Originally Posted by
MichaelMcNamara
Several of these things are wrong.
Yes, Hill was a positive asset in the sense that you could get similar salary back and some 2nds. The first was not necessary to get off him. It was necessary to get OKC to take Miller, Kenrich, and Zylan -- which we could have just let go for free. We only had to include them because we wanted to go after Adams.
And yes, we still have the MLE and BAE but wont use it now because it will put us into the tax
Look -- I have been through this before we I said the Asik signing or the Hill signing were bad the day after. Fans hate that. They want to be all optimism right now. Talk about why this makes sense (we would have lost Asik for nothing and couldnt have replaced him was the argument for that signing, for instance)....but objectively the Pels paid a ton in opportunity cost for Adams. That is undeniable. The only argument to make is that he will be worth it....not that the Pelicans didnt give up a lot for him