Trade & FA 2023-24: Stein-Ingram Trade Inevitable| LAL Want Lebron Back On Any Terms

[SleepingHero]

@wojespn
Minnesota Timberwolves G Mike Conley Jr. has agreed on a two-year $21 million extension, Steven Heumann and Jess Holtz of
@CAA_Basketball
tell ESPN. The Timberwolves keep Conley Jr. out of summer free agency and in backcourt thru 2025-2026.

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Luka's next time to sign a contract will include a supermax-vs-not choice. If he extends with Dallas, he will be eligible for a full 35% max deal, but with anyone else (including via SNT) he only gets 30%. 

Jokic's next time to sign a contract will not have a supermax-vs-not choice. No matter who he signs with, he will be eligible for a full 35% max deal.

If Jokic decides he wants to play elsewhere at that point, it might happen via SNT, but teams with the ability to create the necessary cap room will have some leverage. That presumes he wants to leave. 

But there has been no indication of dissatisfaction, and they are winning, so it would seem way more likely that he will sign an extension with DEN before he even gets to free agency. If I calculate correctly, that door would open on July 8, 2025, when he could be offered an extension of 3 more years at the 35% max.

I see the difference now. Thanks. And to your point about Jokic ever getting disasstisfied and leaving?

https://twitter.com/dnvr_nuggets/status/...l0dwwSY4OQ

@DNVR_Nuggets
"I don’t want to leave Denver... If Luka gets pissed off in Dallas, he can come."

Nikola Jokic says he'd be open to teaming up with Luka Doncic but only on the Nuggets.


Again I know 3 years is a long way away. But I can't see Jokic ever leaving Denver. Luka has said he's happy in Dallas and doesn't see himself leaving either. But if I had to bet on either of them leaving it'd unfortunately be the Don as much as I hate to say it.