2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[StepBackJay]

Some were suggesting that the Mavs (if JR opts out and have $34M in space) could sign RH for ~$14M and still have ~$20M to work with. I was just going with that for simplicity.

I think $15M is a good number for guessing RH's value (though I would consider up to $20M I think). 

But there are so many moving parts to what the Mavs might do as well. For one, if I get RH I would try to trade DP and retain WCS. And those kind of scenarios just domino effect change everything about how you build the rest of the roster.

I agree 15M is a good benchmark. Wood got 13/yr. I think 20M would be an overpay. I always look at comps: https://www.spotrac.com/nba/rankings/cap-hit/center/. In my view Wood is still the best comp even tho he is classified as a PF. I wouldn't go over 15 unless Powell is moved in which case you could overpay a little bit.

If we plug in 15M then 20M should still get you a good player. The issue is that they top guys (most of them older) are more like 25/yr. The starting caliber guys could go anywhere from like 12-18. 20M is enough to outbid other suitors for the 2nd starter you want to get but you don't want to overpay either.

I do like the prospect of potentially upgrading 2 starting positions with that 34M.

If you assume Luka, DFS, KP are slotted for starting positions then you can spend 15/19, 14/20, 16/18 on two starters. You could also front-load salaries and have them decline to make future salaries look better.

For that rMLE spot you might try to get another shooter off the bench.