The moves so far have been:
- letting Jaxson walk
- waiving G.T.
- extending Herb
- signing E.J. Liddell
- signing Cody Zeller
- drafting Jordan Hawkins
Oh, and I guess they extended David Griffin’s contract as well.
Let me know if I missed anything, and let me know what y’all think of the moves.
Edit: forgot to add letting Willy walk Edit 2: also failed to mention letting Josh Richardson go
I think I agree with all of these takes. I doubt the Pels will bring G.T. back as a player, though. He’s said he thinks he has some ball left in him and maybe he can find a team that would offer him a couple minutes in the rotation per game? I don’t hold out a lot of hope for that either, so I guess there’s a chance he and the Pels agree to a vet minimum deal, but if they want to try to get under the cap, paying $2.8 million for a guy who never sees the floor seems hard to justify.
It’ll be interesting to see how they handle it. From what I remember from various writers about the Pels, GT was more interested in working in the FO than coaching. But I think he still adds value through the contributions he makes from the bench in talking to these young guys. Apparently Jose talks to GT a lot during games. And since minimum contracts don’t count against the cap (or count less or something I can’t really remember) I’m fine with that contract.