Originally posted by NathanHunt
Good call on my err, De. However, in my zealous to respond, I overstepped a few details. I did not mean to imply "purging" is the only way to "find" money. However, RS and Co. appear to be very sweet talkers with as much restructuring as we do. (Makes you wonder when players will start accepting smaller GAURANTEED contracts... another topic, another day).
But, when I saw the word "purge", I immediately felt another Salary Cap butcherer was screaming "forget the cap, ... spend, spend, spend".
For Wale's sake, I hope he gets his money. Wouldn't any of us want as much as possible after putting up his numbers?
But, back in the real world, you simply can't have ever player making $50 million dollar contracts.
In another thread (I think) I mentioned using Wale for currency to acquire another 1st this year (possibly Washington's... Wale -> WAS, 1st (5) -> MIA).
Ultimately, the 5th player selected will get a $30+ contract (approx). So, for WAS it would appear paying near $50 for Wale would be a near equal trade value wise.
Regardless of the how's and who's, I simply don't think we can keep Wale. If we do, we WILL lose some of equal value (or more) later. No too mention, I feel the D had it's chance to build a dynasty. I think it's time to stop trying to get O on the cheap. We need to trade Wale's value for O. (while we still can)
good points De.