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Summary

Six years into his NBA career, Len appears to be a decent backup center at best. Len has some skills on offense, and has even started to shoot threes. He's serviceable on defense, although nobody would call him an intimidating rim protector. Despite not having many clear weaknesses, Len also has yet to show he has a key NBA skill that will allow him to have a long NBA career.

 

Offensively, scoring more efficiently inside or hitting outside shots at a higher rate would go a long way into improving his value. However, Len is getting to the point in his career where you stop expecting significant jumps to be made. I would not be surprised if Len even had to settle for a minimum contract this offseason.

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Cap Considerations

Len will be an unrestricted free agent with Early Bird rights.  If Len is brought back using Early Bird rights rather than cap space, the Kings will be limited to paying him a starting salary of up to 105% of the average salary this past season (roughly $10 million), which will be more than enough. If Len is brought back by the Kings on a multi-year contract, they should frontload his contract as much as possible, as long as they can do so while remaining under the tax.

 

Teams other than the Kings will have multiple ways to sign Len, as even teams without cap space could possibly use any of the Non-Taxpayer, Taxpayer, or Room Mid-Level Exceptions to sign him. There's also the possibility that Len does not get any offers above the minimum this offseason. 

Potential Teams: Pistons, Raptors, Kings, Hornets, Timberwolves

Predicted Contract: 1-year, $4 million with the Pistons

Actual Contract: 1-year, $2.3 million with the Raptors

Len got less than I expected, but getting slightly more than the minimum seemed like the right value for Len.

Last updated: 12/31/2020

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