Gotta be some insurance fukkery
he'll probably just get stretched, worst come to worst. They don't need his salary space this year (or KG's), but next year, we're talking about an ungodly amount of cap space should Pek medically retire (he should). Other than Rubio (who is probably gonna get dealt after this season), the next highest paid player is Cole Aldrich at $7.6 mil on a declining contract. Dieng and Bazz are their only RFA's and I wouldn't even make Dieng an offer.
So Minny's looking at anywhere from $55-$70 mil in cap space that won't really get used because, well, we know why.