02-03-2020, 04:31 PM
(02-03-2020, 04:06 PM)Jannemann2 Wrote:(02-03-2020, 12:47 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: RHJ will be a UFA without any bird rights so I don't see any big advantages. Maybe you can resign him for barely more than his current salary without dipping into MLE? It would be a scenario like that. He is coming off a 1 yr deal. I certainly think he's worth a worthless 2 to try out for half a season but no way Mavs would give up GSW for that.
If I'm not mistaken, the Mavs would own a non-bird exception to resign him for 120% of his previous salary (or the 120% of the Minimum), and go over the cap to do so after a trade. Non-bird would allow roughly 3 Mil/year for RHJ, up to 4 years and could be a small competitive advantage as long, as there isn't a bigger market for him. So yes: they could save their MLE, go over the CAP and offer better conditions than a team could with the minimum exception.
Hope I got this right after digging a bit on cbafaq.com.
That sounds about right but a couple things to consider. As it stands, Mavs don't have a lot of roster spots open anyway, nor do they want to spend MLE into future seasons (as 2021's FA looms ahead). With that it is a benefit to save the MLE but still not one that would leave you to give up that GSW pick. So I could see Mavs sending a 2nd round pick + TPE for RHJ if Raptors want a pick. I still am wondering why Raptors would want to dump him for nothing, unless they need to open up a roster spot.