Because I’m actually smart and can understand the salary cap lolJaydawg has said for years it’s already a done deal that Bron is taking a pay cut to stay
Got idiots on this board who don’t understand the bare essentials of this
Lebron is probably gonna take 15-20 mil no matter where he goes next year. I’ve been saying that for the past 2 offseasons that this past contract was his last big one
The apron rules don’t allow people to go crazy over the cap like they used to. It’s why the Cavs could only offer him a vet min, and why if they wanted to offer him a NTMLE they’d have to shed something like $45 mil in cap space cause they are a 2nd apron team
LA is stuck between a rock and a hard place because this batch of FA are ass, and Lebron and Reaves are frankly the 2 best available.
Lebron taking less pays for Reaves, potential of Rui if he’s not traded, allows to pick up other 3&D wings on the open market while keeping the best 4 in FA on a major discount (Lebron) and adding depth.
What they’d have to do is either have Lebron rescind his bird rights, or sign ASAP I believe in order to not have such a big cap hold in FA




