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Summary
Oni has pretty good size and athleticism, but hasn't developed his offensive game enough to get consistent rotation minutes. He has only hit 31% of his threes over the past two seasons, and has finished poorly at the rim.

The Jazz may keep Oni since they are already capped out and don't have much young talent, but I'm not sure Oni would be able to get a fully-guaranteed contract if he hits free agency this summer. 
 
Cap Considerations
Oni's $1.8 million salary for 2021-2022 is non-guaranteed, and if he is waived he will become an unrestricted free agent and the Jazz will have no form of Bird rights on him. If he is waived, teams could claim him off waivers, but would need to fit his salary within cap space or an exception to do so, as his contract doesn't fit within the minimum salary exception as it was a three-year contract.

If Oni becomes a free agent, other teams will have multiple ways to sign him 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. However, I don't expect any offers for Oni to be above the minimum.

Potential Teams: Jazz, Thunder, Rockets, Timberwolves, Knicks

Predicted Contract: Not waived: $1.8 million
If waived: 1-year, $1.7 million (non-guaranteed) with the Timberwolves

Last updated: 7/17/2021

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