Kemba Walker On His Future

[archer4364]

On 4/13/2019 at 11:25 PM, RIAnBOW said:

You cant believe anything those morons say...

DJP is right. Why wouldn't they want to re-sign him? I promise you they are not lying on that one. It's the right move to try to keep him in Charlotte. 

[carpanfan96]

19 minutes ago, archer4364 said:

DJP is right. Why wouldn't they want to re-sign him? I promise you they are not lying on that one. It's the right move to try to keep him in Charlotte. 

For attendance, for fans? Cause it's not about winning and building a team. They've messed that up already with all the bad contracts on the roster. 

 

The team has 81.6m invested in Batum, MKG, Williams, Zeller and Biyombo. 

 

That's 75% of next seasons salary cap on players you want coming off the bench at best and not playing at all for most of them. There is no point in resigning Kemba with the team constructed as it is. 

[djp14]

4 hours ago, carpanfan96 said:

There is no point in resigning Kemba with the team constructed as it is. 

Yeah, I'm not saying that they should try to re-sign Kemba. 

I'm just saying that's what they're gonna do. 

[Trill OG]

Kemba is gone! The quicker you get it through your heads the better you will accept reality.

I think he goes to either LA or NY if they strike out on the top guys.

[Trill OG]

13 minutes ago, djp14 said:

Yeah, I'm not saying that they should try to re-sign Kemba. 

I'm just saying that's what they're gonna do. 

This is why the Hornets continue to suck. Bad management. So let me get this straight you plan to resign Kemba to a max deal only to keep him with the same garbage roster and get mid round lottery picks?

Cycle, rinse, repeat.

 

This franchise needs new management point blank. Get some new scouts who knows how to find talent in the draft with potential.

[archer4364]

5 hours ago, carpanfan96 said:

For attendance, for fans? Cause it's not about winning and building a team. They've messed that up already with all the bad contracts on the roster. 

 

The team has 81.6m invested in Batum, MKG, Williams, Zeller and Biyombo. 

 

That's 75% of next seasons salary cap on players you want coming off the bench at best and not playing at all for most of them. There is no point in resigning Kemba with the team constructed as it is. 

I said why wouldn't they. You don't just let that kind of talent walk. Why not re-sign him, do what we can with the young guys next year, and then what, like 40 million come off the books via Marvin, MKG, and Biz. If we really need to, it would be pretty easy to trade some of our expirings next year to get more talent around Kemba. The next year Batum will be expiring which is when we're finally out of the dark. You guys don't realize how hard it is to get an all-star, esp. in a small market.

48 minutes ago, RIAnBOW said:

I disagree.

The reason/s they wouldn't want to re-sign him are, doing so will prevent them from bringing in other players who can make a difference....and, it would only keep them in this purgatory for a longer period of time.  By the time they get rid of Batum and other crappy contracts Kemba will be past his prime, and also locked into a monster contract -- thereby limiting the team's flexibility to rebuild.

The first part about not being able to bring in other players is crazy. Who are we going to bring in who has more of an impact than Kemba? He is the heartbeat of the team. Without him, we are nothing. As I said above, you guys overestimate how long it takes to get some of our space back. About 40 million expire next summer, and Batum will only become easier and easier to move as time goes on. 

I may remind you that we kicked absolute butt at the end of the season with like that huge portion of our salary cap sitting. So many talented young guys on cheap contracts! Let's keep developing them, keep Kemba, and get ready to shed salary. It will be easier next year, much more options with so many expirings. 

I understand not wanting to end up with a John Wall contract, but to not offer him anything would be stupid. 

[Cary Kollins]

Maybe he'll stay, maybe he'll go. Kemba probably doesn't know exactly what he wants to do yet.

I won't be mad either way. If Kemba signs with a contender I'll be excited to see what he can do with a real NBA team around him.

[jumpman910]

36 minutes ago, RIAnBOW said:

James Harden and Kevin Durant walked from OKC (smaller market than CLT) and the franchise lives on.  In fact, they have 2 All-Star players right now. 

My point on "other players" is relative to pairing with him, not in place of him. 

In fact Kemba is the heartbeat....of a losing team.  With him, this is a losing team. 

Kemba has said he wants to play for a winner.  Giving Kemba a max-deal and putting the other players around him needed for him to win, are mutually exclusive.

 

Harden got traded for Lamb and other trash pieces 

[jumpman910]

^ gotcha. 

I'm a nuggets fan but being from NC I always want the hornets to do well. 

Bottom line is the hornets have put themselves in a lose/lose situation.

On one hand if you let him walk offer or not you look like fools for not seeing the writing on the wall and trading him last year. But instead you lost your Allstar for nothing, NOONE loses their star for nothing after lebron dipped cleveland but somehow its gonna happen to the hornets. And I can say that I'm not surprised. 

But on the other hand giving him a supermax deal at his stature AND age is bad business from a financial team building standpoint as much as I love kemba. And if you sign kemba and still suck then you might aswell of saved that money gotten a higher pick sans kemba and hope the young guys improve. 

[jumpman910]

poo and honestly for Kembas legacy to be taken serious he has to leave. If not he's gonna get the tag of playing for the money and not winning regardless of how much he loves Charlotte. 

Doesn't matter what Kemba's future team does as long as he picks a team that is constantly in the playoffs. This reminds me of that year Melo had to do everything for the Knicks and when the summer came could've went to Houston/Bulls but stayed with the Knicks because he wanted to finish what he started and Knicks could pay him the most. 

That's noble but didn't do anything to change perception about his legacy. Hate that it's all come to this. One better move Beal/booker and the hornets aren't in this mess today. 

[archer4364]

1 hour ago, RIAnBOW said:

James Harden and Kevin Durant walked from OKC (smaller market than CLT) and the franchise lives on.  In fact, they have 2 All-Star players right now. 

My point on "other players" is relative to pairing with him, not in place of him. 

In fact Kemba is the heartbeat....of a losing team.  With him, this is a losing team. 

Kemba has said he wants to play for a winner.  Giving Kemba a max-deal and putting the other players around him needed for him to win, are mutually exclusive.

 

You only believe this because currently like 75% of our salary cap goes to useless pieces of garbage. Even with Kemba on a max, once we get off a lot of those bad contracts we'll have plenty room to build around Kemba and the Avengers. I believe we can work it out. 

Also Harden was traded, and OKC is a totally different situation. If we drafted 3 MVP's I think we'd be doing better than we are now.

[jumpman910]

15 minutes ago, RIAnBOW said:

Agreed on all counts.  Only a fool backs them-self into a corner like that....leads to an unfortunate conclusion about the team owner.

Like your Carmelo example.

Yeah man, he realizes that and they also realize a supermax contract is the ONLY way to not look like complete idiots. Not the smartest move but I do GET it. 

That's a conclusion that should've been made when said individual was in DC. 

[jumpman910]

31 minutes ago, RIAnBOW said:

I would take the other side of your trade. 

If Mike Jordan pays Kemba $44,200,000 per season ($539,024 per game)....well, even Mike isn't a big enough idiot to do that.

One would hope 

[SOJA]

I really can't imagine Kemba signing here unless he makes all NBA and the Hornets throw a ton of money at him. 

And again, as incredible as Kemba has been for us, is that a smart financial decision?