Thoughts on 2007 plan

Posted on LG.net on 12/13/05.

One thing about the 2007 plan - they don't necessarily have to pare their roster to $41 million, they just have to be able to threaten to do so. Let's say Dirk decides he wants to play in LA for a max contract. Mitch calls up Dallas and says, "Hey, Dirk wants to play here. How about we do a S&T instead of you getting nothing for Dirk? We can offer Kwame, Cook and some picks." The Lakers are happy, because they get an All-Star for two non-All Stars. The Mavericks agree because they want to get something for Dirk. Dirk is happy because he can get more money through an S&T than a straight FA contract. The Lakers then re-sign/take options on the rest of their players.