Re: Davis/Blount for A. Walker/Doleac/Simien
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I guess part of it is getting rid of Blount's ridiculous contract? It's similar to Antoine's for the next 3 and a year shorter.
Blount;
$6,737,500
$7,350,000
$7,962,500
Walker;
$8,547,000
$9,320,500
$10,094,000 TEAM OPTION
$10,867,500 TEAM OPTION
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Corrected.
Walker and Blount's contracts are both awful, but Walker's comes off the cap sooner and is slightly less awful overall (~$18M to ~$22M). Doleac and Simien aren't guaranteed past this coming year.
Minny has too many guys at the wing spots (Foye, Brewer, Green, McCants, RDavis), so dumping Davis only lets them develop their kids faster - and this year is a wash for them most likely anyway. Plus, he's worn out his welcome in several other NBA cities, so he may well be the locker room cancer that he's been accused of.
Walker may well actually play for Minny imo. They could use a veteran player and though I think he's an awful guy to give minutes to on most teams, he does play hard and is very competitive. Why pay him $15M to go away when they can pay him $18M to actually give them something?
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