KG's friends: Lesser of 4 evils?
This blog is filled with diaries discussing who Golden State should (and shouldn't) give up to "bring KG to the bay". But one question that both Mullin and McHale are probably considering just as much is what contract would come with Garnett: Blount? Jaric? Hassell? Or the worst of them all, Hudson?
The reason I bring this up, and why I think the issue merits its own diary, is because these 4 players will combine to make about $25 million in each of the next 3 years. If the T-wolves do end up trading their 1st-team all-NBA forward, they will be darn sure to unload one of these terrible contracts with him. Or at least attempt to.
Having said that, which of these 4 would you prefer? One of the few Warriors games I attended last year was the blowout of Minnesota in Oakland, but I wasn't paying attention to any of these guys and needless to say, none of them stood out either. That was really the only time I've seen any of them play so I'm going mostly off stats and scouting reports.
Minnesota fans would love nothing more than to dump Hudson- he basically gets paid 6 million a year to stink up the building. He shoots the 3 at a decent clip but that's the most I can say. Jaric shoots the 3 well, has good size, and can play the point, but is also very similar to Belinelli. Hassell can D-up but doesn't shoot from outside. He does, however, have the smallest contract. Blount has the biggest frame (and contract) but can he run?
In the end the deciding factor may depend on who the warriors trade to Minnesota to get KG.
Here is the hoopshype link that shows the exact salaries for each player: http://www.hoopshype.com/salaries/minnesota.htm
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Don't give up Monta!!!!!
by sdbayok on Jul 15, 2007 10:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoops
by sdbayok on Jul 15, 2007 10:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
well
Ideally, we should get Ricky Davis alone. He's an expiring, and he's productive still. This, however, is probably too good to be true.
Hudson, Jaric, Blunt...those are all just nightmares.
A decent compromise might be Hassell ($6M/year, 3 more years) and Madsen (about $3m/year, 3 more years).
Hassell can be a perimeter defending SF for us, he had a rep for being decenty a while ago. Playing in MIN has probably led to alot of obscurity.
Madsen is a smaller contract and might be easier to ditch later.
by OptionZero on Jul 15, 2007 10:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just to clarify
The whole point of taking on a crap contract would be to sweeten what would be an unfavorable package for the Wolves. As far as I'm concerned, given their total lack of leverage, any package involving Biedrins is already sufficienly sweet not to require any extra salary dumps on top of it.
If we decide to shot the moon and include Monta, Wright, and Biedrins (which I don't really support) it behooves us to hold onto the TPE to replenish our roster. If we give up all three of those guys and blow our TPE on a crap contract, I'll be pretty furious. Fortunately, I don't think Mulson would ever do that.
by Sleepy Freud on Jul 16, 2007 4:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
To me,
I think Minnesota's worst contracts are in this order:
Hudson - 3 year $19 million. Hudson can't even play at this point. This is complete dead weight.
Jaric - 4 year $27.5 million. Jaric can still play - he's a pretty good rotation player who can fill in at various positons - but that is an awful contract.
Madsen - 3 year $8 million. He's a useless player, but his contract isn't so bad.
Blount - 3 year $22 million. Big contract but he's still a useful player and, being a center, still has trade value.
If I understand the trade exception correctly, the Warriors can actually take back up to $12.5 million in salaries on their $10 million trade exception. So, they could take the two worst contracts - Hudson and Jaric - if they want to give up less in terms of player personel.
by San Francisco Slim on Jul 16, 2007 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark Madsen
by Phil T28 on Jul 17, 2007 1:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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