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

[SkenfromLMF]

I think the NBA subsidizes vet min contracts so as to even the playing field for older players. So even though JJBs contract is over 2 mil I think the cost to the Mavs might be more like 1 mil? You can correct me if I am wrong but I recall something like that.

So if JJB is released he will get the money but Cubes isn't paying the full amount so it's kind of a sweet deal. I do think it's like a thank you for years of service.

I know that is a cap and trade accounting trick...
The 2 yr minimum salary is what counts vs the Cap and how much a team trading for a vet minimum player would count as incoming salary.
I am not sure how much of the salary is actually subsidized and how much the difference between the salary a vet min player makes vs the amount of a 2 yr vet is subject to escrow withholding.

One more trick to remember is that Frisco gets G-League dibs on players released by the Mavs who clear waivers. So Dallas brings in multiple players on camp deals that Frisco tries to develop.