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JustJay · 06-30-2022, 02:17 PM

For those that keep saying "why not just pay the extra 5 million" as explained before, it's not just 5 million. This is why. If you want to say "Cuban is a billionaire he should pay it" so be it, but no MLE.

Re-signing Brunson at a deal that pays him $30 million annually, per Bobby Mark?s calculations, could cost the team $130 million in salary and subsequent taxes next season. That?s without the team using its taxpayer?s mid-level exception, a $6.4-million carveout that the team might need to sign another wing or split among several players asking more than the veteran?s minimum. It?s another calculation the team must make, a financial one dependent on how much Cuban is truly willing to spend. Dallas can?t be blamed for its valuation of Brunson being lower than New York?s. Team sources have certainly expressed surprise and dismay at just how much the Knicks are prepared to offer him. But sometimes, that?s the cost of free agency. ? via Tim Cato @ The Athletic

06-30-2022, 02:17 PM	#645
JustJay Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 942	For those that keep saying "why not just pay the extra 5 million" as explained before, it's not just 5 million. This is why. If you want to say "Cuban is a billionaire he should pay it" so be it, but no MLE. Re-signing Brunson at a deal that pays him $30 million annually, per Bobby Mark?s calculations, could cost the team $130 million in salary and subsequent taxes next season. That?s without the team using its taxpayer?s mid-level exception, a $6.4-million carveout that the team might need to sign another wing or split among several players asking more than the veteran?s minimum. It?s another calculation the team must make, a financial one dependent on how much Cuban is truly willing to spend. Dallas can?t be blamed for its valuation of Brunson being lower than New York?s. Team sources have certainly expressed surprise and dismay at just how much the Knicks are prepared to offer him. But sometimes, that?s the cost of free agency. ? via Tim Cato @ The Athletic Last edited by JustJay; 06-30-2022 at 02:18 PM.