Don’t like it. What contending teams would actually have cap space to offer a better deal than Spurs in 2024? I don’t get the return package- should have gotten more than two picks if trading him this early.
Good read even if I disagree w the premise. "Losing Dejounte for nothing" is an extremely remote possibility for a # of reasons. I'm anticipating that he will warrant a max by the time he is eligible. Look at this offseason and last for which teams had cap space to outright sign a max player. They are/were bad teams. Why would he sign outright w a bad team (for less money)?
And then you have the idea that we have to trade him while his value is at its highest. Again, I disagree. We don't know what his value will be in the future. What indications have we gotten that he will be worse? Which teams will be desperate or see a championship window opening mid season? Trading him in the offseason before free agency even happens is unwise.
And then there's the culture piece. I think by entertaining offers, you alienate Dejounte and you also set the tone that the minute you make it, be prepared for SA to ship you out. Isn't Dejounte the perfect example for buying into the Spurs culture? Nobody expected him to become what he is now. And the way you best develop players is to have them play with other good players. Playing alongside Dejounte will accelerate the growth of everyone else.
I just think trading him (and yes even entertaining offers) is short-sighted (and gives off a loser mentality - ie we don't think we can keep our homegrown all star).
Don’t like it. What contending teams would actually have cap space to offer a better deal than Spurs in 2024? I don’t get the return package- should have gotten more than two picks if trading him this early.
Good read even if I disagree w the premise. "Losing Dejounte for nothing" is an extremely remote possibility for a # of reasons. I'm anticipating that he will warrant a max by the time he is eligible. Look at this offseason and last for which teams had cap space to outright sign a max player. They are/were bad teams. Why would he sign outright w a bad team (for less money)?
And then you have the idea that we have to trade him while his value is at its highest. Again, I disagree. We don't know what his value will be in the future. What indications have we gotten that he will be worse? Which teams will be desperate or see a championship window opening mid season? Trading him in the offseason before free agency even happens is unwise.
And then there's the culture piece. I think by entertaining offers, you alienate Dejounte and you also set the tone that the minute you make it, be prepared for SA to ship you out. Isn't Dejounte the perfect example for buying into the Spurs culture? Nobody expected him to become what he is now. And the way you best develop players is to have them play with other good players. Playing alongside Dejounte will accelerate the growth of everyone else.
I just think trading him (and yes even entertaining offers) is short-sighted (and gives off a loser mentality - ie we don't think we can keep our homegrown all star).