Summary

Temple struggled from with his shooting this past season, hitting 33% from three and posting a below-average 49% eFG, according to Cleaning the Glass. However, Temple still had a decent year for the Nets, starting 31 games and providing competent two-way wing play. Temple may not be big enough to guard the bigger wings, but has enough length to defend most wings, and certainly most guards.

It's unclear how much of a role Temple would play on a fully-healthy Nets squad, but we're likely to see that next season, as I do not expect the Nets to decline his option for '20-'21. Improving his outside shooting could make him more valuable spotting up next to all the Nets playmakers. If Temple can hit 40% from three like he did in the '17-'18 season in Sacramento, he could play a big role for the Nets.

Cap Considerations

Temple has a $5.0 million team option for 2020-2021, and if that option is declined he will be an unrestricted free agent with an $5.7 million cap hold and Non-Bird Rights. Since the Nets will only have his Non-Bird rights, they will be somewhat limited in their means of re-signing him. The most they could offer him using the Non-Bird Exception is a contract starting at $5.7 million, unless they use cap space to re-sign him. However, if the Nets decline his option this means they likely won't have interest in-resigning Temple.

Teams other than the Nets will have multiple ways to sign Temple, as even teams without cap space could possibly use any of the Non-Taxpayer, Taxpayer, or Room Mid-Level Exceptions to sign him.

Potential Teams: Nets, Jazz, Mavericks, Warriors, 76ers

Predicted Contract: Team option not declined ($5 million)

If option declined: 1-year, $5 million with the Jazz