Trade & FA 2024-25:

[KillerLeft]

The MLE is for DJJ. It's not for Klay or anyone else.

[LukaMVP]

I'm starting to think Lebron is in no way actually going to take a paycut and he's just doing this for the optics.

James Harden is NOT taking the MLE to go to the Lakers. Valanciunas might take that, but are the Lakers in desperate need for a big man?

This makes me think Lebron is floating this story of him taking a paycut "for the right guy" just to look good to fans when in reality there won't be anyone "worth" the paycut for.

none of the players that can significantly lift their ceiling and bring them back to championship considerations would accept their MLE. if LeBron is a man that values the team's success more than his own, like Dirk and Tim duncan, he should go further that way, like taking MLE money himself so his team would have adequate space to sign quality players that are truly helpful. but we all know LeBron ain't such a man tbh.

[Scott41theMavs]

The MLE is for DJJ. It's not for Klay or anyone else.

He's referring to RTG's post.

[SleepingHero]

Not to distract from the plastic gold paint-gilded over the hill former star, but it does sound as though KCP will indeed be out of Denver's price range, and that they will let him walk if so. Denver was already depleted before that - hard to imagine how they improve. The obvious option is to trade Porter Jr. for something, but he's overpaid, so not likely to bring back something nicer.

Is there any combo of players short of Luka/Kyrie/Lively/PJ which could entice the Nuggets to SnT us KCP? Would it be worth it if such a move hard caps us and does not allow to re-sign DJJ? KCP seems like a superior version of Jones.

Well KCP is probably looking at a massive offer from ORL truthfully. It was floated to be around 25 mil a year.


DJJ will have to take a pretty serious paycut on the MLE (starting at around 9mil) and the Mavs have to send out Maxi+Green to get to that number

[SleepingHero]

Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42)
Changes in the CBA that start on 7/1:

A team is now allowed to acquire a player under contract into their non-tax, biannual, tax or room exception.

Example: Dallas can acquire Quentin Grimes into their $4.7M biannual exception. This would allow the Mavericks to create $16.2M trade exception from the Tim Hardaway Jr. trade. The Mavericks would be hard capped at the $178.7M first apron.

A player traded is now allowed to extend for a total of 4 years (including what is left on his contract) and a 120% raise in the first year of the extension.

Example: Player A has a $20M salary and is traded to Team B. He is now allowed to extend for 3 years $75.6M.

The prior rules only allowed him to extend for 2 years $43M.

[Mavs2021]

Wizards declined the Vukcevic option of 2.4M, but added 500k to Richaun Holmes contract to reach salary floor. This is like Satnam Singh level minor moves embarrassment. How f***** dumb is their franchise. You could hand any 16 year old NBA nerd a spreadsheet and he´d run a franchise better.

[Knutsen]

I might be off on this one, but I believe part of WHY they're not wanting to pay KCP (or Brown last year) is that they are one of the cheap franchises. 

I don't see a sign and trade happening with them. 

Further, I'd view KCP as sort of a lateral move from Jones. He's a little more 2-way, yes, but I'm not sure their defense is that far apart, and Jones is WAY younger. Plus, you know he's a fit in your culture. Seems to me that internal improvement should be prioritized over that one, although I do like KCP, the player.

I see it similarly - KCP is not good enough offensively to make us decisively better.

[Scott41theMavs]

Well KCP is probably looking at a massive offer from ORL truthfully. It was floated to be around 25 mil a year.


DJJ will have to take a pretty serious paycut on the MLE (starting at around 9mil) and the Mavs have to send out Maxi+Green to get to that number

Re-read what I wrote. I was addressing the idea of getting KCP and cutting bait on DJJ.

[Jym]

Not to distract from the plastic gold paint-gilded over the hill former star, but it does sound as though KCP will indeed be out of Denver's price range, and that they will let him walk if so. Denver was already depleted before that - hard to imagine how they improve. The obvious option is to trade Porter Jr. for something, but he's overpaid, so not likely to bring back something nicer.

Is there any combo of players short of Luka/Kyrie/Lively/PJ which could entice the Nuggets to SnT us KCP? Would it be worth it if such a move hard caps us and does not allow to re-sign DJJ? KCP seems like a superior version of Jones.

well that would work with the Detroit deal a lot easier since we wouldn't have worry about keeping space for a MLE 
doubt Denver wants much if any salary going back

[SleepingHero]

"Safely" - aside from the facts that 1) he could get injured again, 2) his game could fall off a cliff on either or both sides of the ball, and 3) he could become a major locker room problem if things don't work out.

Safely was referring to the 1st apron hard cap. Not any of your concerns about the guy who played more games than Green+Maxi these last 2 years. 

Shot better than every single maverick of the last 2 years

And is considered a pretty chill dude.

[SleepingHero]

Re-read what I wrote. I was addressing the idea of getting KCP and cutting bait on DJJ.

Oh wow. You'd cut bait on DJJ for KCP??

Now that is an interesting idea...

[KillerLeft]

Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42)
Changes in the CBA that start on 7/1:

A team is now allowed to acquire a player under contract into their non-tax, biannual, tax or room exception.

Example: Dallas can acquire Quentin Grimes into their $4.7M biannual exception. This would allow the Mavericks to create $16.2M trade exception from the Tim Hardaway Jr. trade. The Mavericks would be hard capped at the $178.7M first apron.

A player traded is now allowed to extend for a total of 4 years (including what is left on his contract) and a 120% raise in the first year of the extension.

Example: Player A has a $20M salary and is traded to Team B. He is now allowed to extend for 3 years $75.6M.

The prior rules only allowed him to extend for 2 years $43M.

Good info, but I think he's forgetting that Dallas is already hard capped, due to sending out cash in a trade.

[DallasMaverick]

Ah - well if that's the case, this thing likely never had legs to begin with. 

I think many owners are smiling right now, because this was almost the two, specific teams targeted by the latest CBA figuring out a way around it. If Paul George signs in Philly for nothing (my bet) and GS can't find a talent infusion somehow, both teams are about to decline steadily and for quite a while, still remaining exorbitantly expensive on their way down.

I feel so badly for them!!

[BigDirk41]

He's referring to RTG's post.

This was a response to Deebo wanting to split the MLE between 2 younger players.

[Scott41theMavs]

Oh wow. You'd cut bait on DJJ for KCP??

Now that is an interesting idea...

I was asking for the board's opinion on such a move, presuming it was a hard-capping situation.

[KillerLeft]

Re-read what I wrote. I was addressing the idea of getting KCP and cutting bait on DJJ.

Ok, but even if you think that's a good idea, and I don't, to SH's point, if Denver could compete with $25 m in salary, they'd just give it KCP. I don't think they'd want to sign and trade for that amount, even to spread around to more players, considering the limited control they'd have on which players. I could be wrong though.

[Arioch]

Are the Lakers that close to a ring where all they are missing is a James Harden? Klay Thompson? Valanciunas? 

Their current roster:

D'Angelo Russell/Gabe Vincent
Austin Reeves/Jalen Hood-Schifino 
Lebron/Cam Reddish/Knecht
Rui Hachimura/Jarred Vanderbilt
Anthony Davis/Christian Wood/Jaxson Hayes


And all they need is Harden/Klay/Valanciunas to push them over the top?

*I* don't think any of those options put them over top. I have no idea if Lebron thinks one of them might (there's not much evidence that he is a particularly good GM), or if, as others are saying, the list is pure propaganda. I'm just pointing out that $16M/year for Lebron James is proportionally about the cost of a week's vacation in Cancun for your average middle class family. It's not nothing, but if he genuinely thinks it will bring another ring and/or increase his overall brand it's also not much of sacrifice.

[Scott41theMavs]

Good info, but I think he's forgetting that Dallas is already hard capped, due to sending out cash in a trade.

The trade isn't completed yet, so this is likely similar to one of those vintage Mavs-make-a-ton-of-rearranging-deck-chairs-on-the-Titanic-moves summers where the order of operations matters big time.

[SleepingHero]

@MavsFilmRoom
Mavericks are closer to a title than the Lakers, but the Lakers are the Lakers

-Klay’s dad played for the Lakers
-He wouldn’t have to leave California

I love the Mavericks, but most NBA players just view the Lakers as a different level of brand

If the Lakers offer the same money as the Mavericks, it seems tough to think the Mavs have the edge over the Lakers for Klay’s services

[SleepingHero]

Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) 
Free agent F/C Bol Bol intends to return to the Phoenix Suns on a one-year deal, sources tell ESPN.