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Last updated: 9/30/2019
Last updated: 9/30/2019
Last updated: 9/30/2019
Summary
After providing some years as a solid rotational big in Portland and Brooklyn, Davis has fallen off in the past couple years due to a combination of injuries and age-related regression. Davis's best skill has always been his rebounding, particularly his offensive rebounding. When he has played, his rebounding numbers have been above-average, but not at the elite levels they were at in the '17-'18 and 18-'19 seasons.
Davis hasn't developed enough of an offensive game to be a scoring threat, and at age 31 his threat as a lob finisher has only declined. His thin frame also makes it more difficult to play him at center, which is the only position he can really play due to his offensive limitations noted earlier. Davis's time in the NBA may be over soon, but he could get some minimum offers this summer for teams looking for a veteran big for cheap.
Cap Considerations
Davis will be an unrestricted free agent with a $6.5 million cap hold and Early Bird rights. Using his Early Bird rights, the Timberwolves can offer Davis a starting salary of 5% above the average salary (around $10 million), which should be more than enough.
Other teams will have multiple ways to sign Davis as even teams without cap space could possibly use any of the Non-Taxpayer MLE, Taxpayer MLE, or possibly even the Room MLE or Bi-Annual Exception to sign him. There's also a chance that Davis ends up settling for the minimum.
Potential Teams: Hornets, Trailblazers, Suns, Kings, Timberwolves
Predicted Contract: 1-year, $2.6 million (non-guaranteed) with the Hornets
Actual Contract: 1-year, $2.6 million (non-guaranteed) with the Cavaliers
Davis ended up signing with the Cavs, but it is unclear if he will make the final roster.
Last updated: 10/14/2021
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