Should we keep Jrue on the team next season?

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Originally Posted by Mythrol

I recognize how hard it is to build a championship caliber team in a small market. I also recognize how hard it is to get talent on a small market team. This is the reason every other team also overpays for their talent. Because there's only so much to go around.

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Most small market teams do not have legitimate top 10 players on their roster. BOTH in their primes I might add, so this argument is moot in this particular situation.

Really. With those two, this team is extremely close. It take that damn much to contend for a title for crying out loud. This league is watered down as it is. Just having a training camp together will make a big difference.

Don't need that much more talent, but they need something in the back court other than what they have.

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Originally Posted by luckyman

Most small market teams do not have legitimate top 10 players on their roster. BOTH in their primes I might add, so this argument is moot in this particular situation.

Really. With those two, this team is extremely close. It take that damn much to contend for a title for crying out loud. This league is watered down as it is. Just having a training camp together will make a big difference.

Don't need that much more talent, but they need something in the back court other than what they have.

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And how are we going to get that in the back court?

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Originally Posted by Mythrol

Exactly my point! Jrue might not make us contenders but we will consistently be a playoff team with AD, Cousins, and Jrue.

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We should consistently be a playoff team with AD, cousins, and average NBA PG surrounded by the role players we already have. No need to lock yourself into mediocrity and overpaid Jrue if the goal is to make playoffs.

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Originally Posted by NMThreeMVP

We should consistently be a playoff team with AD, cousins, and average NBA PG surrounded by the role players we already have. No need to lock yourself into mediocrity and overpaid Jrue if the goal is to make playoffs.

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Correct. If Jrue was the answer we would be talking about who we are playing in the playoffs right now.

Jrue may want to be back on the east coast. Be closer to his wife if she is still getting treatments? That may factor in too.

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Originally Posted by Darkhorse985

This is the same argument you have been posting. The question is can we contend for championships with Jrue as our PG? I honestly do not think we can. I don't resign him unless we can get a better PG to pair with him first. Bledsoe, Rubio, and Knight are realistic possibilities. This team cannot be a consistent winner with Jrue as our PG. He has proven this over 4 years. I don't want to hear the "we win 50% of our games with Jrue" argument. That is weak. 50% doesn't make this team a contender.

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Bledsoe might actually be one of the few possibilities we might really have a somewhat decent chance of acquiring if we try real hard... and still could be an upgrade on Jrue. I'd love to get him, just don't know if we could find some common ground with the Suns. I'm not really enarmored with Rubio. I just don't see the fit, his lack of shooting could be a problem for us, I think. Knight? Well, no, thanks. That seems to be a case for me of "the grass is always greener on the other side"...

All in all there seem to be not that much possibilities. Unfortunately.

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Originally Posted by Werdiknight

Bledsoe might actually be one of the few possibilities we might really have a somewhat decent chance of acquiring if we try real hard... and still could be an upgrade on Jrue. I'd love to get him, just don't know if we could find some common ground with the Suns. I'm not really enarmored with Rubio. I just don't see the fit, his lack of shooting could be a problem for us, I think. Knight? Well, no, thanks. That seems to be a case for me of "the grass is always greener on the other side"...

All in all there seem to be not that much possibilities. Unfortunately.

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The thing with Knight is that he's locked into a contract that is so much less than what Jrue is going to get, and before being traded to Phoenix he was as good as Jrue. If he plays like he did for Bucks, at 60% of the cost of Jrue, that would be a good move for Pels.

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Originally Posted by Champ

Jrue may want to be back on the east coast. Be closer to his wife if she is still getting treatments? That may factor in too.

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Hopefully he does us a solid and forces our hand to look elsewhere. Spend the money on re-signing Cousins and give Collison a 3 year deal with the third non guaranteed.
Then in 2018 when Wall is a free agent sign him.

AD, Wall and Cousins......Championship/s

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE_PELICAN

Hopefully he does us a solid and forces our hand to look elsewhere. Spend the money on re-signing Cousins and give Collison a 3 year deal with the third non guaranteed.
Then in 2018 when Wall is a free agent sign him.

AD, Wall and Cousins......Championship/s

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im with you......i wish jrue come out and tell demps that he is looking to sign with another team......

AD, cousins and Wall would be a contender because Wall is that impact guard or wing that recent past title teams had...........

However if they do keep Jrue and cant pry a Lin or Bledsloe using the 2018 pick I think Will Barton would be nice with Jrue in the backcourt. He has good assist numbers and can create for others, so he could share the ball handling duties.

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Originally Posted by NMThreeMVP

The thing with Knight is that he's locked into a contract that is so much less than what Jrue is going to get, and before being traded to Phoenix he was as good as Jrue. If he plays like he did for Bucks, at 60% of the cost of Jrue, that would be a good move for Pels.

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This exactly.

Give some of the money we would give to Jrue to Tim hardaway jr

Then we need a pg

Edit NVM he is a fa next year

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I can't believe that so many of yall are still hoping we let Jrue walk. Like it's mind-boggling that you would advocate that, when the alternative is much, much worse. I'm gonna repeat what's been said by others, because it appears many here still haven't grasped this idea. If we let Jrue walk, that will not give us the cap space to sign anyone better or as good as Jrue this off-season or in future off-seasons, because unless Cousins walks next off-season, we will be operating over the cap for the next several years.

Read that last sentence again and make sure you've comprehended it. That's the situation we're in.

Will Jrue be worth his contract? Probably not.

Does it suck we have to overpay for him? Absolutely.

Is it our best option this off-season? Without question.

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Originally Posted by RUFshreve

I can't believe that so many of yall are still hoping we let Jrue walk. Like it's mind-boggling that you would advocate that, when the alternative is much, much worse. I'm gonna repeat what's been said by others, because it appears many here still haven't grasped this idea. If we let Jrue walk, that will not give us the cap space to sign anyone better or as good as Jrue this off-season or in future off-seasons, because unless Cousins walks next off-season, we will be operating over the cap for the next several years.

Read that last sentence again and make sure you've comprehended it. That's the situation we're in.

Will Jrue be worth his contract? Probably not.

Does it suck we have to overpay for him? Absolutely.

Is it our best option this off-season? Without question.

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You did factor in the salary cap is going up for teams? No we don't need Jrue that bad. Much rather more talent then overspending on one player. Haven't we learned anything from the Asik deal?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_salary_cap

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Originally Posted by RUFshreve

I can't believe that so many of yall are still hoping we let Jrue walk. Like it's mind-boggling that you would advocate that, when the alternative is much, much worse. I'm gonna repeat what's been said by others, because it appears many here still haven't grasped this idea. If we let Jrue walk, that will not give us the cap space to sign anyone better or as good as Jrue this off-season or in future off-seasons, because unless Cousins walks next off-season, we will be operating over the cap for the next several years.

Read that last sentence again and make sure you've comprehended it. That's the situation we're in.

Will Jrue be worth his contract? Probably not.

Does it suck we have to overpay for him? Absolutely.

Is it our best option this off-season? Without question.

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You realize that we will be in the same position with Cousins next season except with less flexibility after giving the worst immovable contract in franchise history to Jrue Holiday. Even if Demps were fired next season if everything falls apart , our next GM would have absolutely no room to work with. Let another scrub team give Jrue his 25 million dollar contract. He is worth only half that. I'd take Brandon Knight all day at 12 million for 3 years instead of Jrue at 25+ million for 4-5 years.

If the front office can pull off a trade using our 2018 pick on a player like Bledsoe, Lin, Batum,
Fournier or Bazemore to play alongside Jrue then I am okay to keep him for no more than 23,775,505M

Anymore than what Davis is getting paid.....see ya later.

We can always use this summer to get Cousins to sign his extension.
If he agrees then who gives a ******** what Holiday does?

The only reason people are worried about Holiday leaving is because they are scared DC and then AD will follow.

Once DC signs that extension, we get some guards who can put up about the same numbers as Holiday does/will for less money and length of contract.
Some of AD's best numbers were when bloody Ish Smith was on the team.

Then we sign either John Wall or Eric Bledsoe in 2019 when they become free agents with all the cap space we will have once Asik, Ajinca and everyone not named AD and DC come off the books.

BOOM championship!!!

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Originally Posted by Champ

You did factor in the salary cap is going up for teams? No we don't need Jrue that bad. Much rather more talent then overspending on one player. Haven't we learned anything from the Asik deal?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_salary_cap

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Yes I'm very aware of how much the cap is going to rise, are you? You can prefer more talent all you want, that doesn't make it financially possible.

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Originally Posted by Darkhorse985

You realize that we will be in the same position with Cousins next season except with less flexibility after giving the worst immovable contract in franchise history to Jrue Holiday. Even if Demps were fired next season if everything falls apart , our next GM would have absolutely no room to work with. Let another scrub team give Jrue his 25 million dollar contract. He is worth only half that. I'd take Brandon Knight all day at 12 million for 3 years instead of Jrue at 25+ million for 4-5 years.

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Now you're just grossly exaggerating how bad of a contract Jrue will have. Even at $25 million, he won't be close to the worst contract in the league. Must we only use hyperbole or is this board still capable of hearing logic and reason?

worst immovable contract in franchise history. honestly. and you think Brandon knight is the answer to the problem.

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE_PELICAN

If the front office can pull off a trade using our 2018 pick on a player like Bledsoe, Lin, Batum,
Fournier or Bazemore to play alongside Jrue then I am okay to keep him for no more than 23,775,505M

Anymore than what Davis is getting paid.....see ya later.

We can always use this summer to get Cousins to sign his extension.
If he agrees then who gives a ******** what Holiday does?

The only reason people are worried about Holiday leaving is because they are scared DC and then AD will follow.

Once DC signs that extension, we get some guards who can put up about the same numbers as Holiday does/will for less money and length of contract.
Some of AD's best numbers were when bloody Ish Smith was on the team.

Then we sign either John Wall or Eric Bledsoe in 2019 when they become free agents with all the cap space we will have once Asik, Ajinca and everyone not named AD and DC come off the books.

BOOM championship!!!

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And what incentive would Cousins have to resign this off-season, considering it would cost him millions of dollars?

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Originally Posted by RUFshreve

And what incentive would Cousins have to resign this off-season, considering it would cost him millions of dollars?

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According to whom?

If you ask MM it will, but if you ask David Fisher he says no.
I'd rather not give him the extension.
Id rather see more than 17 games to see if he is worth being next to AD.

I still think AD needs an explosive guard to win a ship.

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Originally Posted by RUFshreve

And what incentive would Cousins have to resign this off-season, considering it would cost him millions of dollars?

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he already lost his money, because he was traded by Sacto

he may agree an extension in Westrbrook-like, to get additional money now. Then after - let's say - two years go after super max.

The problem with this is that you will need space. and he will eat all of it...

MM mentioned that his representatives would like to renegotiate and extend only if he will get All-Nba honors this year (which he won't get). to earn more money now.

still doubt that Dell will do it/DMC will go for it now

I like Boogie, and would love this AD-DMC combo which will kill this frickin small ball.

I will say this - I will still listen for any Boogie offers this summer. At least to consider it.

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Originally Posted by RUFshreve

Now you're just grossly exaggerating how bad of a contract Jrue will have. Even at $25 million, he won't be close to the worst contract in the league. Must we only use hyperbole or is this board still capable of hearing logic and reason?

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I don't know if it's hyperbole as much as worst case scenario. Giving Holiday a deal north of 25 mil could easily turn into the worse contract in team history based mostly on the amount. If Jrue career becomes even slightly less consistent and more injury prone it easy can become the "franchises" worse contract.

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Originally Posted by SaintPelican225

First and foremost, they can't max Holiday. I think a kin folks deal has probably been discussed involving Justin signing in July. Jrue has had a ruff stretch recently, but before the all star break he was playing at a high level, so we know he's capable.

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I agree with this. The entire organization (front office, coaches, players) all seem very committed to bringing back Jrue. Justin Holiday would fill a need, and Jrue seems like a really family focused guy. I do see this happening.

The Pelicans need to build out the roster with mid level complimentary players to surround the top tier talents. When the Heat were winning championships, they had Mike Miller sharpshooting three pointers in the finals. We don't have that type of guy on the roster. Jrue is our 3rd best player, getting rid of him isn't going to improve the team. We need a better group of role players more than we need to be trying to replace Jrue.

Jrue is not our third best player. He just happens to be the player getting the run,
Crawford would be the third best player if givin the run of minutes.
Jrue is like keeping a QB that cant win 10 games as a starter in the NFL yet he is a good family man WTF !!!

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

I agree with this. The entire organization (front office, coaches, players) all seem very committed to bringing back Jrue. Justin Holiday would fill a need, and Jrue seems like a really family focused guy. I do see this happening.

The Pelicans need to build out the roster with mid level complimentary players to surround the top tier talents. When the Heat were winning championships, they had Mike Miller sharpshooting three pointers in the finals. We don't have that type of guy on the roster. Jrue is our 3rd best player, getting rid of him isn't going to improve the team. We need a better group of role players more than we need to be trying to replace Jrue.

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the heat had that impact guard and wing that could win any game and jrue is not that player or imo will be that player in the 4 or 5 years here with AD and boogie.......imo i think we can get good role players without jrue and be able to sign a impact player in 2 or 3 years to contend....

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Originally Posted by Buckwheat

Jrue is not our third best player. He just happens to be the player getting the run,
Crawford would be the third best player if givin the run of minutes.
Jrue is like keeping a QB that cant win 10 games as a starter in the NFL yet he is a good family man WTF !!!

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Nah. Crawford is good for providing a spark off the bench because he is adept at scoring. But he doesn't facilitate offense for other guys. I don't think he would be a good fit on the floor with AD and Cousins and I definitely don't think he is a better all around player than Jrue.

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Originally Posted by 6warddude

the heat had that impact guard and wing that could win any game and jrue is not that player or imo will be that player in the 4 or 5 years here with AD and boogie.......imo i think we can get good role players without jrue and be able to sign a impact player in 2 or 3 years to contend....

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We don't need Jrue to be the impact player who wins any game. AD and Cousins are the impact players for this team, obviously. Fill out the rest of the roster and keep Jrue, and we can contend next year not 2 or 3 years from now.

Jrue is not a premier player in this league period.
He is a injury waiting to happen guy.
He is slow as cold maple syrup off the dribble. He is a turn over machine on top of that.

A lot of people with less than favorable opinions of Jrue.

Fine.

Maybe one or two have actually suggested a single damn thing to do as an alternative.

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

We don't need Jrue to be the impact player who wins any game. AD and Cousins are the impact players for this team, obviously. Fill out the rest of the roster and keep Jrue, and we can contend next year not 2 or 3 years from now.

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you honestly believe that AD and boogie can take over a series against top 3 teams without a impact 3rd player and win?.....was the heat team that you just mention that won those titles built like you are talking about now?.......the heat,,,cavs,,,and GS all have that 3rd dog that can be an ex factor and win games,,,is jrue that player for us?.....

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Originally Posted by Buckwheat

Jrue is not our third best player. He just happens to be the player getting the run,
Crawford would be the third best player if givin the run of minutes.
Jrue is like keeping a QB that cant win 10 games as a starter in the NFL yet he is a good family man WTF !!!

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Defense is a thing that exists

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Originally Posted by 6warddude

you honestly believe that AD and boogie can take over a series against top 3 teams without a impact 3rd player and win?.....was the heat team that you just mention that won those titles built like you are talking about now?.......the heat,,,cavs,,,and GS all have that 3rd dog that can be an ex factor and win games,,,is jrue that player for us?.....

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What team can you compare to the Pelicans? We have the top 2 best big men in the league playing on the same court together, both with exceptional shooting range and ball handling ability. I don't know of any team that had a frontcourt like the one we have now.

I do honestly think this team can compete without obtaining another all-NBA player. We have two all-NBA players, that's a big deal. The Spurs are a top 3 team and they only have 2 all-NBA players (Leonard and Aldridge). They filled out the roster with good players and pieces that compliment each other.

Jrue is not the problem that is holding the Pelicans back.

If you like bad defense and turnovers give Jrue the max.

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

A lot of people with less than favorable opinions of Jrue.

Fine.

Maybe one or two have actually suggested a single damn thing to do as an alternative.

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I made a thread about one realistic option 'shrugs'

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Originally Posted by Champ

If you like bad defense and turnovers give Jrue the max.

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Now your thread is starting to make sense. At first I wondered why the only options in the poll were to get rid of Jrue or to pay him the max. Couldn't understand why there was no option to keep Jrue without paying a max contract. Now I get it. You didn't want to present a sensible option that involved keeping Holiday because the intent was to make a thread for Jrue haters to trash him.

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

A lot of people with less than favorable opinions of Jrue.

Fine.

Maybe one or two have actually suggested a single damn thing to do as an alternative.

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I am really not keen on resigning Jrue, especially at a price close to the max... but I admid, that there are not plenty of alternatives. I am really eager to hear those from those people who don't want to resign Jrue... but in the end there are just a few how mention any alternatives at all. To me a clear indication that there probably just aren't that many realistic alternatives in the first place. I personally hope (but don't believe) that the Pels try to get one of those better alternatives and just settle on Jrue if the fail to acquire for example someone like Bledsoe...

But hearing some of those people firing on Holiday it sounds like it's just a question of will to obtain the perfect PG to add to our 2 stars. In my mind this is not just a question of who we would want or even if this special player would want to play here - as long as we have players like Asik and Ajica on our cap it stays a question of financial possibilities. And I see many, many (not all) seemingly just ignoring that matter.

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

A lot of people with less than favorable opinions of Jrue.

Fine.

Maybe one or two have actually suggested a single damn thing to do as an alternative.

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Not sign Jrue
Stretch Asik
Use cap space to sign 1 or 2 wings.
Trade Moore, Pondexter, and 2018 top 3 protected first for Bledsoe or Rubio or trade Moore and Pondexter for Brandon Knight as a fall back plan.

There is your off-season plan. All these people acting like we have no alternatives but to sign Holiday are parrots. You don't pay average players max to near max contracts and expect to be successful.

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

Now your thread is starting to make sense. At first I wondered why the only options in the poll were to get rid of Jrue or to pay him the max. Couldn't understand why there was no option to keep Jrue without paying a max contract. Now I get it. You didn't want to present a sensible option that involved keeping Holiday because the intent was to make a thread for Jrue haters to trash him.

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Dude it is a poll thread. Anyway Knicks may offer the max. Think money don't talk see Ryan Anderson.

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Originally Posted by Werdiknight

I am really not keen on resigning Jrue, especially at a price close to the max... but I admid, that there are not plenty of alternatives. I am really eager to hear those from those people who don't want to resign Jrue... but in the end there are just a few how mention any alternatives at all. To me a clear indication that there probably just aren't that many realistic alternatives in the first place. I personally hope (but don't believe) that the Pels try to get one of those better alternatives and just settle on Jrue if the fail to acquire for example someone like Bledsoe...

But hearing some of those people firing on Holiday it sounds like it's just a question of will to obtain the perfect PG to add to our 2 stars. In my mind this is not just a question of who we would want or even if this special player would want to play here - as long as we have players like Asik and Ajica on our cap it stays a question of financial possibilities. And I see many, many (not all) seemingly just ignoring that matter.

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Please post more. This board needs more reasonable people. It's getting unbearable.

To your point, there really aren't many alternatives that leave us in a better situation than just resigning Jrue. The only possible replacements in FA are Patty Mills (who most likely is staying in SA and there is a distinct possibility that the market will overvalue him out of our cap space), Derrick Rose (shoot me), Shaun Livingston (can we afford to play someone who literally refuses to shoot 3s? Also he's 33 I believe), or Darren Collison (not a horrible option but not in Jrue's league as a defender and almost definitely better suited coming off the bench).

The 2 other options that I keep seeing are Brandon Knight, who has been garbage for 2 straight years and would essentially be a prayer at a reclamation project, and Eric Bledsoe, who would actually probably be an upgrade but I cannot imagine we have the assets to get him unless another Boogie situation arises.

Jrue is definitely limited, but I firmly believe that resigning him is pretty much our only realistic option this offseason. It gives us room to fill another hole with our limited assets (cap space and picks) instead of plugging the one that would be created by letting him walk. I would love to keep him under 20/year, but an overpay seems like a better option than the alternative.

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Originally Posted by 6warddude

you honestly believe that AD and boogie can take over a series against top 3 teams without a impact 3rd player and win?.....was the heat team that you just mention that won those titles built like you are talking about now?.......the heat,,,cavs,,,and GS all have that 3rd dog that can be an ex factor and win games,,,is jrue that player for us?.....

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Jrue is not a consistent impact 3rd player. Bledsoe would be.

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Originally Posted by RUFshreve

Now you're just grossly exaggerating how bad of a contract Jrue will have. Even at $25 million, he won't be close to the worst contract in the league. Must we only use hyperbole or is this board still capable of hearing logic and reason?

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An average injury-prone player on a $25 million a year contract is virtually untradable and easily becomes the worst contract in franchise history. This statement is not hyperbole. If Demps pays Jrue this contract, he is a fool, and this franchise will be mediocre at best for years to come.

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Originally Posted by Nola3

Please post more. This board needs more reasonable people. It's getting unbearable.

To your point, there really aren't many alternatives that leave us in a better situation than just resigning Jrue. The only possible replacements in FA are Patty Mills (who most likely is staying in SA and there is a distinct possibility that the market will overvalue him out of our cap space), Derrick Rose (shoot me), Shaun Livingston (can we afford to play someone who literally refuses to shoot 3s? Also he's 33 I believe), or Darren Collison (not a horrible option but not in Jrue's league as a defender and almost definitely better suited coming off the bench).

The 2 other options that I keep seeing are Brandon Knight, who has been garbage for 2 straight years and would essentially be a prayer at a reclamation project, and Eric Bledsoe, who would actually probably be an upgrade but I cannot imagine we have the assets to get him unless another Boogie situation arises.

Jrue is definitely limited, but I firmly believe that resigning him is pretty much our only realistic option this offseason. It gives us room to fill another hole with our limited assets (cap space and picks) instead of plugging the one that would be created by letting him walk. I would love to keep him under 20/year, but an overpay seems like a better option than the alternative.

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The problem with this line of thinking is it's all based on this next season. But what about the next season and so forth? If you give Jrue a 5 year near max money and he's availability and/or performances are inconsisent as they are now (or even worse he regresses)that contract becomes worst than Asik's or Gordon's. This is what people seem to be ignoring. People killed me here when I strongly criticized Demps for the Gordon deal. This again has the potential to be worse.

Not that this probably matters, but there's a disconnect between saying 1- Don't sign Jrue to a max b/c we'll have more future flexibility with the rising cap and 2- Jrue at 25m will become the worst contract in the league. The standard of what constitutes a bad contract shifts the higher the cap rises, i.e. Asik.

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Originally Posted by Champ

Dude it is a poll thread. Anyway Knicks may offer the max. Think money don't talk see Ryan Anderson.

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I think the mostly likely outcome in all of this is that Jrue remains a Pelican and doesn't get a max contract. But this option is a glaring omission in your poll.

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe

The problem with this line of thinking is it's all based on this next season. But what about the next season and so forth? If you give Jrue a 5 year near max money and he's availability and/or performances are inconsisent as they are now (or even worse he regresses)that contract becomes worst than Asik's or Gordon's. This is what people seem to be ignoring. People killed me here when I strongly criticized Demps for the Gordon deal. This again has the potential to be worse.

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And that's a fair assessment of the situation. This contract will absolutely be risky. But I think he has a higher floor than Asik or Gordon because when he is playing he is pretty much always a net positive. And he fills a huge need as a perimeter stopper.

I'm gonna be honest in that I believe that everything we do this offseason should revolve around next year. I wish we would have gone a different direction a few seasons ago, but we've painted ourselves into a corner next season in that the next decade of the franchise hinges on Boogie re-signing. We pushed all our chips to the middle of the table with that trade. And I think Jrue helps us get a decent playoff seed more than any reasonable alternative that I can think of.

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

I think the mostly likely outcome in all of this is that Jrue remains a Pelican and doesn't get a max contract. But this option is a glaring omission in your poll.

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So you are basically saying he is going to take a pay cut to stay here? What if he has the chance to move closer to his wife while she is getting treatment?

Again money talks just ask Ryan Anderson.

If I can get Bledsoe or CP3 I definitely let Jrue walk.

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Originally Posted by Champ

So you are basically saying he is going to take a pay cut to stay here? What if he has the chance to move closer to his wife while she is getting treatment?

Again money talks just ask Ryan Anderson.

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I don't think the market value for Jrue is a max contract. This season wasn't his best, so his stock is not that high right now. Case and point, everybody on this board doubting that Jrue can be a viable 3rd option. Why would teams want to give a max contract to a guy who supposedly isn't good enough to be the 3rd best player on a team? Everyone on here is trashing Jrue's ability like he sucks, if that's true why would other GMs want to pay him a max contract?

Does money talk, or is Jrue wanting to move closer to where his wife gets treatment? You're saying he will go to the team that pays him the most, then you're saying he would potentially take a lower offer to move closer to North Carolina. Which is it? I don't know the particulars of Lauren's recovery so hard to say. We do know the Holiday brothers want to play on the same team, and the Pelicans are in the market for a wing player like Justin.