JT traded to Warriors for Gerald Wallace
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http://www.csnbayarea.com/warriors/warriors-trade-gerald-wallace-76ers-jason-thompson
Guess he won't be playing in his home town after all
Guess he won't be playing in his home town after all
Dont know how he fits with the Warriors though. In their system he fits as a C but they already have Bogut and Ezeli who both do what they need from the C spot(rim protection) better than JT. At PF they have Green and Speights. Only floor time I see for JT on GS is when they play Memphis, San Antonio, maybe Clippers and they need a post defender at the 4. Even then Kerr has shown to stick with Green on the top PF's. JT will basically replace David Lee's spot. Good depth move though for them, although it will be interesting to see how JT handles going from starter most of his career to maybe not even a regular rotation guy. Remember hes a guy that theoretically has one more good contract left in him, as much as winning is important, ultimatley this is his career. Seeing David Lee go from all star to having the perception of a has been stiff has to not look too good to JT, knowing thats who he is replacing.
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I'm not sure the Warriors care how he fits. This was the second step in a luxury tax avoidance maneuver. The Warriors went from Lee -> Wallace -> JT, thereby knocking about $9M off of their salary, and putting them at about $95M, which is a tad more than $10M above the tax. Had they not made the two trades, they'd be paying the extra $9M in salary, plus about $25.5M additional in luxury tax. They saved just a hair under $35M by going from Lee to JT. Admittedly, only about $12.5M of that came from the Wallace/JT trade, the remainder was from the Lee/Wallace trade, but still. Even taking the Wallace/JT trade as a single entity, the Warriors saved $12.5M and traded away a broken shell of a player for a solid backup big man. This is such an incredibly good move for them that they could care less about JT's fit. If he doesn't fit, bench him. If you can find a way to use him, the more the victory.
Im well aware this is a good move for the Warriors. Im looking at it from the perspective of JT who we have seen and got to know for his whole career. On one side he will be playing for a title contender, on the other hand he will play the lowest minutes of his career, and probably by a ton to the point that I cant see him sniffing the floor except for situational spots and due to injuries.
Sort of a win/lose for JT. He's going to a serious contender with a chance to get a ring, but he he's leaving his chance to finally play in his hometown. I think JT will be fine as an insurance backup at both center and power forward. Remember, both Ezeli and Bogut have a history of injuries, so having another big man who can run the floor well is a good move for them.
And JT should finally make the playoffs now. he's been declining for a few years now, and going from Sac to Philly there was beginning to be a non-0% chance he could end up going his entire career without making the playoffs once, which is a rare accomplishment for a guy with so many NBA games under his belt. Of course we've been a rare franchise ever since he entered the league.
Should be a swap with OKC or Miami pick for Golden State. Maybe OKC finishes a pick or two better but that is unlikely.
And the value of cap space after most of the free agents are signed is hard to compare to cap space when the market has just started.
So to me it looks like you had to pay off someone quite massively to take JT with no salary back at the beginning of free agency when people were still available, and once everyone was signed moved for more bad salary for a miracle of a chance at a pick swap.
And the value of cap space after most of the free agents are signed is hard to compare to cap space when the market has just started.
So to me it looks like you had to pay off someone quite massively to take JT with no salary back at the beginning of free agency when people were still available, and once everyone was signed moved for more bad salary for a miracle of a chance at a pick swap.
Amazing how quickly things can change. JT goes to the about the furthest place away from Sac, to his home town. Then a month later, he's shipped back just down the the road from Sac.
At this point he's probably wondering if it's more of a cold world or a strange world? After nothing happening for him for the longest time,...now he's on a "yo-yo" LOL
At this point he's probably wondering if it's more of a cold world or a strange world? After nothing happening for him for the longest time,...now he's on a "yo-yo" LOL
