10-01-2026, 01:08 PM
(10-01-2026, 12:35 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: Bobby Marks: Here is the difference of Jalen Duren signing with Detroit for 5/200M and the Qualifying Offer and max salary in 2027. There is certainly a significant risk and Duren needs to know $189M is waiting for him, but there is not much difference in the $$. With Detroit: 2026-27: 34,482,759 / 2027-28: 37,241,379 / 2028-29: 40,000,000 / 2029-30: 42,758,621 / 2030-31: 45,517,241 = 200,000,000. QO +2027 Max offer: 2026-27: 9,615,393 / 2027-28: 44,000,000 / 2028-29: 46,200,000 / 2029-30: 48,400,000 / 2030-31: 50,600,000 = 198,815,393 Without an agreement today, the $9.6M QO will expire at 11:59 PM ET. The QO can be extended, but that is less likely.
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I tend to hope that these players will refuse to sign the QO, thinking that by doing so they will be forcing the team to bend to their will, and find out how real life works. I've seen it once, over the years, and it was almost a career ender.