Curious to see where this goes. That’s a lot of money for a pretty unproven offensive player, I imagine the Hawks will want to shave 25 mil at least off the deal. Could be a steal in a year or two if he continues to develop offensively but if he stagnates it might not be great.
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Without him improving in the half court(esp FT shooting and 3s) idk if I’d want to pay him that. Even considering rising cap
Damn cuh
Yeah no his offense is his defense
and people thought Kuminga was asking too much lmao
damn
He’s a defensive guy for sure idk about 30M/yr for him tho
Suggs did shoot the three well in his contract year.
He’s young enough to bet on some offensive upside. He will get that in RFA if the Hawks don’t extend him.
If we are being realistic, Dyson has given the Hawks a reason to be paid like that. Great defenders who are serviceable offensive weapons earn a good amount of money, that’s just what it is. At the same time Dyson has only performed a single year at that level and just gotten to the Hawks, so they are probably going to see how he plays this year first before committing to a contract like that.
30mill/year for just a defensive guard is crazy
I make close to that. Not quite that. But close. Like, relatively.
Pay him and trae
That’s what restricted free agency is for.
Bro won me my fantasy league last year, pay the man
New TV deal’s kicking in and $30 will feel like a deal in 3 years
Given what Keegan Murray just signed for, 5/150 seems like a pretty reasonable ask. Especially with the rising cap and the upside for a player that’s only 22 years old.
Bobby Marks said he’d offer Benn Mathurin 17 mil a year
That’s pretty spot on for his value, probably a bit low – he’s not just a starting calibre guy, but he’s a top 3 defender in the entire league right now.
He deserves it completely.
Hawks not paying him is like the Nets not negotiating with Cam Thomas, sure he might not have gotten 30 mil a year but based off of reports he didn’t want that, they never even negotiated, how to not manage your assets 101.
Knicks gave OG 5 years 212. Worth it to pay a defensive stud and both of them have a pretty good offensive bag as well.
Well they have to pay him, Keegan just got 140M.
Very worth
Going against the grain here – I think this is a completely fair contract. He is the best defensive guard in the league, works perfectly with Trae, developing as an offensive player and is a good locker room guy. Intrigued by what people think he’s worth? 25 instead of 30?
I gotta start playing basketball
lol Giddey tried to do the same thing. advanced stats aren’t the end all be all statements but Giddey’s BPM ended up 3.0, and his VORP was 2.7. Daniels was 1.5/2.3 respectively for reference. So it’d be funny if the Hawks used Giddeys contract as a counter point
He’s been talking to his best mate Josh Giddey, he asked for the same deal citing the same Suggs comparison
Dude is a beast on defense and helps to hide Trae’s lack of D. Might be fully worth it
Love me some Dyson, especially because he is an Aussie. He will probably need to get his floater game going again and a decent jump in his overall FG %’s to earn 30m a year though
Herb Jones didn’t even get this and I think he is a comparable player
Yes give him all that money Atlanta.
He’s worth every penny.
Gift and curse of a young player exceeding expectations
If all the people who won their fantasy last yeat chips in, he might get that amount
Keegan Murray got 5/140 so I don’t see why a DPOY candidate that averaged 14 a game as a 3/4th option can’t get paid that.
They are doing everything right in getting the right pieces. I can’t imagine they’d fumble this.
He’s worth it. His defense is unbelievable and he’s only 22. For a market that doesn’t attract a lot of free agents, Atlanta has to just give this man the blank check.
But…as a fan of another eastern conference team send that man west asap. trade him to Denver for Tim Hardaway Jr. and a second
Honestly he finished 2nd in DPOY voting and improved his offense last year, plus is the ideal SG next to Trae.
30 mil is fair in my opinion. You don’t go anywhere in the playoffs without at least one top tier POA defender.
And he’s only 22.
Bruh. He got twice the amount of steals as the next leading guy in the NBA. Potentially perennial All-Defense. Easy choice for ATL.
Surprised at these comments. That feels like a steal of a contract from one of the best defensive guards we’ve seen in recent years.
Isn’t Braun asking for 30M per year as well. Braun is a great player imo, but I’d much rather have Dyson on that contract compared to Braun
Damn, didn’t realize the majority of this subreddit has no idea how good Daniels is. People are acting like he’s Davion Mitchell.
I feel like that’s not a wild ask considering how big the cap is now. His offense isn’t great but he improved massively last season. I get why the hawks would want to wait it out to see if his offense will improve though.