Should we match for Harris?

Skywise316 · June 24, 2015

We can S&T the guy right after we sign him. I answered the question - I expect him to be looking at 4 years for 54mm so if I was going to keep him here, thats what I'd be expecting to pay. Not sure how much more clear that needed to be,

You're still not getting the original question. It was basically along the lines of, "If YOU were Rob Hennigan..." as opposed to what you thought he himself was prepared/willing to do.

Catman · June 24, 2015

You're still not getting the original question. It was basically along the lines of, "If YOU were Rob Hennigan..." as opposed to what you thought he himself was prepared/willing to do.

Ok maybe you are not getting my answer - if I'm Rob Hennigan I am expecting the guy to get offered 4 years at 54mm and I am crunching the numbers on my end to match that.

That's $13.5mm a year. I believe I'd do 12-14mm for him and also be looking at S&Ts with teams that can take that salary on. If nothing works out, I keep the guy. He gave us 17ppg and can play the 3 and the 4.

If you get him for $13mm a year you have a tradeable contract as long as he keeps playing at this level, if he improves you have a deal.

jmmagicfan · June 24, 2015

Ok maybe you are not getting my answer - if I'm Rob Hennigan I am expecting the guy to get offered 4 years at 54mm and I am crunching the numbers on my end to match that.

That's $13.5mm a year. I believe I'd do 12-14mm for him and also be looking at S&Ts with teams that can take that salary on. If nothing works out, I keep the guy. He gave us 17ppg and can play the 3 and the 4.

If you get him for $13mm a year you have a tradeable contract as long as he keeps playing at this level, if he improves you have a deal.

I'm pretty sure that if you match a signed offer sheet on a restricted free agent you can not do it as a sign and trade. You have to wait for a certain date/time (Dec 15th?/90 days) to trade him, and you can't trade him to the team that made the offer you matched.

Catman · June 24, 2015

I'm pretty sure that if you match a signed offer sheet on a restricted free agent you can not do it as a sign and trade. You have to wait for a certain date/time (Dec 15th?/90 days) to trade him, and you can't trade him to the team that made the offer you matched.

I think there are a few ways to navigate this though. Like you said, matching and trading elsewhere being one.

jjgator · June 24, 2015

I'm pretty sure that if you match a signed offer sheet on a restricted free agent you can not do it as a sign and trade. You have to wait for a certain date/time (Dec 15th?/90 days) to trade him, and you can't trade him to the team that made the offer you matched.

Yeah, I think you have to wait until the end of the season to trade him to the team that made the offer(or at least that's how I remember it being when we matched for Gortat).

joezmagic · June 24, 2015

He developed really good so far, and has his guys in his background pushing him!! With him reined with his old coach, we should see some great things from him!!

Fultz4thewin · June 24, 2015

I think there are a few ways to navigate this though. Like you said, matching and trading elsewhere being one.

No, not until Dec

Skywise316 · June 25, 2015

Ok maybe you are not getting my answer - if I'm Rob Hennigan I am expecting the guy to get offered 4 years at 54mm and I am crunching the numbers on my end to match that.

That's $13.5mm a year. I believe I'd do 12-14mm for him and also be looking at S&Ts with teams that can take that salary on. If nothing works out, I keep the guy. He gave us 17ppg and can play the 3 and the 4.

If you get him for $13mm a year you have a tradeable contract as long as he keeps playing at this level, if he improves you have a deal.

Alright, I think it was just lost in translation for a moment.

I have a pretty good feeling that that's where Rob's ability to handle the size of the contract ends too. To me, anything 15 per or higher on average just feels like too much for as little as he's done on the defensive end most nights.

What a summer..

A Better DJ & Photographer · June 26, 2015

At first I was on board for resigning him, but after seeing all the UFAs available and the fact that we now have Mario I wouldn't go overboard with the $$. Between Harris and waiving BG we could probably spend up to the max on the right PF or C

big UFAs available