05-18-2021, 12:51 PM
The THJ situation is difficult and requires some creativity. With bird rights the Mavs could offer him a bigger raise per year than any other team.
Quick example. Mavs offering 15m first year with max raise. 3/48.6m. Any other team offering 15m first year. 3/47.25m. Also cannot forget the lack of state income taxes.
Mavs also have to think about the longterm cap. This offseason will be the last one before Doncic gets his max. Most likely the last chance to make changes with capspace for quite some time. If Cuban is willing to pay the tax (nearly impossible to max Doncic and keep DFS + Brunson next summer without it) and THJ wants to stay they could also come to some kind of agreement. THJ signs a smaller one year deal (11-12m) and gets a bigger 2-3 year deal in 2022. Obviously requires a lot of trust on both sides.
For example: 1/11 followed by 2/40. Same money as a three year deal that starts in the 16-17m range. Completly legal even if the Mavs are over the cap.
Quick example. Mavs offering 15m first year with max raise. 3/48.6m. Any other team offering 15m first year. 3/47.25m. Also cannot forget the lack of state income taxes.
Mavs also have to think about the longterm cap. This offseason will be the last one before Doncic gets his max. Most likely the last chance to make changes with capspace for quite some time. If Cuban is willing to pay the tax (nearly impossible to max Doncic and keep DFS + Brunson next summer without it) and THJ wants to stay they could also come to some kind of agreement. THJ signs a smaller one year deal (11-12m) and gets a bigger 2-3 year deal in 2022. Obviously requires a lot of trust on both sides.
For example: 1/11 followed by 2/40. Same money as a three year deal that starts in the 16-17m range. Completly legal even if the Mavs are over the cap.