Plenty of fans had him as the 5th starter and I never cared much for this signing so it’s whatever. I say we lock Tari down, bigger priority.
It’s a bigger priority, but also a lot harder to do. In order to sign him to Jabari money by the extension deadline, you either gamble on not extending Durant or getting him to give a huge discount. It is a dilemma most every good team is going to face from now on. The second apron rules are a game changer for the NBA. If it gets too hard for the Lakers and GSW’s of the world, they will change it. Can’t have your bell cows get mediocre.
The problem with Tari is not merely money, he could have a much bigger role on several other teams ..... He is now buried here as the 5th or 6th guy. Even with Fred injured. His agent has probably hammered that into his head.......repeatedly now. His stock only plummets when the whole NBA market has him pegged as the 7th guy, now it is still too early to do that. He is 24......probably has 3-4 years to prove that he can get close to being an All Star otherwise he would just be a role player for his entire career. ---- smaller contract in his lifetime.
Tari has his whole career in front of him. He can make a little extra money starting on some janky team or build his reputation on a championship contender. If I were him I would bet on myself, accept an offer similar to the KPJ one from several years ago, and showcase my talents with at least two deep playoff runs before taking the player option and getting a bigger bag. I'm mostly talking out of my a$$ but that's what I want as a Rockets fan.
A fun fact, his middle name is Jordan. I checked, Houston and Seattle have been the biggest places he has stayed mostly at.....he is from smaller places. So there would always be the Allure of the Big Apple, Manhattan or the Walk of Fame/TCL Chinese Theatre.
