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Originally Posted by Dahoss
And when you got the lottery balls you'd get the chance to overpay young, unproven players. In the grand scheme of things how many contracts are actually good investments...5% maybe?
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They were even getting another 1st rounder in the deal so they would have 2 next year. The (Knicks) pick will be around #20 or so which means a pretty reasonable deal.
The reason why I hated the Knicks/Carmello deal last year was because the Knicks gave up every possible trade chip they had when they could have waited Anthony out and got everything. Sure he would have bitched about not getting the resigning max but who really cares? What the Hornets were getting back were assesta that could be used either in a rebuilding plan on the court or for future moves. Overpaid guys in the NBA become very valuable in the final year of their deal. The become salary cap chips. That is what CJ is really missing. His concept that the team isnt going to be a real contender and needs to rebuild is sound however the business of the salary cap make what he wants them to do impossible.