Sgt. Largent
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Anthony!":1w93bzh5 said:Ahh I must have misread that then thanks. However still 25 mil all hitting our cap at once is going to be tough next year, then 30 mil the year after is going to be tougher. I just do not see it, if they are trying not to give much over 20 now they will not want to Tag him at 25. They might use the transition tag and let him get a deal and then match but that could be dangerous as heck.
For sure it's a game of chicken Schneider doesn't want to be playing two years from now. Giving Russell 20% and 44% franchise tag raises would cripple the cap.
But that's the intention of the inflation raises, to deter teams from just franchising players over and over like the old days to keep player control.
IMO it's a fair rule. Russell has incentive to get a deal done for long term security, and the Hawks have incentive to get a deal done so they're not crippled by having to franchise him for multiple years.