(07-14-2023, 03:43 PM)mvossman Wrote: How much MLE does that leave us and how much under the tax are we right now? Curious if there is any point in stretch waiving McGee vs just waiving him and still holding out hope for derrick Jones Jr.
Where things stand right now - with Curry getting the BAE - is as follows
Cap - 161,690,028
Tax room - 3,603,972
Apron room - 10,655,972
Remaining MLE - 9,405,000
1 I don't see any value in a stretch waive of JM. (Nor do I see the value in waiving him at all, until they need the roster slot. There's some value in having a 15th player on the roster, who you can always move off if needed, as a 15-man roster allows more games on the NBA active list for your 3-ways, if player development is important to you. If you are already paying a 15th man anyhow .... )
2 If they pivoted to using the MLE on more years (and cap hit) for Exum, and since they also did DP's contract with no raises (meaning more paid this season), maybe they do the same with Curry?
Full BAE with max raises would be 2 years/9.2578M, but if it's carved out of the MLE instead, they have an opening to massage all kinds of things (the length, the structure (increasing-level-decreasing), option year (?), guarantee, incentives, etc) while not shorting Curry on the pay that was agreed.
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