09-28-2022, 10:58 AM
(09-28-2022, 09:19 AM)F Gump Wrote: So when they say it that way, I tend to question if they even truly have a 15th slot open. Maybe Dorsey is signed to fill that 15th slot, and they are trying to skirt the tax rules in how they pay him, as follows:
1 Sign to a 2-way, which allows the player to play 50 games with Mavs. For those 50 games, the player gets paid usual NBA minimum salary. But 2-way salary doesn't count on cap (or tax) totals.
2 At game 51, instead of sending him to GL because he is out of NBA games allowed, "convert" the 2-way contract to a minimum salary NBA deal. Player continues seamlessly on the roster, and Mavs continue to pay minimum salary, for the rest of the season.
3 The "cost" for doing this is that you waste a 2-way slot, that could otherwise be used for developing a young player and supplementing your NBA roster in the process. And when you convert the contract after 50 games, you don't get to sign another player to a 2-way because the window has closed.
4 But it is cheaper on Cuban's wallet. The tax is reduced. And he is paying one less salary, avoiding the cost of another 2-way player.
I think you've hit the nail right on the head here, my friend. Great work!