04-28-2021, 06:15 AM
(04-27-2021, 11:53 PM)SamStetz Wrote: It actually might be a little easier than that. (This is all based on memory but I’m fairly confident it’s right) Sacramento only had early bird rights on him, so they can only pay him up to a certain annual number (I believe it’s around 12-13mil). Because they don’t have cap space, they have no way to pay him more unless they can create cap room to sign him.
Good catch. 105% of the average salary unless they have cap room. To get cap room greater than the EB amount they would have to move on from James, Silva, Guy, Harkless, Terence Davis and Metu. They invested a 2nd in Davis and James was their second rounder (40th) in 2019. Otherwise, those guys don't play much and the team hasn't invested much in them (other than the outgoing Bjelica for Harkless/Silva).
Still, wiping out all of them only gets Sacramento $11mm in space. If this goes much over the MLE, then the competition is someone like Charlotte more than Sacramento.