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Old 07-04-2022, 05:21 PM   #705
Saqe
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Originally Posted by ComixZone View Post
This is the key to the entire summer. You cannot build a team on mid-tier free agents. You should generally *never* sign mid-tier free agents, regardless of where your team is. You overpay for them and it hurts the cap structure of your team. It’s better to overpay in the trade market for a player with term (like Tampa did with Coleman) than overpay that type of player in free agency.
Yeah I agree mostly with you here, unless it's an incredible fit and meets the team's needs you should stay away from these kinds of UFA signings. But desperate GMs will keep doing desperate things and I guess you can't blame them if their job security is on the line.
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