Trade & FA 2024-25:

[omahen]

You are right. I did not follow what you are saying, and said that way, I agree with it.

But you are not understanding me either. The "16.19M TPE" is not really a defining number anyhow at any time as to what the Mavs can pay someone - because it is the product of a trade that has not happened (and may not happen like that anyhow), and a TPE does not define what the Mavs can or can't pay a player (the Apron room is what defines that).

I understand that. TPE at this point defines how much Mavs can offer to Thompson without GSW taking additional salary (assuming Mavs clear more money, as we said). But of course, the deal can be expanded in many ways, involving more teams and so on.