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Would anyone be looking to extend Hardy or Grimes if they came in at reasonable numbers? Especially with Exum out. They are both restricted FA if I’m not mistaken. They will both be in the sweet spot of contacts that are valuable to collect for trade matching purposes. I think I would do 3yr-27m for Jaden and give him a full-time role. Grimes for Josh Green money? That’s a tougher call for me with him coming off an injury and traded twice in one year. 

I haven’t really looked at cap situations for free agency next summer, but I could see Hardy and/or Grimes getting some interest. Just curious what people think.

Hard to see a full time role for Hardy even with Exum out.  Grimes can provide the shooting with much better defense, and Dinwiddie is a better 3rd point guard.  I'm not sure he would get an offer more than tax MLE so it does not make senses to offer near double that for a player you have a hard time fitting into the lineup.

I would argue Grimes has already done more than Green did to warrant Josh Green money, but he had a weird year last year and based on how little he cost in trade it does not seem like his market is very high right now.  If he plays like he did in his second year and is meshing well on the team, I could see a Josh Green like extension near the TDL.