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Old 07-19-2018, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Gazoo View Post
You know what's even better than being able to say we got some guy drafted (with the last overall pick of the NBA draft into a 2-way contract)? That we got a guy drafted in the top 10. You shot your wad early my friend. You're too happy that you finally got some action and now it's over before it started. So yeah, sure, someone got drafted. If that's all you wanted in life, ya got it.
You are assuming that getting drafted was his endgame. If so - you're right it was dumb.

But that's not the case - his endgame is a lucrative NBA career. He wasn't going to be a top 10 pick a year from now. Maybe mid to late first at best. If that's the case, he may have made a brilliant decision.

Think about it this way:
He comes back to UD, improves his stock, and gets picked 20th overall. We all celebrate our genius because we were right and coming back was the right decision. Based on the rookie salary scale he gets locked into a 3-4 year contract that will make him an RFA going into the 2023 season and he will have pocketed roughly $9.5M. Not a bad deal.

Now let's come back to reality. Let's say he can make similar progressions with the Mavericks/G-League. He now enters next season as an UFA with projected 1st round value. Those guys aren't getting 4 year/$9.5M contracts. As an UFA with first round value he can get much more than that.

Davis Bertrans, after averaging 5ppg last season just got $7M a year. Amir Johnson averaged 7ppg last year and is 31. He just got $11M. That's more than Kostas would make in 4 years as a late first round pick. The list goes on - and in theory, if Kostas improves he's more valuable than any of them.

Maybe it all crashes and burns. And maybe he ends up looking like a genius because he signs a multiyear contract as an UFA a year from now. Time will tell, but for now, feel free to join the rest of us as we cheer for him and hope he realizes his dreams.

*EDIT - Two way contracts can be one or two years - I have not heard what Kostas signed, but it's typically 1 year. Even if it is a 2 year - the argument is the same that in two years, he can potentially make significantly more.

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