2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[Jason Terry]

The other thing to think ab is that Mavs might be able to money whip JJR on a 1 yr deal if they operate over the cap. Mavs can avoid luxury tax this year even if they pay JJR above market value. I know JJR wants to head back to the NE but he will be taking a major salary cut to do so.

I have gone back and forth but operating over the cap does let you keep some pieces: THJ, WCS, JJR (in theory). Even JR could be kept as asset management and moved later if it came down to it. Those players + full MLE are probably more than what you can get for cap space after THJ is resigned unless you can find just a real difference maker for that 17 mil range. Dragic to me is very gettable for MLE assuming that the Heat spend their cap space on a big name.

Luka/Dragic (MLE)/Brunson (Mavs will decide on whether to trade at some point)
THJ/Rich (retained or traded)/JJR (1 yr deal)
DFS/Green
KP/Maxi
Powell/WCS

Mavs could flirt with luxury tax line but don't have to spend BAE. Also in this scenario Mavs would have a couple expirings for a trade deadline type deal).

This option is still on the table for sure. Especially if we make a deep playoff run.........the only guys that really make it worth it to go the cap space route are Collins, Conley and Lowry. The rest of what’s out there that we could use is close enough to the MLE value wise that it may make more sense to do that. Hardaway  price has surely gone up recently