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Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson
How exactly does it put a hard ceiling on anything? Whether you pay him 17 or 30, whether you pay him nothing at all and let him walk. It has literally zero effect on our ability to sign free agents or conduct trades. So, worst case scenario, we're stuck with a bad contract for a few years. Every team in the league has bad contracts.
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Every team has a few bad contracts, but having 3 to 4 bad contracts simultaneously is killer. My opinion is what it would take to pay JB is much greater than the on-court value we will lose if he walks. If you can sign and trade him for a decent guard/ wing making 1/3rd to 1/5th of what he is making you?re in a much better position that if you pay him $27m a year for five years.