2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[omahen]

I personally think the $25 million per extension is fair.

I would agree. However, I also think he will stay in Indiana if this is the money on the table. 

If I’m Indy, I probably wait until the trade deadline before doing anything.  VO’s value isn’t great right now.

I am not really sure about that. Totally agree, VO value is not great right now. But on the other hand, it will be much easier to move him now than at TDL. Also team that trades for him gets him for full season this way, not just half. I am sure some teams would take the gamble and hope VO will come back to his old self. Meaning, some teams will be prepared to pay good enough for Indy to do it (if they want to move him). 

Do we see Oladipo as similar to Holiday or more of an Alpha Wannabe?

Very good question. Number 3 guy certainly has to be team first player. I also see Hayward as an example of such a guy - max guy who puts team first.

And what is Hardaway’s value if you put someone above him in the pecking order.

Well, I hope he is mature enough to understand he will not be alpha. Not on a good team. But he can be excellent side kick. Does it really matter that much if you are number 3 or number 4, when you are paid somewhere between 15-20 million per year? But of course, humans have emotions and sometime make irational decisions. Everything is possible. 

but one thing is for sure: the salary cap will be lowered

There has been many contradictional news by now, so I wouldn't lose hope cap will stay approximately the same as projected. As per Mavs, it wouldn't really make any big difference for 2020. Teams in trouble will be the ones already way above cap - Nets, Philly and Boston will be suddenly looking at huge tax bills and plenty of other teams would also move above the tax line. Unless they make a compromise to reduce cap but leave tax line as it was planned. 

The big question for Mavs is the 2021 cap. If this will also be reduced, we can basically forget the max space. This makes 2020 trades even more appealing and perhaps even necessary.