How about Desmond Bane getting over 200 million dollars out of the Grizzlies? Gotta be the worst signing so far.
5-year max. $200m. $40M per year. That's a lot of money. I know he did carry the Grizzlies while Ja Morant was not playing because of his gun stint but this is going to tighten up their salary cap. They will have players that will look for a better salary and they cannot even offer a good one anymore. Their ex-teammate Dillon Brooks is getting a 4-year contract for $80m only at Houston Rockets. I bet that hurt his feelings when he heard how much they gave Desmond Bane after not resigning him.
The Rockets also signed 2023 NBA champion veteran Jeff Green for a 1-year $6m contract. It seems like the Rockets are trying to combine young players and veterans which I think is a good thing. Will keep my eyes on this team as I think they are piling up players who will focus defensively as their offense is already better. They are becoming a playoff caliber right now by surrounding Jabari Smith with different types of good roleplayers.
Brooks is probably salty that Desmond Bane is getting a lot more compared to him which has not been resigned. Dude's also working in Grizzlies but Bane really stepped up when the team needed him thanks to Ja Morant's antics.
As for the Rockets' picking up some value picks for cheap, it's good for them on the defense side though hopefully they don't lack the firepower necessary to make the game favor their odds. The Rockets are still a relatively weak team compared to the whole of NBA but hopefully their picks make them become a contender on the Western conference.