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Originally Posted by AO41
BUT again I am trying to understand his notion that we shouldn't sign guys like Al and Walker ( not my first choice but a good choice) because of how old Luka and KP are. Are we supposed to wait for the to be 28 to build a winning team??
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I think signing a 33 year old big like Horford to a 4 year max deal is a total win-now move because the odds are against a 33 year old giving you max player production for 4 years, although you take that risk if you’re one Al Horford away from winning a ring... But with Luka & KP being so young, there’s no need to go all-in on a guy like him and risk having a bunch of wasted cap space for the back half of that contract as these guys start to hit their primes. I’m even okay with Kemba, since he’s likely to retain his value throughout the duration of his contract. I just don’t want to get saddled with a bad contract, and Horford has high potential to become one over 4 years.
I’m not against older players, I’m just risk-averse when there are safer/better options out there.