It's easy to criticize Smart and his agent for completely misreading the market, but NBA owners have handed out many millions to much less deserving players.
I don't want to see him leave. He's one of the few players who almost routinely does unexpected things, from diving on the floor for a steal when the other team is attempting to roll the ball up, to getting up from flat on his back with a ninja move. He's entertaining.
Agreed. I don't want to see Marcus go BUT
Happy Walters completely misread RFA and how Danny & Co. would operate. The Celtics aren't in the business of handing out overpriced long-dated contracts in a
buyers market.
Banking on NBA owners/Executives to continue to write "undeserving" contracts isn't a clever strategy, especially to an RFA.
the proverb
Once bitten, twice shy applies here and I'd expect all those NBA owners burned by contracts handed out to Mozgov, Dang, Turner, Thompson, Batum, Hill, Plumlee, etc will be less inclined to hand out "undeserving" deals in the future.
anyways 1980s glam rock band
Great White does a much better job describing the effects of signing overpriced free agents then myself.