03-27-2021, 08:19 AM
(03-27-2021, 07:15 AM)omahen Wrote: If I elaborate what I started in the Mavs news thread. By operating over the cap, Mavs can have roughly 140 mil of salary in 2021/22 offseason, which is the hard cap limit. If they operate within the cap they can only have 112 mil+mini MLE+BaU, rougly 120 mil. So, I hope they will operate over the cap.
A better exercise might be to start with the 2022 hard cap ($146.7mm) and subtract Luka's extension (~$29mm). Let's call that $117mm as you have to leave yourself some space. While it is possible for them to go higher than this if they avoid specific behaviors in 2022, it is probably a pretty good guide.
There is currently $62mm committed to KP, DP, Maxi, Burke (PO), Green and Terry. You might as well round to $64mm and include Bey. Brunson and DFS are free in 22, so you either have to pay them or replace them. What do you think? $8mm each (remember, this is actual salary, not their cap hold since we are dealing with the apron, not cap space). That leaves $37mm and here is what you have:
KP/Powell
Maxi/Bey
DFS/
Green/Burke
Luka/Brunson/Terry
Where do you want to spend your $37mm? This probably isn't enough for Max Collins and THJ or JRich. It probably isn't enough for JRich, THJ and Full MLE. I get that everyone outside of Luka and KP is fungible. But none of them are making big money. If you subtract someone (other than MAYBE Powell), you'll pay just as much to replace them. BTW, this is taking us up to the apron. If you don't believe Cuban will pay the tax, reduce all numbers by $6 million. Now, that is sobering.