There's two sides to every coin, though. Lillard is going to make the all star team again and be able to receive the super max via the Derrick Rose rule. He'll be making 30-40 percent more than Jrue while providing maybe 10-15 percent more in production. This is the upside of the the young veteran approach. Yes, you can snag some diamonds in the draft and control them for 7-9 years but at what cost. There's a price to pay for drafting well. It's not a bad problem just a reality. Look at the decision that OKC had to make regarding Harden and to a lesser extent Indiana (George and Stephenson) if Jrue makes a leap during these next few years he will have merely justified his signing not set up himself up to be paid like a #1 option. There's a real chance we could have Jrue between the ages of 26-29 at a below market avg. contract, but no one ever discusses the thought process and the potential that lies in alternative approaches. Everyone just assumes it as fact that building through the draft is simply the only route to success. Even though no NBA champion has done it successfully in nearly a decade (2007 Spurs)
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