Assuming we have the full MLE, who you targeting? This FA class stinks, but let’s hear it. I’ll start Jalen Smith
It hard to say since we really don’t know what direction the franchise is heading towards. But let say we are keeping dame and end up trading for grant. Resign Nurk and simons. I would offer TJ Warren, Kyle Anderson, RoCo, and nic batum. Any of them would be a solid vet to add to this team. Giving us a deep and versatile team Dame, simons, hart, grant, Nurk, little, MLE, Winslow, Watford, lottery pick. Add a vet center for cheap.
isn't Smith still restricted into what teams can offer him in FA? think he can only make what he woulda made in his 4th yr of his rookie deal. So a bunch of teams can compete to get him at 4.6 mil. My pick is Rubio.
lot of "interesting" potential targets for MLE money (UFA): Blake Griffin Gary Harris Zach LaVine Goran Dragić Ricky Rubio Taurean Prince Thaddeus Young Joe Ingles Robert Covington T.J. Warren Marvin Bagley III Jeremy Lamb Tomáš Satoranský Kyle Anderson Serge Ibaka Tristan Thompson Montrezl Harrell Derrick Jones Jr. Thomas Bryant Delon Wright Mo Bamba Tyus Jones Chris Boucher Dennis Schröder Patty Mills Kevin Knox Kevon Looney Troy Brown Jr. JaVale McGee Robin Lopez Lou Williams Rajon Rondo Donte DiVincenzo Gorgui Dieng Aaron Holiday Jake Layman Jon Leuer Michael Carter-Williams E'Twaun Moore Markieff Morris Dwight Howard Wayne Ellington Trevor Ariza Carmelo Anthony Enes Freedom James Johnson Avery Bradley Ed Davis Hassan Whiteside Austin Rivers Andre Drummond a lot of those guys will likely sign minimum deals depending on what Ant and Nurkic sign for, Portland might have their full MLE. But if they want to keep their TPE's active and not get hard-capped, they might have to settle for the tax-MLE
i didn't mean restricted as in RFA. i mean prevented from getting any contract that pays him more than 4.6 mil.
Why would any team have limitations on how much they can offer a UFA? I think that only applies to the pacers.
he's not a typical UFA. because Phoenix didn't pick up his 3rd yr option, the max any team can offer him is what he was originally owed from his rookie scale deal.
Pretty sure that’s not true. That only applies to what the Pacers can offer him. That’s why no one really wanted to trade for him.
i read it somewhere during the deadline. the first yr of the new deal has to be 4.7. not sure why it would only apply to Indy if he's a UFA. hope one of our cap guys can clear this up.
It applies only to Indy because they’re the ones that received his contract with the declined option. What you’re suggesting doesn’t make sense.
I wonder how much he’s gonna get. He’s played well for Indy, but I remember a similar situation happened with Hezonja, magic declined his option, and he popped off at the end of the season. He got 6M from the Knicks but only one year. I’m guessing Smith will get more just cuz of his position.
He was just an expiring contract to help them get off Torrey Craig’s money next year. And they also got a pick I think.
Jalen SMith is definitely intriguing. Putting up some good numbers in a small sample size in Indy. THE CBA closed a loophole where a team could decline a rookie option, and offer a player more money in salary, to lock them up longer. It, unfortunately, applies to whatever team owns his rights at the end of the season, not just the team that drafted him.