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87 million is the most Thompson will get and that would value at an 18% contract for the five years.
Thompson contract could start out anywhere from 14-16. 17 wouldnt be viable for one the Cavs would need to give him near min raises and he would bring in about 88 million.
Thompson is 16-20% guy based on his age. his consistency and steady improvement including his his offensive production in the playoffs.
http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/202389/tracking/shots/?Season=2014-15&SeasonType=Playoffs
http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/202684/tracking/shots/?Season=2014-15&SeasonType=Playoffs
Rich had made a comment about Thompson dribbling the ball. compare Thompson and Mozgov on the dribble from the shooting dashboard on NBA.com. its fascinating stuff
Mozgov i have as a 15% guy which under the 16/17 projected cap would be 13.35 million. maybe he gets up to 15 million but he isnt a 25% guy , nor will he be a 30% guy the following year when he gets 7 years vested.
Here is the main differences
Thompson
-still at developmental age for big men.
-Potential
- work ethic
etc
Then you have Mozgov. Mozgov did not suddenly magically improve on his flight from Denver to Cleveland.
What did happen was he was surrounded by better teammates and he was utilized in a better more efficient fashion.
Mozgov will be 30, He was injury prone missing half the season 3 out of 5 seasons int he NBA.
He cant be counted on to produce more than 28 per game cause he gets gassed and prone to injury.