02-04-2026, 03:14 PM
(02-04-2026, 02:39 PM)F Gump Wrote: Quick napkin numbers. If my quick calc are accurate --
Mavs now have about 7.5M in room under the cap line.
They also should have TPE for 19Mish and 6M.
In the summer they will start at about the cap, with about 35M under the tax line.
They do have opportunity to perhaps use a TPE now as a facilitator, and pick up a pick. Or even go back over the tax line, offering BIG help for even more salary. Either way they won't be paying repeater tax (or any tax) next season.
It is probably too much to ask, but I hope they do spend some of that space under the tax (or even go over the line to your point) to either take on salary for picks or grab someone in pre-agency who is young and has upside.


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