Many owners around the league may not be happy about Monty Williams’ record-breaking contract to coach the Pistons, but Suns owner Mat Ishbia should be pleased. Since there was an offset provision in Williams’ contract, the Suns no longer owe him any money, John Gambadoro of 98.7 FM Phoenix tweets.
The Suns owed Williams approximately $21MM for the remaining three years on his deal but the Pistons are paying him far more than that, having reportedly agreed on a six-year, $78.5MM contract.
We have more from the Pacific Division:
- Bruce Brown, Torrey Craig, Donte DiVincenzo, Josh Okogie, Max Strus and Yuta Watanabe are some of the wing options the Lakers might explore with their non-taxpayer mid-level exception, Jovan Buha of The Athletic opines in his latest mailbag. Buha delves into a number of topics, including the possibility of LeBron James choosing to retire.
- If the Clippers retain their draft picks (No. 30 overall in the first round, No. 48 in the second round), they’ll likely use one of them on a power forward that they can develop, according to Law Murray of The Athletic. The organization hasn’t drafted a true power forward in the first round since 2016.
- EuroLeague Most Valuable Player Sasha Vezenkov, whose NBA rights are held by the Kings, says he’s ready for new challenges, as Sportando relays. In a Bulgarian TV interview, Vezenkov said, “Nobody knows what will happen in a few years, so I will decide how to proceed when the time comes. We agreed that it would be best to finish the season and then talk. We’ll see if they have a specific offer and what I will decide. I’m ready for new challenges, but as I’ve said before, Athens and Olympiacos are my home and I feel great.” Vezenkov has buyout language in his Olympiacos contract if he wants to sign with Sacramento.
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Lakers have non tax payer MLE if other teams signs free agents Rui, Reaves and DLo
I like the Rockets idea to sign Reaves
That’s incorrect. They have it if they don’t have more than 165mil in salaries. Easily achieved declining Beasley.
Using the non taxpayer midlevel hard caps a team. So to use more than the taxpayer midlevel, even $1 more triggers it. So its not as simple just being below the luxury tax.
Imo the lakers will operate above the cap and probably use the exceptions on retaining residual players in Schroeder Lonnie and wenyen – the have the bi annual as well this year operating above cap which will be handy
There’s just not much to gain by staying under other than. Money –
179 milli is the number to look at here. That’s that super tax ( tax apron 2 ) – Runing the numbers it’s going to be close , operating over , getting Beasley and bambas numbers down imo gives them there best team – it’s a team that will look very similar to last years but that’s fine – perhaps Lonnie’s mle money goes somewhere else but I see a run back here the way the numbers look
There new player in probably comes in the fashion of trade , most likely draft night as well if so w 17 –
Where’s all the commenters that said Phoenix would absolutely still have to pay Monty Williams all his money in full whilst Detroit is paying him?