10-20-2023, 12:33 AM
(10-19-2023, 10:28 PM)surfpuckmd Wrote: Maxi and Holmes haven't looked good in preseason. I can imagine the Mavs scrambling for a different 3rd-string center.
Based on counting stats, Bradley is a good rebounder and shot-blocker. Free throw shooting is solid for a big- 68 percent.
His advanced stats in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 were actually pretty good. He had a positive total RAPTOR in both years.
He is probably just being signed to play on our G-league squad but I think he's worth gambling on. I would also be fine with them waiving Markieff Morris and making Bradley the 15th man. He provides better defense, rebounding and is much younger than Morris.
This might be a decent move.
The only issue is the Mavs don't have the spot. I agree the move on paper looks promising, but unless Dan is right and there is a 2 for 1 type of trade incoming, I think Bradley is going to be waived before the season starts.
This front office appears to like to bring in as many guys as they can for workouts throughout the year so they have a good grasp on who they like. From my memory they've brought in Isiah Thomas, Dion Waiters, Brandon Knight, Lance Stepehenson, and Monta Ellis.
Bradley probably signed an Exhibit 10 deal so he gets a bonus if he sticks with the Legends for 2 months.
Quote:First introduced in the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), an Exhibit 10 contract is a mechanism for teams to bring in players to compete in training camp. They function as one-year minimum contracts, but most of the contract is non-guaranteed. Their purpose is to allow teams to bring in a few players to compete in training camp for a final roster spot or a team’s G League affiliate.
The difference between an Exhibit 10 and a normal non-guaranteed deal is that teams can include an optional bonus in the contract up to $75,000. That bonus is awarded if, after a player is waived, he spends at least 60 days with a team’s G League affiliate.
That mechanism encourages players who intend to play in the G League to stick with the team they were with in training camp. The team benefits from keeping them close to the organization and playing a consistent style of play, thus lessening the learning curve should that player get “called up” during the season. The player benefits from that bonus money they would not otherwise get on a non-guaranteed deal.
If the player signs with another team, another G League team or heads overseas, that bonus is voided.
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