StylesG- I know Mully Is restricted but as shallow as the talent is at the 4/5, I can see someone offering him a big contract. I don't want to pay him $8M per season.
Mullens will be a restricted free agent ..so he isn't going anywhere ..he will get his 4 million qualifying offer and remain with us at least through next year ..if Mullens shows as much improvement next year as he has this year and say is averaging 17 pts 9 rbds then we would have to consider giving him a long term deal ..I would hope he would give us a discount bc we gave him his chance but who knows ..if he does get to that 16-17 point 8-9 Rbd average then I think he would be worth a 4 year deal worth about 28-30 mill ..
I am all for building thru the draft and not just spending $$ to spend it but the reality is that we have 12 mill coming off the books this year and alot more then that the year after ..so not only do I think we should sign a stud big man this offseason but after next year we are going to have to spend that $$ somewhere ..we can't and won't be going from a 50 mill payroll this year to a 20 mill payroll in the 2014/15 season ...I haven't looked at 2 years from now but I think this years free agent class for big men is too good to pass up ..with Jefferson / Milsap / Hickson / Pekovic / Landry / Josh Smith ect...I say we take advantage of it and sign 1 of these guys this offseason ..we have plenty of cap space and flexibility to make it happen after we sign 1 of these guys we will still have plenty of space and flexibility
Last edited by Stylesg1234; 11-22-2012 at 10:40 PM.
StylesG- I know Mully Is restricted but as shallow as the talent is at the 4/5, I can see someone offering him a big contract. I don't want to pay him $8M per season.
Ahh now I gotcha ..well luckily this offseason there seems to be quite a bit of talent on the free agent market ..so hopefully no1 offers him a deal ..but if they do then it's something we seriously have to consider ..I really like Mully and really like his game ..to watch him improve at the rate he has under Dunlap is impressive ..and just like u mentioned about the Talent being shallow @ the 4/5 that's another reason why we would have to consider matching any deal that he gets offered ..he will more then likely avg 13 and 9 this year ..and I can easily see him increasing his scoring year by year ..he is only 23 years old .. We have been paying Diop 7-8 mill for multiple seasons with zero production ..I wouldn't be opposed to paying Mully the same salary. Bc we would actually get our $$'s worth ..we can't develop talent and just let it walk ..but I do understand we also have to be smart about it
Even when Byron becomes unrestricted they won't let him go. Cho named him a core piece last season before his improvements this year.
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I wouldn't let him go ..finding guys that are 7 foot who can shoot like he can and who can now play pretty good in the post ( which will continue to improve ) and with his rebounding improving to 9 a game and his defense looking much better I think he is very much an asset to this team ..and for him to only be 23 and basically playing in his 2nd year as a pro I really think this guy can become a really good PF/ C and should be a part of this team for many years to come
CharlotteNBATeamFan (11-29-2012), playoffs...PLAYOFFS? (11-23-2012)
Games like tonight is why I don't want to give Byron the dollars that he will ultimately get...
He was horrible, the box score doesn't looks as bad as it was in real life. His defense was some of the worst post defense that I have ever seen.
Also Coach Dunlap needs to tell him to stop shooting 3's, in fact he shouldn't be allowed to shoot unless at least one foot is in the paint.
Mullens aint going anywhere.
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you gotta be patient with mullens - 2nd year in the league (OKC doesn't count), he's already improved on his defense, he has the willingness to improve. in my mind, he's way better than tyrus thomas and much cheaper.
CharlotteNBATeamFan (11-29-2012), Stylesg1234 (11-24-2012)
What has he improved at? He's playing more minutes and is basically putting up the same per minute stats as last year but, shooting a worse %.Originally Posted by playoffs...PLAYOFFS?
If we could keep him for around 4 or 5 Million as the first big off the bench, I would be ok.
I do not want him as a starter here for the long term.
I agree that he should not be our starter for the long term...he has improved in rebounds/ppg/3pt fg %. i don't disagree his fg % is well below what it should be for a PF and this HAS to improve.
but keep in mind, he is an expiring contract next year, so he is an asset. a bit expensive this year for $2.2M but at the time of the trade he was well worth the risk. him and our centers are the weakest link in our teams. i have no doubt he will improve on defense and i'm sure that Cho will address this soon enough (Warrick being the first move). in the mean time, we are outperforming expectations and our losses are not a result of BJ.
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