Dallas Mavericks 2015-2016 Cap Space

Post #1 » by **Smitty731** » Mon Jun 8, 2015 1:43 pm

Updated 2/25 - removed Carried Money for John Jenkins as he was claimed by Phoenix.

Current Cap Space: None. $3,096,861.00 over
Maximum Cap Space: None. $3,096,861.00 over (if all options/guarantees were not picked up, all FAs renounced, no Draft Picks were to be signed this season, and all Exceptions were renounced)
Luxury Tax Space: $11,220,956.00
Tax Apron Space: $15,220,956.00
2016-2017 Maximum Cap Space: $59,230,396.00

How I got there:

Guaranteed Contracts (15): Justin Anderson, Jose Juan Barea, Jeremy Evans, Raymond Felton, Devin Harris, David Lee, Wesley Matthews, JaVale McGee, Salah Mejri, Dirk Nowitzki, Zaza Pachulia, Chandler Parsons, Dwight Powell, Charlie Villanueva, Deron Williams

Partial/Non-Guaranteed Contracts (0): None

Free Agents (0): None

Carried Money (6): $50,000.00 (Brandon Ashley), $947,276.00 (Samuel Dalembert), $10,000.00 (Jarrid Famous), $315,759.00 (Gal Mekel), $525,094.00 (Maurice N'dour), $50,000.00 (Jamil Wilson)

Unsigned First Round Draft Picks (1): Petteri Koponen

Unsigned Second Round Picks (3): Emir Preldzic, Renaldas Seibutis, Satnam Singh Bharama

Exceptions: Room Exception used on David Lee. No Bi-Annual Exception due to being under the Cap. No TPEs.

Post #2 » by **Texas Chuck** » Mon Jun 8, 2015 1:49 pm

Great job Smitty!.

I can let you know that Felton has already announced he is picking up his option and Farouq has announced he is declining his. So you are correct in those projections. I also agree that plan A is to stay over the cap.

Post #3 » by **Smitty731** » Mon Jun 8, 2015 2:14 pm

Chuck Texas wrote:Great job Smitty!.

I can let you know that Felton has already announced he is picking up his option and Farouq has announced he is declining his. So you are correct in those projections. I also agree that plan A is to stay over the cap.

Those were two of the easier assumptions I had to make.

Felton will never see that kind of money again, barring a huge resurgence in his career. And Aminu can easily get 5x what he made this year on the open market.

For discussion purposes, what do you see happening if Ellis and Chandler choose to go elsewhere? Do you chase other FAs or do you somewhat start the rebuilding process?

Post #4 » by **Texas Chuck** » Mon Jun 8, 2015 2:21 pm

I think we still chase win now guys. I think Cuban feels such strong loyalty to Dirk that he is willing to set the franchise back a few years towards the inevitable rebuild to allow Dirk the most competitive team he can. And while it really bothers me as an amateur GM--I think once we decided to break up the championship team we should have started the process and we might be looking at a young team starting to be relevant rather than an older team hanging by its fingernails.

But I love Dirk. Love him like I've never loved any athlete ever. So I will support this. I am generally a what's best for the team, not what's best for the star kind of guy. But this is Dirk.

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Knosh · Post #5 » by **Knosh** » Mon Jun 8, 2015 3:30 pm

I expect Dallas to operate under the cap, simply because I think Rondo just signing with a team is more likely than a S&T happening that makes sense for all parties.

In that case Tyson and Ellis really aren't a priority and it just comes down to the money they are asking for vs. what else Dallas can do in FA. Ellis might not make that much sense at this point anyway. But yeah, I think Dallas still looks for win now guys.

Post #6 » by **Texas Chuck** » Mon Jun 8, 2015 4:14 pm

Knosh wrote:I expect Dallas to operate under the cap, simply because I think Rondo just signing with a team is more likely than a S&T happening that makes sense for all parties.

In that case Tyson and Ellis really aren't a priority and it just comes down to the money they are asking for vs. what else Dallas can do in FA. Ellis might not make that much sense at this point anyway. But yeah, I think Dallas still looks for win now guys.

I think for sure Dallas enters FA as an over the cap team--simply for flexibility sake. But if Aminu is really the priority it sounds like he is and the team realizes the full MLE won't get it done then yeah they likely renounce everyone and go under the cap.

Monta's decision is also a pretty big factor here. I'm not sure where the organization is on him. He's obviously been pretty good in Dallas and is still good value on that contract. But I don't know that he really fits what they want to do going forward. My guess is they'd like him to opt out?

Ideally for me, Aminu will accept a short deal at the MLE which would allow Dallas to potentially stay over the cap and let Donnie and Cuban be creative as they typically are. Interesting summer for us for sure. Again.

Knosh · Post #7 » by **Knosh** » Mon Jun 8, 2015 5:05 pm

Chuck Texas wrote:Monta's decision is also a pretty big factor here. I'm not sure where the organization is on him. He's obviously been pretty good in Dallas and is still good value on that contract. But I don't know that he really fits what they want to do going forward. My guess is they'd like him to opt out?

I can't see Ellis not opting out to be honest. If it were up to Dallas I think they would happily keep him on that contract. But yeah, I'm not sure that they want him at market value at this point. Him and Parsons together basically means the defense is flawed no matter what. There's probably a better way to build this team.

I think for sure Dallas enters FA as an over the cap team--simply for flexibility sake.

Sure, no team is going to renounce anyone immediately. I'm saying ultimately I expect Dallas to be renouncing at least Rondo and ending up with cap space. It's not only about Aminu to me.

Let's say Dallas wants Tyson and Ellis back no matter what. And the bi-annual in an over the cap scenario is about the same as room exception in the under the cap scenario. Your basically looking at ~$10 mil in cap space vs. full MLE + whatever you get back in a Rondo S&T. Yeah maybe there is a scenario where the latter actually is better, but there is just too many moving parts to project that as the outcome. Plus the points you made about Aminu and Ellis pushing Dallas towards the first scenario.

Interesting summer for us for sure. Again.

I don't know,the last few years I felt there was at least a chance for this going somewhere, but this summer it just feels pointless. :cry:

Post #8 » by **Texas Chuck** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 1:23 pm

Smitty,

Heard Donnie Nelson on the radio this morning and he was asked about potential S&T deals involving Rondo or Monta. He shot that idea down rather quickly and far more decisively than I expected. Sounds like the Mavs intend to operate under the cap so its possible Dallas ends up waiving all those cap holds. Not what I wanted to hear, but realistically I think its the only option at this point.

Post #9 » by **Smitty731** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 1:33 pm

Chuck Texas wrote:Smitty,

Heard Donnie Nelson on the radio this morning and he was asked about potential S&T deals involving Rondo or Monta. He shot that idea down rather quickly and far more decisively than I expected. Sounds like the Mavs intend to operate under the cap so its possible Dallas ends up waiving all those cap holds. Not what I wanted to hear, but realistically I think its the only option at this point.

Good to know. I think that seems more and more likely at this point as well. S&T deals are becoming a thing of the past. No real reason for most teams to take part. As the "sending" team, I would really consider just making the player and his new team figure it out themselves. Unless I really wanted a piece from that team, I would just move on. No real benefit to facilitate beyond building good feelings down the road.