John Hollinger

They just left the language in for 30% if he won Defensive Player of the Year, which he ended up doing because Victor got hurt.

They just left the language in for 30% if he won Defensive Player of the Year, which he ended up doing because Victor got hurt.

They just left the language in for 30% if he won Defensive Player of the Year, which he ended up doing because Victor got hurt.

Yeah, yeah. So they did at least do a little bit to try to protect themselves from But the other thing they did, to your point, they got under the tax this year at the trade deadline so that they could be expensive the next two years. I think that was part of their plan. And that they have a two-year window. You look at the run on Hunter's deal in particular, where he makes $23 and $25.

Yeah, yeah. So they did at least do a little bit to try to protect themselves from But the other thing they did, to your point, they got under the tax this year at the trade deadline so that they could be expensive the next two years. I think that was part of their plan. And that they have a two-year window. You look at the run on Hunter's deal in particular, where he makes $23 and $25.

Yeah, yeah. So they did at least do a little bit to try to protect themselves from But the other thing they did, to your point, they got under the tax this year at the trade deadline so that they could be expensive the next two years. I think that was part of their plan. And that they have a two-year window. You look at the run on Hunter's deal in particular, where he makes $23 and $25.

You're not taking that on unless you had a plan to be expensive. So you have a two-year run with him, two-year run with Struess at $16. Okoro is also timed on the same thing, although they got to figure out how to dump that salary, I think.

You're not taking that on unless you had a plan to be expensive. So you have a two-year run with him, two-year run with Struess at $16. Okoro is also timed on the same thing, although they got to figure out how to dump that salary, I think.

You're not taking that on unless you had a plan to be expensive. So you have a two-year run with him, two-year run with Struess at $16. Okoro is also timed on the same thing, although they got to figure out how to dump that salary, I think.

I mean, you can't have $11 million in money that's non-performing in the playoffs on a roster this expensive, especially if you want to bring back Jerome, bring back Merrill. That's going to involve some hard choices. Do they have to move off of Dean Wade, maybe? No. You know, who's like a movable 6.6. And also shot poorly in the playoffs. Yeah.

I mean, you can't have $11 million in money that's non-performing in the playoffs on a roster this expensive, especially if you want to bring back Jerome, bring back Merrill. That's going to involve some hard choices. Do they have to move off of Dean Wade, maybe? No. You know, who's like a movable 6.6. And also shot poorly in the playoffs. Yeah.

I mean, you can't have $11 million in money that's non-performing in the playoffs on a roster this expensive, especially if you want to bring back Jerome, bring back Merrill. That's going to involve some hard choices. Do they have to move off of Dean Wade, maybe? No. You know, who's like a movable 6.6. And also shot poorly in the playoffs. Yeah.

Or do they have to, you know, do they have to see if Jalen Tyson can move up in the world and take some of those Merrill or Jerome minutes? That's where it gets tricky. Because, yeah, because the only other way to trade yourself out of this realistically is to move Garland. Right? And I think that feels a little too... big.

Or do they have to, you know, do they have to see if Jalen Tyson can move up in the world and take some of those Merrill or Jerome minutes? That's where it gets tricky. Because, yeah, because the only other way to trade yourself out of this realistically is to move Garland. Right? And I think that feels a little too... big.

Or do they have to, you know, do they have to see if Jalen Tyson can move up in the world and take some of those Merrill or Jerome minutes? That's where it gets tricky. Because, yeah, because the only other way to trade yourself out of this realistically is to move Garland. Right? And I think that feels a little too... big.

I think one of the things that really hurt them in that series was that Garland wasn't a hundred percent. And so Mitchell had to be kind of the point guard, which is not really the thing that he is. And that hurt them. And I think you look at that series, there was, there was definitely shot variants that didn't help them, particularly in game one.

I think one of the things that really hurt them in that series was that Garland wasn't a hundred percent. And so Mitchell had to be kind of the point guard, which is not really the thing that he is. And that hurt them. And I think you look at that series, there was, there was definitely shot variants that didn't help them, particularly in game one.

I think one of the things that really hurt them in that series was that Garland wasn't a hundred percent. And so Mitchell had to be kind of the point guard, which is not really the thing that he is. And that hurt them. And I think you look at that series, there was, there was definitely shot variants that didn't help them, particularly in game one.

And then the injury issues that, that hit them not having Mobley Hunter or, or, Garland for game two, which they still should have won if not for a horrific collapse at the end. So I think you're correct. I think they, they try to run it back, live with being really expensive and they've given themselves kind of this two year window of, And then they figure it out.

And then the injury issues that, that hit them not having Mobley Hunter or, or, Garland for game two, which they still should have won if not for a horrific collapse at the end. So I think you're correct. I think they, they try to run it back, live with being really expensive and they've given themselves kind of this two year window of, And then they figure it out.