Can anyone give me a proper range of guesses of what the salary cap will likely be in 2015 & 2016 & 2017? I feel like I finally understood how valuable cap space was and some of the tricks to spend beyond it, but now that is going to change drastically.
So why wouldn't Wade take $16M now and then when the cap goes up after next year, he can test FA or re-sign at a big $ amount that will not be as big of a cap % hit?
Also, if he takes player option this year, can they go over the cap to re-sign him next year?
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If he waits to sign it this year, could they sign a big FA, then he inks it for this year?
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So I was going to dog Wade then I checked his PER and thought about that team. They will be a nice team when healthy and he was carrying too much burden without Bosh to space the floor and so many games pre-Dragic. Plus, we went 19-20 with our new Big 3, and not that they have a big 3, but they could all use some court time together.
I like smart b-ball players, so I would take him on this team in a heartbeat. I think the Heat would be recognizing the rebuild if they traded him though, so I don't think it happens. I would guess that its posturing for the following year and he takes this 1 year deal on a "Riley - prove it" vibe, and if the Heat end up with a Conference Finals appearance, then Wade stays, but if not, he doesn't look like a jerk for looking elsewhere. Good chess move, IMO.