I mean at the end of the day being an elite perimeter guard defender who isn't some switchable savant who can defend 1-4 or 1-5 isn't as valuable as a guard who at the end of the daily is a high usage offensive guard who has a positive impact on the team's offense because they can effortlessly beat down perimeter defenses. If you swapped Suggs for Green on this Rockets team this team would get worse. This team already has an army of great defenders who are far more switchable than Suggs and you basically kick out the only perimeter player who can collapse half court defenses on this team Suggs value as an elite defender would make more sense if he was a switchable defender. He's purely and strictly an elite defender who only defends guards. That just means he's a piece of the puzzle for a good team defense rather than being a hub for a good defense like someone as switchable as Amen can be.
The problem isn’t your comments on his poor performances. It’s your arrogant refusal to acknowledge when he is playing well, along with your grandiose declarations about his future (or rather lack thereof). If he works out, you have thoroughly embarrassed yourself.
If there’s such a thing as a pretroll you just pulled it off. Trite. Stale. Boring. But, yet, ‘…the great’! (sic)
This is an unhealthy amount of ignorance or delusion. In the coming days you will listen to some NBA commentary and every single one of them will tell you how the short length of the contract is what makes is “team friendly”, the opposite of player friendly.
So, our next big moves in order: Sengun extension. Deadline deal of Brooks and filler to an Eastern contender for expirings and future assets. Work some magic in the draft. Figure out what to do with Jabari and Tari extensions. Trade for Mo Bamba. Am I missing anything?
Especially when the report said: “The three-year deal provides Green with financial flexibility in the short term and the ability to earn more than $240 million total over the next five years -- more than the $224 million current maximum -- because of his extension eligibility as soon as October 2026 and the ability to opt out at the age of 25.”
If you are trading him he will still have a caphold so again you are wrong. His new deal makes him more tradable as it lowers his cap hold by 5M and also gives his new team a trial run at Jalen instead of having to give him that full extension. The only time we lost the flexibility is releasing him outright and thats just dumb losing a top 2 pick for nothing. Its fine to be wrong and ignorant of the cap but you Jaters always mouth off and call everyone else dulb when you are the guys who dont understand. Calling Tilman dumb and cheap when you are the one who doesnt understand the way capholds work lmao.
A contract can be both team friendly and maintain a lot of upside for the player. How are you too dense to realize that? Two players have signed a 9 figure rookie extension with a player option — Luka and Trae. That’s it. I wasn’t there, but I would guess he was offered more years and guaranteed money and chose this arrangement for its upside.
even if he’s the same player he is right now next year that’s enough of a tease to get a team to bite the Green Apple. He could easily trick a team like Portland to trade a first rounder for him
The PO was part of the give and take for taking the shorter years. The team gets short years and Jalen gets to opt out if he outplays the contract.
It's friendly to both sides if Green has the thought of believing in himself but understanding his body of work so far doesn't merit the contract he wishes for. This is a deal for a guy who shows promise but is inconsistent and the player believes in themselves.
