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Last updated: 9/30/2019
Last updated: 9/30/2019
Last updated: 9/30/2019
Summary
Neto will not wow you with incredible plays, but he rarely makes mistakes and will take advantage when defenses don't respect him. He works hard on defense, despite not having the length or athleticism to be super disruptive on that end. Due to his limitations on offense, Neto is unlikely to be deserving of minutes when the games count the most. However, he can be a reliable backup option at point guard during the regular season. In Washington, he can also play next to Westbrook because of Westbrook's size, so teams with bigger point guards will likely be more interested than teams with smaller point guards, since those teams won't have the luxury of being able to play both guards together.
Cap Considerations
Neto will be an unrestricted free agent with a $1.7 million cap hold and Non-Bird Rights. This means that the highest starting salary the Wizards could offer him using the Non-Bird Exception is $2.5 million. This should be enough to retain Neto, since he settled for the minimum of $1.9 million to come to Washington. Alternatively, the Wizards could use their Mid-Level Exception or Bi-Annual Exception to re-sign Neto if he demands more than $2.5 million.
Other teams will have multiple ways to sign Neto 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. Since he signed a minimum contract this offseason, teams will hope to get him at the minimum next summer too.
Potential Teams: Wizards, Suns, Raptors, Hawks, Pelicans
Predicted Contract: 1-year, $2.1 million ($1.7 million cap hit) with the Wizards
Actual Contract: 1-year, $2.1 million ($1.7 million cap hit) with the Wizards
As predicted, Neto re-signed with the Wizards on a one-year minimum contract, and will be competing with Aaron Holiday for the primary backup point guard spot.
Last updated: 8/19/2021
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