2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[mavsluvr]

Can I get some JRich clarity?

As I understand, he has a PO for next year at ~$11.6M. My questions of the experts here are:

• Would we expect him to opt in for another big payday or opt out in hopes of getting a longer deal at a lower salary, but for more overall?
  
• I see comments about letting JRich go, but it's really his decision correct? I mean he can be cut, but there is a financial cost if he opts in?
  
• Is he SnT eligible if he opts in?
  
• If he opts out, DAL can still sign him to a more friendly deal, correct? If so, is he SnT eligible then. (I know there is a years limit on SnT deals)
  

To me he's a bust here. Seems like a good guy. Hasn't really complained. But he is not the stopper DAL sold him as. Certainly not a reliable scorer next to Luka. I think he'll end up hurting DAL in the playoffs as teams sag off to double Luka.

Personally, I hope he declines then finds a home somewhere else. Kind of in the same boat with THJ.

I guess I'll take a stab at this. 

Depending on what the overall market is like, it wouldn't surprise me if J Rich is able to get a multi-year deal without taking a pay cut. He hasn't been a great fit here, but I think there are probably a number of teams who could use a jack of all trades. 

Josh has the right to opt in. The Mavs could still cut him, but I don't know why they would, since he is still serviceable, and they would have to pay his salary, which would still count against the cap to all or some degree. They could still trade him, subject to the usual rules on trades. 

If he does not opt in, the Mavs could still re-sign him. 

Agree that he has been disappointing here, but that he might well find a good home elsewhere. I don't view him as in the same category with THJ. Tim has an elite skill, and an important one -- scoring. J Rich is a general all-around two-way player -- pretty good at a number of things, but not especially great at any one aspect of the game. I don't think he will be lacking in suitors if he leaves, but probably not at an enormous price. 

Of course, all this is just my thoughts -- determining what a free agent will command is subject to all sorts of external factors, and even professional GMs are subject to whiffing on it. 

Do you see it another way?