04-28-2021, 08:33 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.
I think Sacramento could move some money around to free up space. The other thing is what if they trade Buddy Hield? He makes a good amount of money, so maybe they find a trade for him and then have more cash to sign Holmes if that's the direction they want to go in. The challenge for them is that I imagine its hard for them to keep or sign UFA's if they aren't the highest bidder by a good margin.