2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[DanSchwartzgan]

I'll try this again. Some of you want to argue, but the above items are all accurate. If you want to think otherwise, you can, but then you would be wrong.

1 Brunson has no option and CANNOT be made a Mavs' RFA this summer. While his salary for 2021-22 is indeed non-guaranteed, that is not the same as an option. To remove the 2021-22 year salary, he would have to be waived, which means (a) all rights and ties are lost, (b) some other team could claim him off waivers, and undoubtedly would, and © if no one claimed him, he would be a UFA with no "prior team." 
2 Yes, JRich could both opt in and extend but (for practical purposes) it would be two separate and technically independent transactions, with the option accepted before his deadline and the extension happening after August 1. There is precedent for the Mavs doing this - they did exactly that with Powell. 
3 Dan, I'm not sure I followed your explanation of the mechanics of charges for empty roster slots, to know what your bottom line was. But the max amount a team with cap space can offer a FA via SNT that uses all their cap space with no players outgoing, vs a signing, is exactly the same either way. It's as simple as that.
(The mechanics of the cap charges aren't different at all in the 2 situations. I'll leave it at that, since I think I can be best understood by noting how to eat the sausage, not how it's made.)

1.  Time will tell on the option.  Some sites have it others don't.  They did the same thing with Tyrell Terry and took a club option for his 4th year.  I will admit I was working off of press reports related to Mitchell Robinson.  His contract numbers are nearly identical to Brunson's.  The reporting says there is a team option and NY is going to have to decide whether to make him RFA now or UFA in 22.  Since the sites were split on Brunson's situation, I presumed Dallas did the same thing NY did with Robinson.  It is a blunder if Dallas didn't.  My suspicion is they did since they did it with Terry.

2.  It appears you are agreeing with me and even citing an example of how it has been done before with a friendly agent (Schwartz).  Thank you.  This time it is Duffy.  We will see if he can be equally helpful to the team building process.

3.  Let me get back with you when I have more time.