LoPo
Well-Known Member
Yep. A smaller cap makes a super max that much worse. Let's just say the cap goes down $20 million. That means MLE and other midrange contracts lose a few million each.My guess is the cap drops and with it, contract amounts also decline inline.
Outside of Giannis, I really can't think of anyone in the association I would give the supermax to. It's just too much money.
If you're a good player in that MLE area, do you take MLE from us at $5-6 million or maybe $2-3 million to play with LeBron or a bigger market? When the money was big and the MLE was reaching $10 million, that's a major boost over the BAE or even the minimum. If the cap tumbles, getting quality depth is going to be that much harder for small markets or noncontenders.
There is only once scenario where I think Gobert deserves the supermax - he carries us very far this summer. Due to Gobert, we go far and actually contend. Outside of that, there is not any scenario where he is worth supermax. If he has another okay playoffs, we gotta trade him especially if he expects super max.
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