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Originally Posted by Spurd_On  Splitter was too big of an investment time wise to get him to this point. He will be back. Witness the off-season re-signings. They will do everything in their power to keep the successful pieces to their team project intact and Splitter is a part of that. No one even knows as yet what Oden has to offer if anything. Sam Bowie was the first pick in the draft at one time too. |
problem with Splitter is that he's excelling on a contract year while disappointing by a lot his first 2 years. you don't want to break the bank on a big who isn't a force in the paint and is more finesse even on shots he should throw down.
what if another team offers Splitter a huge deal? his qualifying offer is $4.9 million and a bad team could easily offer him $4-5 million more.
remember we also are signing Aron Baynes and that's 4 legit bigs who will want minutes if you keep Splitter. Baynes signed for too low of a salary for what's reported to be a multi year deal. you have to give the kid a due diligence to prove himself for that.