Why not iritate the group with my off-season plan.

  1. Renegotiate and extend Buddy. Offer him a $9mil bump this year, and then 3yrs - $51mil. Essentially getting 3 years - $60mil.

  2. Decline Bruce Brown and offer him 3 years - $51mil as well. I think it’s nice starter money and gives him more guaranteed income with a shot at another deal after this one.

  3. Don’t guarantee McConnell and let Nwora walk, saving $7.5mil in cap. McConnell hurts, but no reason to keep him if he ain’t playing.

  4. When Smith declines his deal, which he will. Offer him the MLE which I think will be $10-12mil annually for the next 2 years. Turner will be expiring again, so maybe Smith can take another step up to starting caliber 🤷

  5. Extend qualifying offer to Obi, then offer 2 years - $14mil.

This should put us at about $160mil without our rookie picks and we’ll under the luxury tax line still.

C. Turner / Smith (or Jackson if Smith walks)

PF. Toppin / Walker (Walker starting midway)

SF. Hield / Nesmith

SG. Brown / Mathurin

PG. Haliburton / Nembhard

Obviously the ideal is we get a star caliber forward onto the team, but easier said than done.