07-14-2021, 09:14 AM
(07-14-2021, 02:07 AM)Mapka Wrote: If I would plan to match an offer sheet I would tell weak shit like that, to encourage teams to not offer the Max.
Every team just say they will match everything and then just don't.
By the way, who would be able to offer him a max and has any need for him?
Your logic doesn't make sense. If you want to scare teams off you say you are 100% committed to making John Collins a Hawk for life or whatever.
At any rate I don't think they want to pay him a lot of money especially if they get can some value back. I feel like Mavs are desperate enough to offer max. We have maxed RFAs multiple times.
There are two parties you need to convince a) the Hawks b) Collins. Both of them would be convinced if a max contract was on the table (imo). That would probably be enough to back Hawks into a corner and scare off other suitors (Spurs). Collins believes he's a max player. Ya its an overpay but I bet Mavs will send out matching salary so they can operate over the cap. Doing so allows them to spend more money than they would otherwise.
I think if Collins is a 20 mil player and you pay him 28/yr that's less than a MLE-level player's difference. Mavs don't have much in assets to offer ATL so I think a Maxi-based deal that also sends J Rich somewhere would be close to salary matching depending on whether you do 25-28/yr.
Mavs would probably keep THJ then sign MLE (Dragic or someone like that) and call it a summer. They actually have the BAE as well so the main thing is just trying to stay under luxury tax levels.