a team with cap space/strong coaching/a scoring and distributing point/a hole at the 2-3 would do well to overpay for 2 years of "deprogramming" with Tyreke in order to get what could be 2 all-star level years.

thinking long run.. no free agents on a high level are signing up to play in a lot of these cities, especially with all the CBA incentive to re-up with your current squad. You have to take less money to leave in most cases.

If a team can buy low then work to get 'Reke to use his length to buy into a team defensive concept then he becomes an top 10 wing without making any offensive progress. (for real, he's only clearly trumped by Bron, PG, Melo, Harden, Durant, Kawhi, Iggy. In 2 years Kobe will be retired and Wade will be fully broke down)

Isn't that worth 4 years/36mil? He can't be as valuable to a winning team as George Hill? Sure you'd have stupid overreacting writers like Bill Simmons talking shit initially but when he settles in after a year or two and you have a coached-up talent at 8-9 mil..that's a sound investment.