06-28-2024, 11:49 PM
(06-28-2024, 05:11 PM)F Gump Wrote: I have my computer now, for better math-ing.
KS's number is wrong, for our purposes. Not sure what he included, but someone else (Marks, maybe?) said 14.9, and that number is right - but it doesn't include any cushion for having to stay under the Apron. (There's no chance whatsoever that a team would not leave a cushion - the Apron is unforgiving, there are no exceptions given.)
So I set aside exactly 1M for a cushion, and work from there.
That leaves 13.9 for DJJ, which leaves 1M left over to combine with an outgoing player (in the right trade setup). BOTTOM LINE - If you send out Green, you could acquire a player making up to 13.65M-ish.
14,9 mil includes 2 vet min cap holds, if I am not wrong. One of that cap holds is gone, if you bring in a FA. Which means the available salary is over 15 mil with cushion included.
Mavs can't even pay 13.9 to DJJ as it is more than MLE. If DJJ takes less than full MLE, than Mavs have even more spread.