John Hollinger

They still have Goga's salary for two more years, which is a nice deal, but if he's not going to play in the playoffs and they're going to be this top-heavy, you can't really have a guy making eight who doesn't play.

They still have Goga's salary for two more years, which is a nice deal, but if he's not going to play in the playoffs and they're going to be this top-heavy, you can't really have a guy making eight who doesn't play.

Oh, yeah. Do not taint Goga that way. Sorry.

Oh, yeah. Do not taint Goga that way. Sorry.

Oh, yeah. Do not taint Goga that way. Sorry.

Yes. Yes. And then they... Now, they still have all their picks. They could still do something big, right? If they wanted to. I don't know if they have the appetite for it still. I think they still envision themselves as being a team with Paolo and Franz as the two best players. but they, you know, like if they wanted to get in on Giannis, they, they certainly could, right.

Yes. Yes. And then they... Now, they still have all their picks. They could still do something big, right? If they wanted to. I don't know if they have the appetite for it still. I think they still envision themselves as being a team with Paolo and Franz as the two best players. but they, you know, like if they wanted to get in on Giannis, they, they certainly could, right.

Yes. Yes. And then they... Now, they still have all their picks. They could still do something big, right? If they wanted to. I don't know if they have the appetite for it still. I think they still envision themselves as being a team with Paolo and Franz as the two best players. but they, you know, like if they wanted to get in on Giannis, they, they certainly could, right.

If they wanted to do something big like that, I, again, I don't sense the appetite for that, but they could be a player if they wish to.

If they wanted to do something big like that, I, again, I don't sense the appetite for that, but they could be a player if they wish to.

If they wanted to do something big like that, I, again, I don't sense the appetite for that, but they could be a player if they wish to.

You're allowed to negotiate on these Supermax deals. Right? And Mobley's third season wasn't amazing. It wasn't so amazing that it was like, we have to give him everything. This is the moral hazard argument that I remember hearing. The Cats did set up his contract to only give him 27.5% of the max if he made 13 All-NBA.

You're allowed to negotiate on these Supermax deals. Right? And Mobley's third season wasn't amazing. It wasn't so amazing that it was like, we have to give him everything. This is the moral hazard argument that I remember hearing. The Cats did set up his contract to only give him 27.5% of the max if he made 13 All-NBA.

You're allowed to negotiate on these Supermax deals. Right? And Mobley's third season wasn't amazing. It wasn't so amazing that it was like, we have to give him everything. This is the moral hazard argument that I remember hearing. The Cats did set up his contract to only give him 27.5% of the max if he made 13 All-NBA.

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.