DAL OFFSEASON: Trade & FA | Mavs "mostly done...but you never know."

[SleepingHero]

12.2? That changes everything. The way it was said made it seem like he had incentives on top of his listed deal. 12.2 is less than Powell plus Burke

Well Buddy's contract numbers are this 20-21: 24,431,818 (500K incentive), 21-22: 18,568,183(500K incentive), 22-23: 18,568,183 (500K incentive), 23-24: 20,522,728(500K) incentive. 

I listened to John Hollinger speak about the Buddy situation about a month back, and he said that according to the CBA and Buddy's contract, his first year salary only counts 50% in trades. 

Buddy's contract also has about 20 mil total in incentives. 8 mil in likely incentives (such as being top 10 in 3pt percentage, top 10 in makes). And about 12 mil in unlikely incentives (all-star team, finals trip, all NBA etc.). Because he has 12 mil in unlikely incentives, Buddy's contract is about 4-5 mil cheaper per year than what I previously thought it was. 

But yes, in a trade, Buddy's value is about 12.2, which is basically Powell and Burke. But there is no way they'd get Buddy for that. THJ+Brunson I believe is the starting conversation.

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Buddy's first year contract counts 50% of its value in trades, so he's worth 12.2 in any outgoing trade.

I believe that partial contract matching provisions like that only apply to 1) extended contracts before the extension kicks in (poison pill), or 2) S&T deals for guys who get raises more than 20% (base year compensation). Hield did fall under #1 last year, but now that it's a new financial year the trade matching for Hield should work as normal from here on out.

That sounds right. I just looked up the CBA and tried finding the provision Hollinger referenced and saw that listed, which is what he could be referring to. 

In either case, I don't think that changes much for the Mavs. They aren't going to trade for Hield and keep THJ, so in either case THJ would be outgoing.