2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[khaled1987]

LOL of course. Get CP3, John Wall, Westbrook, Blake to the LA teams or the Warriors on minimum contracts. Classic NBA BS disguised as "to help the small teams".

Yeah, a few big-market teams could certainly benefit from this. But don't be surprised if they also dump their own high-priced guys.

The core issue driving it is the uncertainty around team revenue next year when there's a good possibility there won't be fans in seats.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2916...-september

That accounts for about 40% of team revenues. And with luxury tax thresholds tied to revenue, a dropping cap could crush teams financially.  For example, some projections have Golden State facing a potential luxury tax payment of $160 million!  So hearing that they're discussing ways for teams to lessen their cap burden doesn't surprise me.  Honestly, I also won't be surprised if we hear about the league figuring out a way to share the burden of the amnestied salaries to relieve the pressure on cash-strapped teams.

Thinking positively, giving Dallas the option to amnesty Powell if they need extra cash in 2021 isn't such a terrible development.

I think Covid-19 has most likely killed the FA of both 2020 & 2021, we gotta work with what we have and use trades and draft very carefully. 

Also, tax threshold won't be the same, no point in 20 something teams paying tax for the other teams. It is rumored they will let it be at same number currently.