B Mac wrote:Gibson cant even make the full MLE I dont believe. The max he can make on his second contract is under the MLE, and no there is absolutely ZERO chance he is going anywhere. He is one of the few players we have found that actually fits well with LeBron, he and LeBron have an emmense amount of man love for each other, and he is beloved by the fans. Not happening.
He can make up to the full MLE... However, if Cleveland were to pay him that, they still keep their MLE... They would just use the EBE.
The MLE and Early Bird Exemption are both the league's average salary.
We were in the exact same situation with Amir Johnson last year.
I was reading that there is actually a loophole that could pay him more than that but it's kinda confusing and not gonna happen for Boobie.