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Here's an excerpt from a recent article:

Offseason Cap Outlook

If we assume the Wolves bring back their nine players on guaranteed contracts, plus Nowell, Reid, and their first-round pick, they'd be just over the projected cap at $122.5MM for 12 players. That would give them plenty of room below the projected tax line ($149MM) to re-sign Prince and use their full mid-level exception -- and possibly even their bi-annual exception, depending on Prince's price tag.

This looks accurate to me. If so, then the Wolves could keep things simple and do the following this summer:

1. Bring back their nine guaranteed contract players plus Nowell and Reid
2. Draft the best player available at #19
3. Re-sign Prince at $10 million for next season (possibly a multi-year deal beyond next season)
4. Use their MLE, which goes up to $10.3 million, to sign the best free agent big they can get (maybe Nurkic)
5. Use the $4 million BAE to sign the best free agent wing they can find

Note that there wouldn't be roster room for any of the Wolves three second-round picks. So perhaps they could sign one of those three picks instead of using their BAE. They could use one or both of their other two 2nd-round picks on non-American prospects as pick and stash players. They could also trade a couple of their 2nd-round picks plus, perhaps, Naz Reid, to move up from #19. Or of course, the Wolves could pull the trigger on major deals involving DLO or Beasley and possibly other assets. It will be interesting.

Rosas really did set up everything nicely didn't he.

lipoli390 wrote:Here's an excerpt from a recent article:

Offseason Cap Outlook

If we assume the Wolves bring back their nine players on guaranteed contracts, plus Nowell, Reid, and their first-round pick, they'd be just over the projected cap at $122.5MM for 12 players. That would give them plenty of room below the projected tax line ($149MM) to re-sign Prince and use their full mid-level exception -- and possibly even their bi-annual exception, depending on Prince's price tag.

This looks accurate to me. If so, then the Wolves could keep things simple and do the following this summer:

1. Bring back their nine guaranteed contract players plus Nowell and Reid
2. Draft the best player available at #19
3. Re-sign Prince at $10 million for next season (possibly a multi-year deal beyond next season)
4. Use their MLE, which goes up to $10.3 million, to sign the best free agent big they can get (maybe Nurkic)
5. Use the $4 million BAE to sign the best free agent wing they can find

Note that there wouldn't be roster room for any of the Wolves three second-round picks. So perhaps they could sign one of those three picks instead of using their BAE. They could use one or both of their other two 2nd-round picks on non-American prospects as pick and stash players. They could also trade a couple of their 2nd-round picks plus, perhaps, Naz Reid, to move up from #19. Or of course, the Wolves could pull the trigger on major deals involving DLO or Beasley and possibly other assets. It will be interesting.

Thanks Lip for laying out our cap situation. I think I would like to create roster space by using Naz Reid or Bolmaro as trade chips with pick 40 to trade up to get Dalen Terry, Kennedy Chandler or Koloko if they are available in the early second round. If we end up drafting four players, I think we would use one of the picks on the best available stash pick. I'm not convinced that signing Prince to $10 million is a good idea (I think Otto Porter is a much better player and he signed for the minimum), but I could live with it if we don't sign him past next year and there aren't better options available. Here's a writeup which discusses Porter, Prince, Gary Harris, TJ Warren, Danuel House and Hartenstein as bargain free agents and they don't think Prince will get much more than minimum deal: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2955757-7-under-the-radar-2022-nba-free-agency-bargains. Frankly, I'd take Hartenstein, Porter, Warren (if healthy), and Harris ahead of Prince.

KG4Ever wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:Here's an excerpt from a recent article:

Offseason Cap Outlook

If we assume the Wolves bring back their nine players on guaranteed contracts, plus Nowell, Reid, and their first-round pick, they'd be just over the projected cap at $122.5MM for 12 players. That would give them plenty of room below the projected tax line ($149MM) to re-sign Prince and use their full mid-level exception -- and possibly even their bi-annual exception, depending on Prince's price tag.

This looks accurate to me. If so, then the Wolves could keep things simple and do the following this summer:

1. Bring back their nine guaranteed contract players plus Nowell and Reid
2. Draft the best player available at #19
3. Re-sign Prince at $10 million for next season (possibly a multi-year deal beyond next season)
4. Use their MLE, which goes up to $10.3 million, to sign the best free agent big they can get (maybe Nurkic)
5. Use the $4 million BAE to sign the best free agent wing they can find

Note that there wouldn't be roster room for any of the Wolves three second-round picks. So perhaps they could sign one of those three picks instead of using their BAE. They could use one or both of their other two 2nd-round picks on non-American prospects as pick and stash players. They could also trade a couple of their 2nd-round picks plus, perhaps, Naz Reid, to move up from #19. Or of course, the Wolves could pull the trigger on major deals involving DLO or Beasley and possibly other assets. It will be interesting.

Thanks Lip for laying out our cap situation. I think I would like to create roster space by using Naz Reid or Bolmaro as trade chips with pick 40 to trade up to get Dalen Terry, Kennedy Chandler or Koloko if they are available in the early second round. If we end up drafting four players, I think we would use one of the picks on the best available stash pick. I'm not convinced that signing Prince to $10 million is a good idea (I think Otto Porter is a much better player and he signed for the minimum), but I could live with it if we don't sign him past next year and there aren't better options available. Here's a writeup which discusses Porter, Prince, Gary Harris, TJ Warren, Danuel House and Hartenstein as bargain free agents and they don't think Prince will get much more than minimum deal: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2955757-7-under-the-radar-2022-nba-free-agency-bargains. Frankly, I'd take Hartenstein, Porter, Warren (if healthy), and Harris ahead of Prince.

What ever happened to Glenn Robinson III? if he is still able to play he would bring a lot of what Prince did for probably a lot less money if the cost for Prince gets too high which I don't think it will.

Prince is the closest thing we have to a 3&D hybrid forward other than Jaden McDaniels, who is still figuring things out. I'd be fine with re-signing him, even though he's not quite in the upper echelons of that archetype....probably the best we can do for now. Seems like he was a key guy in the locker room too.

KG4Ever wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:Here's an excerpt from a recent article:

Offseason Cap Outlook

If we assume the Wolves bring back their nine players on guaranteed contracts, plus Nowell, Reid, and their first-round pick, they'd be just over the projected cap at $122.5MM for 12 players. That would give them plenty of room below the projected tax line ($149MM) to re-sign Prince and use their full mid-level exception -- and possibly even their bi-annual exception, depending on Prince's price tag.

This looks accurate to me. If so, then the Wolves could keep things simple and do the following this summer:

1. Bring back their nine guaranteed contract players plus Nowell and Reid
2. Draft the best player available at #19
3. Re-sign Prince at $10 million for next season (possibly a multi-year deal beyond next season)
4. Use their MLE, which goes up to $10.3 million, to sign the best free agent big they can get (maybe Nurkic)
5. Use the $4 million BAE to sign the best free agent wing they can find

Note that there wouldn't be roster room for any of the Wolves three second-round picks. So perhaps they could sign one of those three picks instead of using their BAE. They could use one or both of their other two 2nd-round picks on non-American prospects as pick and stash players. They could also trade a couple of their 2nd-round picks plus, perhaps, Naz Reid, to move up from #19. Or of course, the Wolves could pull the trigger on major deals involving DLO or Beasley and possibly other assets. It will be interesting.

Thanks Lip for laying out our cap situation. I think I would like to create roster space by using Naz Reid or Bolmaro as trade chips with pick 40 to trade up to get Dalen Terry, Kennedy Chandler or Koloko if they are available in the early second round. If we end up drafting four players, I think we would use one of the picks on the best available stash pick. I'm not convinced that signing Prince to $10 million is a good idea (I think Otto Porter is a much better player and he signed for the minimum), but I could live with it if we don't sign him past next year and there aren't better options available. Here's a writeup which discusses Porter, Prince, Gary Harris, TJ Warren, Danuel House and Hartenstein as bargain free agents and they don't think Prince will get much more than minimum deal: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2955757-7-under-the-radar-2022-nba-free-agency-bargains. Frankly, I'd take Hartenstein, Porter, Warren (if healthy), and Harris ahead of Prince.

Great article. Thanks for posting the link!