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Summary
Bradley had a really nice season for the Lakers in '19-'20, starting the vast majority of his games and hitting shots at a solid rate. Bradley's eFG% of 52.9% was solidly above average for his position, per Cleaning the Glass. Unfortunately, Bradley's play was somewhat forgotten after choosing to sit out the Orlando Bubble as the Lakers cruised to a championship without him.

Bradley was in a really good situation in Los Angeles, as he could defend point guards while not having to be a lead guard on offense. However, Bradley was unable to make an impact in a similar role in Miami next to bigger playmakers like Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, and was traded to Houston as part of the Victor Oladipo trade.

Bradley missed a lot of games this season in a mostly lost year for him. If teams believe Bradley can get back to the level of play that he was for the Lakers in the '19-'20 regular season, he may have some real interest this summer.
 
Cap Considerations
Bradley has a $5.9 million team option for 2021-2022, and if the Rockets decline that option he will be an unrestricted free agent with a $6.8 million cap hold and Non-Bird rights. Using his Non-Bird rights, the most the Rockets could offer him is a starting salary of $6.8 million, which would likely be enough to retain him. If necessary, they could also use cap space to re-sign Bradley by renouncing some of their other free agents, or their MLE if they remain over the cap.

Other teams will have multiple ways to sign Bradley as even teams without cap space could possibly use either of the Non-Taxpayer MLE, Taxpayer MLE, or possibly even the Room MLE to sign him. There's also a chance that he could be signed with a minimum contract.

Potential Teams: Trailblazers, Spurs, Nets, 76ers, Clippers

Predicted Contract: 1-year, $3.5 million with the Trailblazers

Actual Contract: 1-year, $2.6 million (non-guaranteed) with the Warriors

I was surprised Bradley only got a training camp deal with the Warriors, where he may not even make the final roster.

Last updated: 9/24/2021

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