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Oklahoma City Thunder, Lu Dort
Contract: $ 82.5 million for 5 years (guaranteed $ 64.8 million, team options $ 226 million)
The first report on Doruto’s deal with Thunder left many suffering from sticker shocks. They could have kept him in the $ 1.9 million team option, and he never shot 3 to 35 percent across the season. That $ 82.5 million figure looks huge.
That’s not terrible either. Especially now. Only the first four years of the contract are guaranteed, and Doruto only goes through the 27-year-old season throughout the contract.
This price tag also doesn’t look so bad that the upper limit goes up. This is just the second most important player investment by Oklahoma City (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander).
Maybe Thunder is paying taxes “you have been low wages for a long time because of the first contract we signed you”. That is also cool. Teams should not (eventually) be punished for taking care of themselves. In addition, due to all his aggressive flaws, Doruto has improved as a bulldozer driver and ball mover and remains a monster truck defender.
Jusuf Nurkić, Portland Trail Blazers
Contract: $ 70 million for 4 years
Nurukitchi’s $ 70 million transaction Is an estimate at this time and looks much easier to use for the team if there is a non-or partial warranty in the final year. Even if not, this is only profiled as a slight overpayment for the Blazers.
Portland is currently compensating for Nurukitch Top 12 centers.. Is there where he belongs? It’s controversial. However, he is a witty and aggressive player who can smash enemies on the screen, drop dimes and remove buckets from short rolls. He has also slightly outperformed the three-point attempt in recent years.
A steady defensive play in the middle is valuable. Nurukitch is solid in holding himself in drop coverage. He can be a mismatch to a problem with a particular opponent, but not enough to get into the playoffs or flatten his post-season responsibilities.
PJ Tucker, Philadelphia 76ers
Contract: $ 33 million for 3 years (2024-25 player option)
Give a long-term contract to a 37-year-old Tucker Player options The back end is pretty courageous. His game isn’t rooted in explosions, but his defensive mileage is real.
Still, Tucker averaged less than 28 minutes per game in each of the last two seasons. Philadelphia should be fine unless you need to get him to work like the 2019-20 Houston Rockets.
Beyond that, if the Sixers did not give Tucker a mid-level exception for non-taxpayers, another team would do so. Going for three years with plug-and-play defenses that open up the possibilities of all kinds of lineups is perfectly fine.
