Calm down ducks. This isn't the thread you were hoping for.
So Fred Van Vleet just got a $85M/3+P deal. That feels to be right around the contract White will get if he had a good year next year. Should the Spurs offer that on an extension. Well here's how the deal would break down with max raises:
2021-2022 |
$18,973,213 |
2022-2023 |
$20,491,071 |
2023-2024 |
$22,008,929 |
2024-2025 |
$23,526,787 |
With that, the other signings from this year (including Vassell) and assuming SA gets the 15th pick in the draft next summer, the team is just under $70 Million in salaries for 21-22. The cap for that year is locked into being between $112 Million and $119 Million, meaning SA would have about $42M to $49M in cap space.
White's hold is about $8.5 Million lower than his starting salary would be on that extension. So max, the Spurs could have about $58 Million in cap space to work with next summer. Is that extra bit worth risking White explodes and gets even more money? Is that contract too rich for a guy who's actually been pretty inconsistent over the course of his career? Can the Spurs lock him into a lower deal? Who's will watch the Mermalair?