2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[omahen]

Interesting bit for all Holmes afficionados

1. The Sacramento Kings are only working with his Early Bird rights, which allow them to offer him 105 percent of the league's average salary before they have to use cap space. Here's the thing: They don't forecast as a cap-space team.And here's the other thing: Starting Holmes at 105 percent of the league's average salary should amount to around $10.5 million—barely more than the non-taxpayer's mid-level exception ($9.5 million). That's not going to cut it.

Holmes would be speeding toward a more lucrative jackpot if he could make an entire defense. He can't. But he's a dependable rim protector with operable mobility when yanked away from the basket. His starting-salary floor should be more than the Kings can offer. That doesn't mean he's definitely leaving. It does, however, mean they'll have to clear money off their cap sheet if they want him to stay.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2939...-offseason