04-14-2021, 09:53 AM
(04-14-2021, 09:10 AM)StepBackJay Wrote: Right so @"F Gump" has said you can't do that because he would go through waivers if you don't guarantee his contract. If that's the case then of course the Mavs wouldn't do that. I am concerned ab losing him in UFA when some team overpays him to be their starting PG.
The previous discussion was about making Brunson a free agent this summer, so that he would be RFA. As you note, that is NOT possible. But that's not the same thing.
A renegotiation is different than a new contract as a free agent, and a renegotiation for JB could be possible (earliest date allowable would be in mid-August).
It's not easy, though. It would require the Mavs to have room under the cap. Then they would have to use some of that cap room to increase his salary in 2021-22 at a bigger number. Obviously this would be offered as part of an extension, which would then tack on more years as part of the deal. They also could start that extension (which would begin in 2022) at a much lower number than the renegotiated year, which might be helpful.
The problem is the fact that this takes 2021 cap room. In a summer where it appears they will be far short of the room they would need elsewhere, if they work below the cap, adding one more mouth to feed might be way out of the question. In that case, this couldn't even be considered - there's no way around "cap room" to pay for the increased salary in a renegotiation.