Illini in the Pros (Basketball)

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OrangeBlue98
the juiceman cometh said:
Just to add, the Timberwolves themselves can't clear enough cap space to sign Ayo to an extension above the MLE, because their roster exceeds the cap even if they were to renounce all of their cap holds. BUT, if there is no deal and he hits the open market on June 30, the T-Wolves will have full Bird Rights at that point, and can sign him to a better deal than anything he'd get on the open market. They could even sign him to a max deal (over $40 million/yr) without hitting the first apron - all they'd have to do is renounce their Bird Rights on Evan Turner, a dude who retired from the NBA in 2020, to clear his $28 million cap hold.
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Bobby Bonilla approves of this contract! ;)
 
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phats22
OrangeBlue98 said:
Bobby Bonilla approves of this contract! ;)
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Boskydell said:
Good game for Marcus the other night in the BXNT playoffs with 18p, 3rb, 1as, 2st. Has been inserted in the starting lineup at pg even though Yaacov is back from the combine.
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I only understand a few of those words, but if it’s a positive for Marcus that makes me happy. One of my all-time favorite Illini.
 
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bavanga3
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Ayo is #1 on the list. $15M is not nothing, but I thought his market value was projected to be higher than that? That said, I do not understand all the inner-workings of the NBA salary cap, aprons, or any of the other finer details.

Ayo Dosunmu​

G | Minnesota Timberwolves
Unrestricted free agent

Dosunmu arrived from the Chicago Bulls at the trade deadline and had an immediate impact, including a 43-point performance in a Game 4 win over the Denver Nuggets that came without injured stars Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo.

After the Timberwolves lost Nickeil Alexander-Walker last summer in free agency -- and after the 27-year-old guard was named 2026 Most Improved Player with the Atlanta Hawks -- Minnesota simply cannot afford to let Dosunmu walk. That's why sources around the league expect he will be back with the Wolves, but for a price slightly above the midlevel exception (roughly $15 million), which is what most rival teams could offer.

Doing so might require Minnesota to move off DiVincenzo, who will miss at least most of next season with a torn right Achilles, to avoid going into the second luxury tax apron.
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To be fair, he's #1 on the list because they did it in alphabetical order, not the contract they're expected to receive.
 
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