TheStormofWar
Well-Known Member
Straight up? No.
Known vs Unknown. We know O'Neale. We know his strengths and weaknesses. We know his value to the team. We know he's a good role player. We also know that he's a good locker room fit and a friend of Donovan. We don't know that any of that would be the case with the player we get at 22. Plus O'Neales contract is a bargain. 1.3 mill next year, 1.6 mill the year after that. It's basically the same price that they'd be paying the player at 22 on a rookie scale, but again we already know what we have with O'Neale.
I agree with this. Royce was a pleasant surprise among many last season. For what he gives and any potential improvement (yes, I know he's 25, don't care), #22 isn't worth him. Dude's just a generally good guy to have around.