MAVS NEWS:

[Smitty]

The roster is already full (and more). Next items on Ujiri to-do list?
1 Make a move to reduce roster to 15 - deadline 10/20 approx
2 Perhaps waive Cisse (no salary is guaranteed until 9/1) to free the roster spot
... He could be waived with a plan to then sign him to a 2-way slot, but every team would be able to claim him on waivers (incl NY) so that's not realistic
3 Lively extension - deadline 10/20 approx - reportedly this negotiation has already begun
4 Sasser extension - deadline 10/20 approx

I would be shocked if Cisse is the one waived. Not because I think he’s 8-10 type rotation guy, I just think Masai and Co. really like the upside. From everything I’ve read, it seems like Cisse has been in touch, around, and part of the plan for this upcoming season.

I think a Klay buyout is far more likely. Not because he doesn’t fit here this season, but because Klay himself wants out. I don’t see a realistic trade scenario so therefore I think this ends with a negotiated buyout. Of course M&M should exhaust all other options until then.

I would put the Max extension far above the two you mentioned. Max can be a UFA next summer. The other two RFA’s. Actually, both Lively and Sasser have far more to prove to (me) the FO before getting some long, big, guaranteed extension.