Talking 2016 free agency here. Valanciunas will be a restricted free agent eligible to make up to 25% of the cap, DeRozan will be an unrestricted free agent eligible to make up to 30% of the cap.
Because of his situation, I'd be surprised if the Raptors get Valanciunas to sign an extension this offseason (however if they can, even if it's for the max, they should). So I think both guys will at least test free agency.
I'm thinking JV would actually end up being the higher paid of the two despite DeRozan having the higher contract ceiling. Considering his age, superior advanced stats and the fact that centers tend to get larger contracts than bigs, and teams try to price out restricted free agents all the time.
Thoughts on this? I realize I'm kind of pitting them against each other here which is a little counter-intuitive to my previous thread. But it is work discussing the fact that Val could also very easily be earning 20M per season starting in 2016-17.
Because of his situation, I'd be surprised if the Raptors get Valanciunas to sign an extension this offseason (however if they can, even if it's for the max, they should). So I think both guys will at least test free agency.
I'm thinking JV would actually end up being the higher paid of the two despite DeRozan having the higher contract ceiling. Considering his age, superior advanced stats and the fact that centers tend to get larger contracts than bigs, and teams try to price out restricted free agents all the time.
Thoughts on this? I realize I'm kind of pitting them against each other here which is a little counter-intuitive to my previous thread. But it is work discussing the fact that Val could also very easily be earning 20M per season starting in 2016-17.
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