Hornets are going to waive and stretch Batum they say........he could be picked up for nothing if they do that
What options do we have with Wenyen? I think he deserves more than a two-way. Can we do a three way S&T with Whiteside?
so then, I'm not sure about the rule but because Portland used the full MLE on Jones, I believe they are hard-capped. That would just about eliminate any sign & trade for Whiteside
that's the same amount a max 3 year MLE would pay so yeah, the Blazers could have offered that....unless there's something about the MLE rules I'm missing
Forget about Whiteside S&T for a multitude of reasons. They could offer Wenyen a 1.4 deal, which is the vet min for a player with 1 years of experience. So we could use the full BAE and offer Wenyen a vet min deal for $5 million and be roughly under the luxury tax.
I'd rather vet min all 3 of Batum + Wenyen + Bowman to fill out the roster. Skip the BAE, it's not necessary.
Someone please check my math, because I just did the calculations again and I got 129.4 in guaranteed salaries WITHOUT even counting Elleby, which would only put us $3 million under the apron.
Honestly at this point if it’s skinny good attitude Melo who is cool with 20 mpg I’d sign him to the BAE and Bowman to a min and let’s roll. Still best roster we have had in a long time imo.