Raptors Fan Here

[WatermelonMan]

but when would you trade Lance? we need him all season long to win a championship and after the season he will be an unrestricted free agent. there just doesn't seem to be a window in which to do this. if we lose Lance, it will be to a team with cap room that has no incentive to give us a player back unless it is a sign and trade to give him even more money.

What's the max a team under the cap can sign Lance without a S&T?

[Scoot McGroot]

but when would you trade Lance? we need him all season long to win a championship and after the season he will be an unrestricted free agent. there just doesn't seem to be a window in which to do this. if we lose Lance, it will be to a team with cap room that has no incentive to give us a player back unless it is a sign and trade to give him even more money.

What's the max a team under the cap can sign Lance without a S&T?

25% of the cap with 4.5% raises. If the cap is at $62m, Lance's first year salary max would be $15.5m. The max we could pay him (legally, not realistically), is also 25% of the cap, but with 7.5% raises.