08-06-2021, 11:26 PM
(08-06-2021, 11:15 PM)cjeter24 Wrote: I think you missed the point.
RFA doesn't complicate things for the Mavs.
He didn't miss the point. LM's RFA status does take certain alternatives off the board for the Mavs, in this context.
The Mavs, with no more than a 9.5M MLE contract offer possible to LM, can't simply opt for signing LM at a short term, highly attractive price for the Mavs, just to get LM out of CHI. If they did it would be pointless, because the Bulls would just match that deal.
Instead, the Mavs MUST work via a sign-and-trade, which means it's a 3 year minimum length, and also has to be traded by the Bulls (adding matching and also value-to-Bulls issues).
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