1 S. Nash, DAL Agrees to deal with PHO
2 J. Crawford, CHI
3 D. Fisher, LAL
4 T. Hudson, MIN
5 R. Alston, MIA
Crawford is ranked number 2?!
And then there's this
Aaron Goodwin, Crawford's agent, is biting his tongue about a lack of a Bulls offer for now, but he has a history of pulling power plays for his clients. Just ask Seattle about how Goodwin helped Gary Payton get traded to Milwaukee.
In light of a $38 million deal for Dallas guard Marquis Daniels and a $41.6 million deal for Golden State's Adonal Foyle, Goodwin believes Crawford, the Bulls' leading scorer, is worth more money.
This year there is more money chasing fewer quality players. I don't see Crawford becoming as valuable as Foyle. Centers have averaged over 7 million (or so I recall reading) in the NBA. 41.6M over 5 years is just over 8 million per year. That's about par for a hard working Center. Foyle's not lived up to his status as the #7 pick but he is smart, mature, a solid citizen and team oriented player.
Daniels is another story. I don't know as mich about him - he's a tall SG/PG 6'6" (like Crawford) but he is a 4 year college player out of Auburn. 38 million is probably an overpayment but what choice did Dallas have?
Crawford has yet to show he can play winning basketball. Sure he is the leading scorer but IHMO his shot selection is suspect.
NY is a wild card, sort of. NY's Thomas is motivated to acquire someone but they have so many bad contracts and so few assets for Chicago that I can't see NY making a good offer. Maybe some 3rd party will join in and make this a good move for Chicago. IMHO, the Payton deal worked best for Seattle - the Bucks got him for only one year and then he left for L.A.
I'd keep Crawford and risk letting him walk away for nothing next year as a free agent *if* that's the threat from his agent. Next year's free agent market might not be so tight on talent and Crawford might not live up to expectations.
Looks like the Bulls did well picking a PG/SG for the 3rd year in a row.
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