JayBirdHawk

You stated after 2021 we gutted the roster and were unable to signed FAs because of Trae's extension - it's a lie. That's not difficult to understand.

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What are you really asking me that question? How long have you been a Hawks fan? How long have you been on the squawk?

NO! NO! NO! NEVER! The Hawks have never gutted the roster nor have the Hawks been unable to sign FAs as a direct result of Trae receiving his designated rookie max extension. You are being disingenuous if that is what you are arguing. And again....ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH TRAE'S SALARY.

That's a specific Hawks issue!

You were the one that brought up the Jokic's and Steph's - when you do that, you have to account for their roster makeup and salaries. You were also the one that think Trae's contract has been a hindrance to adequately filling in the roster since 2021.

GSW has been a tax paying team for how many years now? We don't even have to discuss 2nd apron as it pertains to the Hawks. Trae or no Trae, the Hawks aren't exceeding the Luxury Tax.

1. We know that Trae isn't Jordan, LBJ, Curry Jokic and neither are the cast of characters those guys have played with on their way to winning Champions compared to who Trae has played with. 2. You do understand that if all those players were extension eligible they be getting ~$70-$75 million per though right? Not $50 mil. 3. Trae's 2nd contract extension has never been a direct hindrance to the rest of the roster building...and if other teams can have 2 max players (which we don't) and still build competive rosters - the Hawks should be able too. It's about assest management, future projections and spending resources as needed.

That's a given as it was with Zacc and pretty much most rookies. Lots of development ahead for him.

All this makes sense looking at it through this lens.... .....maybe as a 'bench guard' he needs to be more of his natural scorer. When Trae sits, the offense goes to shit, yes - but maybe that's how Kobe is to be used as the bucket getter going downhill and drawing fouls and making plays of those actions as opposed to trying to set up our bench wings like the Vits and GMats. Maybe we don't need him to be Meth-Trae (cause he isn't), just let him do what he does best as opposed to shoe horn him into being a lead set up guard.