Thanks for the clarification. Let me see if I've got this straight. If we wanted to sign,for example,Ben Gordon for 5yrs.50 mil. we would have to be approx 7-8 mil under the cap for the 1st year. We can't exceed the cap with any signing that isn't:a rookie,vet min,mid or bi-annual exception,our own expiring player we retain(i.e.Kidd). So we can resign Kidd(for either 1 or 3yrs), trade him before the deadline, sign and trade him after the season or renounce his rights and use the space in summer 2010. Think i've got it. He'll want a 3yr.deal but Cuban could offer a rich one year deal, sign a free agent or 2 in '10, re-sign Dirk at a discount and resign Kidd. Can we exceed the cap in re-signing Dirk and Kidd AFTER we've signed free agents or must we have room for theirs under the cap?
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