07-09-2021, 08:10 AM
(07-09-2021, 07:46 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Stop it Dan you're going to convince me throwing 20mm at Oubre isn't a bad idea after all...
Small sample size theatre could explain those numbers like you suggested, but they could also be for real. If they are the Mavs could potentially sign the scoring forward they've been looking for.
I'm coming around to nabbing Oubre at a cheap deal. Say 12mm per year. I have a sneaky suspicion that Oubre will want to make whatever he's making right now at the very least and wouldn't be open to a discount. So pencil him in for 15mm a year.
Leaves the Mavs around 19mm to play with if they're renouncing everyone. Perhaps signing Conley first and then carving out the 15mm is the smarter move.
Just to be clear, no one is advocating $20 million for Oubre. I believe that is a number he mentioned to a reporter or some such. I don’t view it as realistic.
What I’ve said is you grab Conley with the $23.4mm in space you have if you assume JRich opts in (so, 2 years/$48mm or $3 years/$73mm). Then, you sign and trade JRich to GS. Unlike Utah, I think GS would be all over that deal. That gives you a range of $16.7 million down to about $7 million for Oubre. I tend to agree with your $15mm estimate as somewhat likely. This gets trickier if JRich opts out, though you can still S&T JRich somewhere and trade match…just not to GS.