Finally, some good news.
Lord knows did we need it.
The team completely fumbled the first one.
I didn’t give a shit which one, he just needed to make one of em.
I can’t lie, my heart was racing as Ernie read those names.
Man, was it a relief it was to hear Jaylen’s name.
until they actually do, we have to just assume they will.
My reasoning for that is pretty simple.
Brad isn’t dumb.
Mike Zarren isn’t dumb.
I’m pretty sure they figured if Jaylen had a great year, this would be possible.
If they weren’t interested in offering it if he made it, why not trade him?
By not trading him that basically told me Wyc is going to cut the check.
Especially since they got Jaylen at a discount the first time around.
So for the sake of this blog, let’s say they offer it.
Here are the options for Jaylen this summer
1.
Gets offered and accepts the full supermax
Seems like a no brainer if offered.
No player has ever turned down a supermax extension and I can’t imagine Jaylen will be the first.
$295M is a shit ton of guaranteed money
2.
You’re eligbile for the 35% cap hit but maybe you end up at like 33%.
You’re paying for an expensive team either way, what’s another couple %’s.
), this cannot be an option.
I feel like if everyone now knows you could have offered 5/295M and instead you offered 4/189M?
Yeah he’s not extending and then leaving in free agency.
I don’t even know why I put this in there, because that would be insane.
Just because a team offers you an extension doesn’t mean you have to take it.
If you truly want out, there’s max money waiting for you on the open market.
Maybe not $295M, but regular max money which is still a nice chunk of change.
When it comes to that option, there are some things to remember when it comes to extensions.
If Jaylen signs a supermax, he can’t be traded for 1 year.
If he signs no extensions, you might move him this summer.
That’s why today was so massive in my opinion.
Things will get tricky in the future with the new CBA, Tatum’s supermax and the new rules.
With no real way to replace a player of Jaylen’s talent, you cannot screw around.
Pay to keep your own guys and figure the rest out later.
Now that this is out of the way, just focus on Game 6.
It’s only your entire season.
