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Originally posted by allenive21
There's a loop where Lewis can go to Dallas, sign for 2 years, then in 2 years, get a max contract. He can earn actually more money by going to Dallas rather than staying in Seattle.
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While this my be true technically, it won't work that way. The days of the MAX contract in the NBA may be numbered. With the cap being lowered and the luxury tax, teams aren't eager to just hand out a MAX deal to keep their players anymore.
Case in point, Andre Miller, who statistically was a top 5 PG on one of the worst teams in the NBA. That said, I think Rashard will get the most money by staying in Seattle.
However, if he goes to an organization that doesn't mind the luxury tax, such as Dallas or Portland, it may be more of a possibility. Even if that is the case, I would think Dallas would rather do a sign and trade because with the recent signing of LaFrentz, the jump in pay for Nowitzki and the MAX deal given to Finley, they are dishing out some serious cash.
I mentioned a S&T deal with Seattle, Dallas, and Chicago that would send Finley to Chicago, Rashard to Dallas and Jamal Crawford and others to Seattle, but it is hard to make happen because when Rashard is signed, there are BYC considerations.