IIUC the offer being reported is merely a handshake deal of intent, and not an actual offer. And I'm not sure it's an actual workable deal.
I am away from laptop to look up and verify, but I think the following obstacles are still unresolved if I understand the reports
1 he is RFA, so NO must make a written offer that LAC can match ... rather than come to an agreement without that
2 an offer to a RFA must have at least TWO hard years in the deal, this is only a 1+1
3 as reported it is about the same as the QO that LAC has on the table ... iirc its 8.xM QO ... and NO offer is really just the same 2/16 but yr 2 is just an option
4 FWIW if Mavs had any interest they could EASILY have offered way more, and obviously have not in light of the small size
It seems like Mathurin wants to only be committed for 1 year and then be a FA again, but as a FA the only way thats possible is to sign the QO. If LAC will remove the QO, then he can sign that 1+1 with NO, but LAC loses control.by doing so and theres no trade or compensation, so it's quite an unrealistic going-nowhere ask. The NO front office under Dumars again seems incredibly unware of the rules and their nuances.
I am away from laptop to look up and verify, but I think the following obstacles are still unresolved if I understand the reports
1 he is RFA, so NO must make a written offer that LAC can match ... rather than come to an agreement without that
2 an offer to a RFA must have at least TWO hard years in the deal, this is only a 1+1
3 as reported it is about the same as the QO that LAC has on the table ... iirc its 8.xM QO ... and NO offer is really just the same 2/16 but yr 2 is just an option
4 FWIW if Mavs had any interest they could EASILY have offered way more, and obviously have not in light of the small size
It seems like Mathurin wants to only be committed for 1 year and then be a FA again, but as a FA the only way thats possible is to sign the QO. If LAC will remove the QO, then he can sign that 1+1 with NO, but LAC loses control.by doing so and theres no trade or compensation, so it's quite an unrealistic going-nowhere ask. The NO front office under Dumars again seems incredibly unware of the rules and their nuances.