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NBA salary rank vs player rank

Giannis has 29th highest salary this coming season- Giannis was , 7th VORP, 6th WS, 17th RPM, 7th R983, 6th SI.

Have I said how much I love Giannis. Not only is he awesome, he agreed to be underpaid. Now we need to surround him with the team he deserves and the owners need to take less (luxury tax) when the time comes. (side note, what is wrong with RPM? You can't disrespect the Blue Mamba like that)

Bledsoe- 79th in $, 36th VORP, 55th WS, 41st RPM, 50th R983, 53th SI

Will he be the Bledshow or the the playoff no-show? If he stays healthy, odds are that he will be the a good value, but the real $18 million question is about next year? Will Coach Bud work his magic? Buck's might not have made the playoffs without him and probably would have advanced past Boston if he had shown up. Can he continue to be a crunch time wizard, or will the Rozier nightmare linger?

Middleton- 96th in $, 65th in VORP, 37th in WS, 78th RPM, 46th R983, 28th SI

Another great value for this year, but questions linger for next year. If he can produce at the 28th SI projection, Khash will have a duel meaning. He will be 27 this year, and my money is on him getting paid in Brewtown.

Snell- 125th in $, 266th VORP, 219th WS, 378th RPM

Only 13 players last year that played 1500 minutes were in the 57/57 club (ts%/3par). If he could avoid his late season swoon (61.3 TS% first half, 54 TS% in the second half), he could be a slightly overpaid but important piece? Can he get his confidence back?

Henson- 127th in $, 99th in VORP, 80th in WS, 118th RPM, 158th R983

Advance stats love Sleepy. I like R983's eval better. One of the reasons the Buck's were 6-12 last year against Boston, Philly, Indy, Miami, and Toronto was Henson's inability to carry his own weight when matched up against big, strong centers. Maybe a back up role will fit him better? I do like that Horst is entering this season with the lowest % of money going to centers in a long time. Looks like a change in philosophy to me.

Ersan- 176th in $, 130th in VORP, 114th WS, 103rd RPM, 140th R983

I guess you can go home again. I really like this move, and if Mr. Consistency can repeat his advance stats, he will prove to be a good value signing. He was huge for a young Philly team last year, and I am expecting much of the same for the Buck's.

Lopez- 253rd in $, 110th VORP, 124th WS, 143rd RPM, 144th R983, 99th SI

If Lopez can match the SI projection, he will be one of the best and most affordable 4th options in the NBA. IMO, Horst hit a home run. If a 37 year old Pau Gasol can anchor the 3rd best defense, then I have hope the Coach Bud can mold Lopez into his system. It will be strange but nice to see a center actually cleanly catch and finish strong near the rim. Monroe with a wingspan.

PattyC- 370th in $, 213th VORP, 205th WS, 301st RPM

I really liked him coming out of college. But it is all about his shooting. The Irish Snelly mirrored his second half swoon. (58 TS% in the first half, 48.7 TS% in the second half). He is unplayable if he can't hit his shots and was Bledsoe-like in the playoffs. Probably gets a chance before Donte.

Brogdon- 395th in $, 221st VORP, 187th WS, 236th RPM, 138th R983

The President we all deserve someday and I hope for the teams sake he can stay healthy. Very underpaid this year, but the question is how much will the restricted free agent make next year? Kind of sucked in the playoffs, but was coming off an injury. I hope he is with the team long term. I think R983's ranking is about right.

Delly- 137th in $, advance stats not good.

Brown- 424th in $, have hope for a break out season.

Special thanks to R983 for his rankings and encouragement. When looking closer at your rankings, they stack up well except for your weird man crush on Seth Curry.


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