2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

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Burke is at 3.3 next year. The minimum for a rookie is about 1. Because of the tax, the difference is multiplied, no? We are now firmly in your territory, certainly not mine. But is it really just a tiny difference?

Burke can't be paid any less than his minimum, which is about 2.3 or so. If the Mavs replace Burke with Dragic, for example, Dragic's minimum is about 2.9M. They certainly won't want an untested, can-barely-play rookie to be the sub when any of Luka, JB, or SD needs a day off, so anyone they signed for the minimum to take that job will be getting paid in the same range. If you sign a guy off the street to replace Burke, you have to find a team who wants Burke as part of the exercise. To me, Burke basically falls in the "not that broke, don't fix it" category.