bradmcnutt13
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Lots of teams with lots of money. No way we'll match what he's gonna get.
Now, what is his market? Who can afford him? Who needs him? What's his competion in the market this offseason?
I am not upset at all that Wilkins wants to get paid as much as possible. He certainly deserves a huge raise based on his play in recent years.Why do we have to be upset with someone who is at the pinnacle of their career and wants to be compensated as much as possible? Anyone with talent would and should do the same. But I do hope we can keep him.
Over the last two years, whenever anyone at FH brought up the problems caused by signing an expensive player or the ramifications of the salary cap, many posters would say things like:
1) The salary cap isn't real.
2) I don't care about next year, I want to win now.
3) I've been a fan for x amount of years, and this is our best shot.
4) We'll never lose anybody, we have this cap expert guy.
5) etc.
If you said any of these things... slap yourself. Slap yourself hard.
It's very possible Grier knew he was going to lose Wilkins. He made a solid offer last season. But Wilkins is insisting on his price. Grier at this point may be playing the long game with Phillips, Waddle and Holland all needing new deals within the next 2 years. You can't sign them all. Wilkins will also be 29 years old.
A potential advantage for letting Hunt, Wilkins and perhaps even Van Ginkle leave, is the potential compensation picks Miami will gain in 2025 and the cap space to pay other players, especially their own. Miami will be eligible for up to 4 comp picks. If Wilkins, Hunt and Van Ginkle get market value or better from other teams. Miami is looking at multiple 3rd or 4th round comp picks in 2025.
Holland, Waddle and Phillips will only be somewhere around 24/25/26 yrs old, when they become F/A's.