05-31-2024, 12:39 PM
(05-31-2024, 12:14 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: I don´t doubt $80M. People need to remember that the MLE is already at $13M and in two years it´s probably $17-18M. So on a four year deal you basically pay him a bloated MLE. There is a lot of value in these Gafford/Washington deals just from an age and annual salary perspective. We can easily recuperate the trade value in 12 months, IF we chose to.
The center market is going to be real interesting this offseason. With a limited free agent crop, someone is going to get very lucky and get a huge payday. Some may be left out though as not all teams want to invest a lot of money with a non elite center.
Hartenstein and Nic Claxton are probably the two guys who get rich paydays. OKC would be interesting for either. If I am Hartenstein, it would be tough for me to leave NYC if they give me 17-18 million. He seems to be a really good fit there.
I could see Jonas getting squeezed though.
The trade market will also be full. Not sure if Jarett Allen will be moved but we will see. Capela, Ayton could be available but may not find a lot of traction.
It is one of the reasons I hope the Mavs are proactive on resigning Gafford a year early. Might be able to get him at a slight discount when that time comes.