What is the max you will offer Boogie to keep him?

2+1 max which from Boogie's perspective is basically a 3 year max.

I'm still skeptical Dallas would offer him a 4 year max. Boogie and Carlisle would kill each other and they've already been burned by paying a bunch of money to a guy with an achilles issue. Are they really going down that road again?

2+1 (Team Option) +1(Player Option)

1st 2 years of deal slightly less than max with realistic incentives for Boogie to attempt to hit. 3rd year, increase in pay with less incentives but Team has option. Fourth year, obviously if Boogie got to his 4th year with us, he would have proven to overcome the injury and would receive the max for that year, but would be his option.

I believe this is the fairest deal to both sides and preserves both sides best interest.

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Does anyone know how his recovery is going?

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Demps said last night that it was "on schedule". Boogie has claimed that he did not lose hardly any muscle mass or strength in the leg which seems like a good sign. He's posted some video clips of him doing rehab and looking fine doing that, but side steps in resistance bands and running on the treadmill don't really tell you much with regards to the movements the injury might hinder.

I'd offer him up to 4/$100ish on a 3+1 if I felt comfortable with his recovery. If Dallas goes after him I just don't see them going all in. Jrue technically got offered more by Indy last year, 2/$58, but since the Pels offered him 5 years he stayed. I think if Dallas or the Lakers went after him they wouldn't offer much more than 2/$60.

$2.50

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What is your cut off point?

2+1 Max? 3 Year Max? 4 years? 5? Less than the max.

I firmly believe that someone is going to offer him a max, it just depends on the years. If DJ opts in and Capella stays in Houston, Dallas can offer a 4 year max.

Would you match that? Offer a 5th year?

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Thought I read that Dallas did not have the room to offer him the max. Although I guess if they really wanted him, they could find a way to make some room.

Dell can’t be blamed for a guy tearing his achillies. That’s ridiculous

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Boogie has claimed that he did not lose hardly any muscle mass or strength in the leg which seems like a good sign. He's posted some video clips of him doing rehab and looking fine doing that, but side steps in resistance bands and running on the treadmill don't really tell you much with regards to the movements the injury might hinder.

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In that video of him running on the treadmill you can clearly see his left calf is noticeably smaller. I think he was blowing smoke a bit with that docs say I am doing amazing.

I saw something interesting proposed elsewhere and think I would follow a version of that:

I would offer $75M spread evenly over 3 years with $10M guaranteed in year 3 and a player option. If Boogie returns to his old self then he opts out after two years for a bigger contract and the Pels got a discount. If Boogie does not come back right, then the Pels can just walk away paying him $60M (roughly his max) for those 2 years.

This gives the Pelicans flexibility when AD's supermax kicks in.

If they can't easily get to $30 it sounds like this is Boogie's agent using the Mavs in hopes of getting more than 3 years from the Pels then. I say just call his bluff.

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I think Dell will make another move (not just use the MLE).

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I do too, he's always been active. I was just saying Cousins leaving for "nothing" shouldn't be acceptable since him leaving creates some other paths you can take.