Several factors make it challenging to assess the value to the Wolves of signing Gorgui Dieng to the four year, $64 million extension both parties agreed to earlier this week.
When a team makes a trade or signs a player to a new contract the initial reaction of a fan is to instantly put on their fake GM hat and assess the value of the deal. If you’re from Minnesota you know about the outcries directed at the Minnesota Twins for the Joe Mauer contract (8 years, $184 million). Or more recently, the disdain after the Minnesota Vikings traded a first round pick for Sam Bradford.