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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Golden Tornadoes" data-source="post: 1149975" data-attributes="member: 5881"><p>I disagree on the JJ point. He signed an extension for a below-market $30M/year for 5 years which is set to expire after the '29-'30 season. At that point, he will be 29 and could get one more large contract. That's plenty of runway to surround him with youth and allow them to grow together. But I don't think that's needed in this situation. I see this as addition by subtraction. The cap rules have changed since Trae inked his super-max and his contract alone made it very hard to do much roster construction. By removing him and taking on an expiring in McCullom, the Hawks will have cap room to play with this coming offseason while having a high pick in the draft and the possibility of being in the playoffs. That's an extremely rare combination. This isn't a rebuild, it's a reconstruction.</p></blockquote><p></p>