That makes sense, Scoot has shown some flashes but has yet to put it together. He’s still young tho so he could go either way, he needs to prove himself still.

I guess they traded for Ja to limit Scoots playing time so that way they can pay him less money on an extension then?

If I’m Scoot Henderson I’m demanding a trade tbh.

He’s gotta show that his playoff series against the Spurs wasn’t a fluke, but he won’t be able to show off if he’s behind Ja, Dame and Jrue.

If I’m scoot, I’m asking for a trade or else he’s unlikely to prove his worth for getting a big contract (big in this case being like ⁵⁄₁₀₀)

Is his defence good enough where you’d want to keep him as a specialist even if his O hadn’t progressed like you’d want it to?

If his shot is truly fixed I think he’ll definitely get paid above the MLE next summer if he goes to RFA. If not he’s likely getting somewhere around $12million AAV which isn’t nothing.

Extend Wallace, trade Caruso next offseason. At some point extend Ajay Mitchell and trade Jaylin Williams/Kenrich Williams and/or let Hartenstien walk in 1-2 more seasons.

Core of SGA/Jdub/Chet with Ajay Mitchell and Cason Wallace as the two seriously paid supporting pieces + cheap rookies to round out the rest of the roster.

Caso is probably a lock to have a massive extension. But I see Presti making moves in preparation for that.

He’s a threat to get paid as a RFA too. Especially since OKC gonna be near the second apron and he can fit on every team

Isn’t that reason he traded a bunch of players this offseason?

I don’t know what voodoo magic Presti has but he gets everybody extended on cheap deals.

With some of the progress he showed last year I wouldn’t be surprised if he supplants Suggs at the 1

It depends on whether teams with cap space already view him as a potential starter on a rebuilding team.

Personally, I have no idea how to value him. He’s obviously a competent NBA player with tons of room to still grow. Is he a positive value piece on a contender? The results have been mixed.

Okay but what’s his butt size

fr though AB is the man and I hope he gets paid

I wanted PJ on Portland (not that bad, but willingly take it). Have wanted a Shaedon for PJ swap, before Shaedon got injured.

Why?

That does make sense from both sides.

Por is clearly trying to win now and are really shallow at the ³⁄₄ with no one behind Deni and Camara and have a glut of guards (especially once Sharpe is back).

Dal doesn’t really have anyone at guard behind Kyrie and Christie and could use a young guard to replace Kyrie in the future.

Seems like a win-win trade.

Scoot yapping at Harper was a huge mistake. I don’t know if I like players that are more confident than they have earned. That being said PJ is borderline neutral value if not negative.

Totally agree, but ofc Presti knows this as well and will likely push to get as team friendly a deal as possible.

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Bilal will be a good fit for lakers i think

He’s already gonna be a starter as for the money it’s up in the air, he never specified if he wanted to take a “pay cut” or get all that he possibly could. Just that he left it up to his agent and Presti to decide.

Has he indicated that he wants out? I think the roster direction gives him more as a creator as Coby is less of a central engine than Lamelo and Kon is also a solid passer from the other wing. It’ll be a bit more egalitarian which if you believe in Miller’s shot creating upside is a positive for him

total? or per year?

either way that sounds very far off

You think he’s signing for basically half the MLE/year over 4?

The issue is, the CBA refers to them as Rookie Scale Extensions vs Restricted Free Agent Signings

So we refer to them that way because a) that’s how the league describes them and more specifially because they have different rules then a FA contract so we need someone way to talk about them that seperates the two. And it’s easiest to use the same language that is in the CBA.

A way to think about it is it’s not lower case “e” extension it’s upper case “E” extension because it refers to a specific thing in the CBA.

Transactions - The CBA Guide

2023-NBA-Collective-Bargaining-Agreement.pdf

If you want to quibble, take it up with the lawyers writing the CBA and not anyone in the media.

Under the CBA, extensions and new contracts are considered expressly different things with different rules though

Veteran extensions cap a player’s earnings to only 140% of their previous salary or the max, whichever is lower. A new contract allows a player to sign for whatever he wants up to the max. You also can’t add a no trade clause to an existing contract. A player must sign a fresh contract to get one. There are probably a bunch of other differences I don’t have time to list out

My point is the language reporters and FOs use when referring to these contracts is precise and conveys more information than you realize

If they’re still under contract then it’s an extension.