TopGun
I was inverted.
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For example, we know Tristan is going to get an offer from someone. Hell, this whole conversation about should TT get the max may not matter, as someone could just say, "fuck it, max him out to force the Cavs hand". 5 years, $90M for TT is a very real scenario that people must come to terms with. However, that cap space will grow 25% in 2016/17, meaning a max goes from 5/$90 to 5/$112.5 (around there). In other words, that's akin to tristan making $13.5M for 5 years. Not a bad deal. But when this deal happens matters more than it actually happening.
I don't buy this. What team with salary cap space is going to make Tristan Thompson their highest paid player? No team is going to do that to "force the Cavs hand". Sacrificing your own position to help 28 other teams? Only a GM that is trying to lose his job would do that. How are you going to sell to fans that they should come watch your new awesome signing that averages 10 and 13 a night and gets paid like an all-star? I'll believe it when I see it.