Post by Delap on Jan 16, 2017 17:06:29 GMT -6
Here we are for the 3039 retrospective… Dump still reigns… yada yada yada. Here we go!
MAX:
Victor Oladipo – New Jersey Nets – 1 year - $15,000,000
Annual lock for the FA preview, Mr. Oladipo had a down year in 3039. Signed for max money, but for a single year, ‘Dipo did not prove to be worth it during this contract. Played primarily as a backup and shot poorly from the field and especially from three. His defensive measures weren’t great either. For this singular year, not a great deal.
Rodney White – Vancouver Grizzlies – 6 years - $93,750,000
A full max for the former Celtic. The hype train was running hot for Rodney, but he certainly had his detractors. The detractors ended up having the day, as he has regressed each year since signing this deal… ending up as a bench scrub in 3042 on a lottery team while shooting 29% from three. Yuck. Even at his peak, he was not worthy of a max deal offensively or defensively. Worst MAX of the year and overall worst contract of the year.
Shane Battier – Toronto Raptors – 7 years - $120,312,500
The Raptors were feelin’ groovy and landed Battier despite several max bids for his services. Elite defensive wing with strong scoring %s… this was a solid purchase. After failing to defeat the Celtics in the following years, the Raptors GM decided to tear down his creation. This was undoubtedly spurred on by his demise at the hands of a hell horse and an undead Lord. Battier was dealt to the Clippers for 3 1sts (44-46). Battier’s numbers actually improved in La La Land… while he still has 3 years left on the deal, it still doesn’t look like an albatross on the books. Best MAX of the year.
Sandor Clegane – Boston Celtics – 1 year - $15,000,000
A swansong for a surefire Hall of Famer. Clegane was given his sweet rewards for his last deal, despite being well past his prime. He played sparingly for the champs, but when he did, he put up respectable offensive numbers. His defense was completely gone by this point. Dump did right by him and he did right by Dump.
Mid-Level:
Joe Johnson – Seattle SuperSonics – 5 years - $52,500,000
Eddie Griffin – Seattle SuperSonics – 5 years - $35,000,000
Ryan Robertson – Seattle SuperSonics – 1 year - $5,230,000
Grouped together to toot my own horn. Joe Johnson was maligned at the time, but he had a great offensive season in % and volume in 3039 before becoming a do-it-all bench player at SG/SF in the following seasons. He was then traded for Roger Phegley, a significant upgrade at the same position in terms of defense. The real gem is Eddie Griffin. In the following 4 years, he’s averaged nearly 3.5 blocks per game and 11.5 boards per game while never dominating the ball and taking precious shots away from more talented scorers. He should be a hot commodity if he hits FA after the 3043 season. Eddie Griffin is the 1C best Mid-Level signing of the 3039 off-season.
Vern Hatton – Washington Bullets – 1 year - $12,000,000
Joe Silvestri – Minnesota Timberwolves – 1 year - $12,000,000
Grouped together because they were immediately traded for each other. Sim Dump netted the Wolves 2 1st round picks and Vern, who certainly helped in their quest for 16 wins. Silvestri didn’t live up to his standard, but was still a solid 3rd wheel to the greatest backcourt in history. Both teams got what they wanted, so the signings ended up being pretty good.
Mike Woodson – Portland Trailblazer – 2 years - $21,000,000
A slightly worse version of Joe Johnson, signed for similar money but on a shorter deal. The difference is that Johnson was asked to be the best player on his team, Woodson was expected to be the 5th or 6th mad. Good signing for a deep contender. Traded before the 3040 season for Anfernee Hardaway… so I guess you could say that Woodson directly contributed to the Blazers championship in 3042.
Tyson Chandler – Oklahoma City Thunder – 7 years - $44,100,000
The 1B best Mid-Level signing of the 3039 off-season, Tyson Chandler signed a sweetheart deal with the only team he’s ever known. Great big for D/R and doesn’t take shots away from the better players. Not quite elite, but absolutely worth the contract. Still only 26, so he has plenty of prime left for the remaining 3 years of the deal.
Jason Richardson – San Antonio Spurs – 1 year - $8,000,000
Earned a 2nd team All-Defensive Team honor for 3039, so it was a pretty good signing. His scoring punch isn’t great, but he locks up opposing SGs very well. Ended up signing for more money in later years as his value went down, but for 3039? Great pick-up for the now departed victorj.
Pau Gasol – New Jersey Nets – 5 years - $25,000,000
“Not Great” Gasol (per some on shout) was an instrumental piece of the team that ultimately ended the Dump Dynasty. Great shot-blocking numbers, great rebounding numbers, and not a huge liability on offense. Not sure what or how some systems compute his impact as anything less than great. The 1A best Mid-Level singing of the 3039 off-season.
Brent Price – Washington Bullets – 7 years - $45,974,774
Long deal for the lifetime Bullet. He’s always been a steady-eddy contributor to their success, while taking none of the limelight away from more heralded guards. He follows the mantra of TGS’s Danny Baker of “work hard, make the black guy look good.” Fair deal for player and team.
MLE:
Alredick Hughes – Phoenix Suns
Right off the bat, we have the best MLE signing of the 3039 off-season. Hughes was a high-level scorer for a 57 win team. Great %s across the board, good rebounder and not a liability on defense. The beginning of a beautiful relationship in the Valley of the Sun. Also, I don’t know how to pronounce his name.
Isidoro Meyers – Chicago Bulls
Average player for a below-average team. The new Bulls GM was getting his feet wet and learning about his roster in 3039, so Meyers on an MLE wasn’t the worst deal… but he wasn’t great either. Might be the worst MLE of the cycle, mostly because there weren’t any abysmal wastes of the MLE this year.
Bismack Biyombo – Memphis Bobcats
Poor-man’s version of a D/R big. Not a bad deal because it was one year, but he was easily outplayed by Jim Palmer, despite earning more minutes.
Tanner Cousy – Boston Celtics
Good numbers for the year, despite missing 30 games. Hard to knock any of Dump’s moves during the run… at least until he decided PG wasn’t important in a PG-dominated league. Was definitely outplayed by LLE signing Robert Covington. More on Bob below.
Tristan Thompson – Cleveland Cavaliers
Decent backup big. Putrid offensively, but pretty decent per minute numbers defensively and on the boards.
Eddy Curry – Oklahoma City Thunder
Good signing. Almost put up identical numbers to the $20 million man, Luther Wright. Value per dollar was well spent on Fat Eddy.
Rowdy Eavenson – Miami Heat
Signed as a backup to Anfernee Hardaway… Rowdy put up ELITE Assist/TO numbers and shooting %s. Over-qualified backup, definitely took less money because of the South Beach appeal.
LLE:
Richard Jefferson – Chicago Bulls
Barely got off the bench. Not a good signing.
Nick van Exel – New Jersey Nets
Kelvin Ransey – Cleveland Cavaliers
Good use of the LLEs, very solid backups on high win teams. Great singings, as Nick the Quick and Kelvin put up elite %s and a solid Assist/TO ratio.
Saleh Winabi – Phoenix Suns
Pretty meh year for Winabi. Definitely didn’t play up to his acumen. Not great.
Robert Covington – Boston Celtics
Hands down the LLE signing of the year. Dump kept the train rolling with this pickup. A weak 3pt shooter, but that is the only knock against Bob. An elite defensive wing who absolutely wrecked opponents during the title run.
MAX:
Victor Oladipo – New Jersey Nets – 1 year - $15,000,000
Annual lock for the FA preview, Mr. Oladipo had a down year in 3039. Signed for max money, but for a single year, ‘Dipo did not prove to be worth it during this contract. Played primarily as a backup and shot poorly from the field and especially from three. His defensive measures weren’t great either. For this singular year, not a great deal.
Rodney White – Vancouver Grizzlies – 6 years - $93,750,000
A full max for the former Celtic. The hype train was running hot for Rodney, but he certainly had his detractors. The detractors ended up having the day, as he has regressed each year since signing this deal… ending up as a bench scrub in 3042 on a lottery team while shooting 29% from three. Yuck. Even at his peak, he was not worthy of a max deal offensively or defensively. Worst MAX of the year and overall worst contract of the year.
Shane Battier – Toronto Raptors – 7 years - $120,312,500
The Raptors were feelin’ groovy and landed Battier despite several max bids for his services. Elite defensive wing with strong scoring %s… this was a solid purchase. After failing to defeat the Celtics in the following years, the Raptors GM decided to tear down his creation. This was undoubtedly spurred on by his demise at the hands of a hell horse and an undead Lord. Battier was dealt to the Clippers for 3 1sts (44-46). Battier’s numbers actually improved in La La Land… while he still has 3 years left on the deal, it still doesn’t look like an albatross on the books. Best MAX of the year.
Sandor Clegane – Boston Celtics – 1 year - $15,000,000
A swansong for a surefire Hall of Famer. Clegane was given his sweet rewards for his last deal, despite being well past his prime. He played sparingly for the champs, but when he did, he put up respectable offensive numbers. His defense was completely gone by this point. Dump did right by him and he did right by Dump.
Mid-Level:
Joe Johnson – Seattle SuperSonics – 5 years - $52,500,000
Eddie Griffin – Seattle SuperSonics – 5 years - $35,000,000
Ryan Robertson – Seattle SuperSonics – 1 year - $5,230,000
Grouped together to toot my own horn. Joe Johnson was maligned at the time, but he had a great offensive season in % and volume in 3039 before becoming a do-it-all bench player at SG/SF in the following seasons. He was then traded for Roger Phegley, a significant upgrade at the same position in terms of defense. The real gem is Eddie Griffin. In the following 4 years, he’s averaged nearly 3.5 blocks per game and 11.5 boards per game while never dominating the ball and taking precious shots away from more talented scorers. He should be a hot commodity if he hits FA after the 3043 season. Eddie Griffin is the 1C best Mid-Level signing of the 3039 off-season.
Vern Hatton – Washington Bullets – 1 year - $12,000,000
Joe Silvestri – Minnesota Timberwolves – 1 year - $12,000,000
Grouped together because they were immediately traded for each other. Sim Dump netted the Wolves 2 1st round picks and Vern, who certainly helped in their quest for 16 wins. Silvestri didn’t live up to his standard, but was still a solid 3rd wheel to the greatest backcourt in history. Both teams got what they wanted, so the signings ended up being pretty good.
Mike Woodson – Portland Trailblazer – 2 years - $21,000,000
A slightly worse version of Joe Johnson, signed for similar money but on a shorter deal. The difference is that Johnson was asked to be the best player on his team, Woodson was expected to be the 5th or 6th mad. Good signing for a deep contender. Traded before the 3040 season for Anfernee Hardaway… so I guess you could say that Woodson directly contributed to the Blazers championship in 3042.
Tyson Chandler – Oklahoma City Thunder – 7 years - $44,100,000
The 1B best Mid-Level signing of the 3039 off-season, Tyson Chandler signed a sweetheart deal with the only team he’s ever known. Great big for D/R and doesn’t take shots away from the better players. Not quite elite, but absolutely worth the contract. Still only 26, so he has plenty of prime left for the remaining 3 years of the deal.
Jason Richardson – San Antonio Spurs – 1 year - $8,000,000
Earned a 2nd team All-Defensive Team honor for 3039, so it was a pretty good signing. His scoring punch isn’t great, but he locks up opposing SGs very well. Ended up signing for more money in later years as his value went down, but for 3039? Great pick-up for the now departed victorj.
Pau Gasol – New Jersey Nets – 5 years - $25,000,000
“Not Great” Gasol (per some on shout) was an instrumental piece of the team that ultimately ended the Dump Dynasty. Great shot-blocking numbers, great rebounding numbers, and not a huge liability on offense. Not sure what or how some systems compute his impact as anything less than great. The 1A best Mid-Level singing of the 3039 off-season.
Brent Price – Washington Bullets – 7 years - $45,974,774
Long deal for the lifetime Bullet. He’s always been a steady-eddy contributor to their success, while taking none of the limelight away from more heralded guards. He follows the mantra of TGS’s Danny Baker of “work hard, make the black guy look good.” Fair deal for player and team.
MLE:
Alredick Hughes – Phoenix Suns
Right off the bat, we have the best MLE signing of the 3039 off-season. Hughes was a high-level scorer for a 57 win team. Great %s across the board, good rebounder and not a liability on defense. The beginning of a beautiful relationship in the Valley of the Sun. Also, I don’t know how to pronounce his name.
Isidoro Meyers – Chicago Bulls
Average player for a below-average team. The new Bulls GM was getting his feet wet and learning about his roster in 3039, so Meyers on an MLE wasn’t the worst deal… but he wasn’t great either. Might be the worst MLE of the cycle, mostly because there weren’t any abysmal wastes of the MLE this year.
Bismack Biyombo – Memphis Bobcats
Poor-man’s version of a D/R big. Not a bad deal because it was one year, but he was easily outplayed by Jim Palmer, despite earning more minutes.
Tanner Cousy – Boston Celtics
Good numbers for the year, despite missing 30 games. Hard to knock any of Dump’s moves during the run… at least until he decided PG wasn’t important in a PG-dominated league. Was definitely outplayed by LLE signing Robert Covington. More on Bob below.
Tristan Thompson – Cleveland Cavaliers
Decent backup big. Putrid offensively, but pretty decent per minute numbers defensively and on the boards.
Eddy Curry – Oklahoma City Thunder
Good signing. Almost put up identical numbers to the $20 million man, Luther Wright. Value per dollar was well spent on Fat Eddy.
Rowdy Eavenson – Miami Heat
Signed as a backup to Anfernee Hardaway… Rowdy put up ELITE Assist/TO numbers and shooting %s. Over-qualified backup, definitely took less money because of the South Beach appeal.
LLE:
Richard Jefferson – Chicago Bulls
Barely got off the bench. Not a good signing.
Nick van Exel – New Jersey Nets
Kelvin Ransey – Cleveland Cavaliers
Good use of the LLEs, very solid backups on high win teams. Great singings, as Nick the Quick and Kelvin put up elite %s and a solid Assist/TO ratio.
Saleh Winabi – Phoenix Suns
Pretty meh year for Winabi. Definitely didn’t play up to his acumen. Not great.
Robert Covington – Boston Celtics
Hands down the LLE signing of the year. Dump kept the train rolling with this pickup. A weak 3pt shooter, but that is the only knock against Bob. An elite defensive wing who absolutely wrecked opponents during the title run.
