?

Because...

The Pacers projected to kind of come back and be what they are this year.

That would be kind of my question at the core of it is like, was it just Miles wasn't going to come back regardless?

Was it the Pacers weren't willing to pay him?

I'm fuzzy on remembering what the motivating force was there.

Yeah, I mean, just kumbaya basketball fandom.

He wishes we could have seen them just run it back.

But honestly, I feel like the Pacers probably offered him a more realistic vision of what his value actually is because you're talking about the end of the season.

You know, all those numbers are great.

These pick-and-pop numbers I'm talking about are great.

But if you can't make them in that situation, man, if he makes a few more of those open pick-and-pop threes that he had against OKC...

might be looking at a different timeline here, honestly.

And I feel like the fact that the Bucs overpaid, I don't blame him for going for the money, but I kind of feel like the Pacers did...

the appropriate thing.

I don't begrudge them for offering.