Trade & FA 2024-25:

[DanSchwartzgan]

 

ECONOMICS.  

....UT also has incentive to increase their payroll, as they are about 17M below the team minimum (they do have 3 open roster spots they can fill towards that end). The penalties for being below the minimum are harsh enough that no team will go there. The deadline to get up to that number is opening day.

I'm really interested to see what the numbers look like for Markkanen.  Not only what they give him for the renegotiate in 24/25, but what they do in the years of the extension.  I don't think he's a full max guy and we are starting to see guys who are not All-NBA top 10 or so give up some money compared to what they could have gotten.  This will be interesting to see when the numbers come out.