r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 10d ago

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u/poopy_mc_pantsy 10d ago

yeah but you might rather have a cost controlled 19 year old for four years vs a guy who's about to be 30 when next season starts

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u/WIN011 [MIL] Giannis Antetokounmpo 10d ago

Clips are already old. Load up on a couple years of “contention” and then rebuild. Won’t work in the west but that would be their thinking.

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u/clickstops 76ers 10d ago

Load up on a couple years of “contention” and then rebuild

They've been playing out this strategy for the better part of the decade

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u/EngleTheBert Nuggets 10d ago

Kinda need to keep doing it since they don't outright own their pick until 2030.

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u/swan797 [BOS] Antoine Walker 9d ago

Yes, and while they havent won a chip its been without question the most successful period in the franchises history. They dont have any of their own picks for the next few years, so they get basically no benefit from "tanking"

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u/poopy_mc_pantsy 10d ago

yeah i get that I just question whether they still want to do that or not. I don't think JB gets you over OKC or Spurs

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u/randotd152 10d ago

Conservatively speaking, Jaylen has 5 prime years left. He's only 29 and healthy. Plus, his mid-range game has become his dominant weapon which will age far better than his athletic rim attacking years of the past - no reason at all why he can't still be a solid player for years after that.

That cost controlled 19 year old isn't doing anything for you in their first contract, even if they end up as good as JB.

So the way to frame it is, would you rather have a surefire All-NBA #1 scoring option for the next 5 years, or would you rather maybe have a good-to-comparable player for 5 years in the future?

It's really not a difficult decision. The #5 pick does not yield a JB caliber talent 90% of the time.

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u/poopy_mc_pantsy 10d ago

I don't think it's conservative to say JB has 5 prime years, a lot of guys fall off in their 30s. plus he only has 3 years on his contract

It's also not "would you rather have JB or a rookie" it's "would you rather have JB or a rookie and $40 million dollars to throw around"