I don't know if this is feasible or desirable, but during the course of the season, if someone we are interested in is released or becomes available ... is there any reason we couldn't offer them part of the MLE or perhaps the bi-annual and get an advantage over teams which can only offer the minimum?
There's no telling who's going to step-up (or decline) this season or who might suffer a season ending injury. Perhaps there's an advantage to hold on to the MLE until we know what we need?
I don't *think* we can use it to balance a trade, or that alone would be useful, but typically during the course of a season there are players who are outright released (Tim Thomas, Alonzo Mourning, Chucky Atkins, etc).
There's no telling who's going to step-up (or decline) this season or who might suffer a season ending injury. Perhaps there's an advantage to hold on to the MLE until we know what we need?
I don't *think* we can use it to balance a trade, or that alone would be useful, but typically during the course of a season there are players who are outright released (Tim Thomas, Alonzo Mourning, Chucky Atkins, etc).