Originally Posted by
Bricklayer
Allow me to just restate what was lost so we can all get on the same page of rationality before proceeding any further:
Solomon Hill: 29.7min 7.0pt (.527TS%) 3.8reb 1.8ast 0.9ast 0.4blk 1.0TO 8.0PER
The 8.0PER was #326 of 342 NBA players to play in at least 41 games last year.
Lest anybody make the mistake of thinking this was at all out of character for Hill over his career:
Career Hill: 23.5min 6.4pt (.520TS%) 3.3reb 1.6ast 0.7ast 0.3blk 1.0TO 9.5PER
Meanwhile Matt Barnes, just to take a well known name, is sitting out on the market with these averages from last year, and over his career:
Barnes 16-17: 24.0min 7.1pt (.514TS%) 5.2reb 2.6ast 0.6ast 0.4blk 1.4TO 10.3PER
Barnes Career: 23.6min 8.2pt (.542TS%) 4.6reb 1.8ast 0.8ast 0.5blk 1.4TO 12.7PER
Meaning that you could literally sign unemployed guys off the street as productive as Solo, for about $10 mil less. There's no reason besides cheapness for this to be any kind of major loss.