Earlier this offseason, in what now feels like a land far, far away, the Philadelphia 76ers matched the Utah Jazz’s creative contract offer sheet to “BBall” Paul Reed.
Celtics legend, Danny Ainge, the 64-year-old CEO of Basketball Operations for the Jazz, devised terms that would have made Reed’s post 2023-2024 salary guaranteed if and only if whatever team Reed was on made the second round of the playoffs.
Many of us felt that was something far likelier to happen in Philadelphia than in Utah, although this James Harden stalemate sort of diminishes your confidence a bit, doesn’t it?