Sonny wrote:
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If not, it’s easy. Yes, we can. We match whatever 3 or 4 year deal at 10-15M per year is out there for Serge, we match whatever deal is there for Fred at 20-25M per year, and have a few million left to fill out the roster under the tax.
But then our 2021 cap space is gone.
If we want to go hunting for a big name FA in 2021, then we need to keep Fred down in the low 20M’s. And then to avoid the tax (which they should do) you only have about 20M left to offer Serge, unless we get lucky and the NBA sets the tax line higher than I am expecting. But Serge needs to be on a one year deal to keep 2021 space. So is 20M enough to get him to sign a one year if there are long term deals worth 45-60M out there for him? I don’t think so.
If only one or the other stays, it is much easier. But keeping both will be hard. I expect other FA’s like Gasol and Boucher would be more open to a one year overpay than Serge, but I could be wrong.
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