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[J-Spoon]

If I was Dallas I would definitely try to make Mayberry and mcCowan strong offers and avoid offer sheets . I would also at least try to posture that I would match any offer and try to work a sign and trade if I secretly thought I was going to get outbid.

The only way I think they lose either is if both sign huge offers from other teams and Dallas get nervous about money and only matches one.

[J-Spoon]

I realize I was the one who suggested mabrey to Chicago but it was just fanciful and attached to my sloot to Seattle storyline

If Chicago did lose sloot I would offer mabrey max


Switching topics if A gray still wants out would pick 6 and wing of Dallas’ choice between Willoughby Onyenwere or Richards be enough , if not would 6 and Allen work? (I know she isn’t the traditional PG people want to match with Ionescu but Gray/Ionescu I think could be great back-court pair and Ny could still resign Dangerfield as a decent minute back up PG who could be paired with either Iosecu or Gray.

[WNBA 09]

[J-Spoon]

[WNBA 09]

J-Spoon I appreciate your business but goodnight . If we do any sister duo it better be Nneka and Chinny Chin Chinnn.

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[Stormeo]

i have half a mind to think Dallas ought to mix it up some with their roster

—trade/waive anyone completely buried in the depth chart
—trade/waive anyone who's even slightly yearning for greener pastures, even if VJ was why they wanted to leave in the first place
—trade/waive anyone who Trammell doesn't think fits her system

they don’t need to blow up the team, but to me the Wings shouldn't be content to simply run it all back with a new coach and just assume Trammell (who has never been a fulltime HC in the W before) will make it all come together either

it's 100% time to end the conservative approach to building the roster and get aggressive with who you need on your team

[Queenie]

[WNBA 09]

[DFWub2018]

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[J-Spoon]

[DFWub2018]

[Stormeo]

Happy New Year, y’all! I decided to take a crack at predicting the salary ranges I think each free agent will fall in this year, just for fun. I had the time, so why not. Where would you disagree?

—This assumes any given player doesn’t sit out the 2023 season
—Salary figures are as they show up in salary cap charts (doesn't take into account bonuses/flat rates & all that)
—Salary figures are just for 2023 season, even if multiyear deals are signed
—Tiers are divided taking into account both player (realized) talent level and predicted salary range
—Tries to take into account historical trends with player – has claimed to have been willing to take and/or has actually taken hometown discounts, tends to sign for above/below (a certain) value, etc
—Any other free agent not listed I don't foresee signing anything above a Training Camp contract
—Does not include Reserved or 'SuspCE' players

2023 Supermax: $234k ($228k in 2022)
2023 Max: $202k ($196k in 2022)
2023 Vet Min: $74k ($72k in 2022)

Salary in parenthesis ( ) at the end is their 2022 Salary


MY A-TIER:

Brittney Griner: $202k – 234k ($228k)
Breanna Stewart: $202k – 234k ($228k)
Diana Taurasi: $202k – 234k ($228k)
Nneka Ogwumike: $200k – 234k ($196k)
Emma Meesseman: $185k – 220k ($185k)
Candace Parker: $185k – 220k ($195k)
Courtney Vandersloot: $185k – 220k ($195k)


MY B-TIER:

Brionna Jones: $160k – 220k ($120k)
Teaira McCowan [RFA]: $160k – 202k ($72k)
Gabby Williams [RFA]: $145k – 175k ($144k)
Azurá Stevens: $140k – 190k ($140k)
Marina Mabrey [RFA]: $135k – 190k ($72k)


MY C-TIER:

Alysha Clark: $130k – 180k ($183k)
Isabelle Harrison: $130k – 170k ($159k)
Sophie Cunningham [RFA]: $120k – 180k ($75k)
Monique Billings: $120k – 160k ($140k)
Chiney Ogwumike: $115k – 165k ($116k)
Brittney Sykes: $115k – 160k ($113k)
Courtney Williams: $110k – 160k ($103k)
Erica Wheeler: $110k – 160k ($185k)
Allie Quigley: $110k – 150k ($135k)
Natisha Hiedeman [RFA]: $105k – 160k ($72k)


MY D-TIER:

Kristi Toliver: $100k – 150k ($196k)
Jordin Canada: $100k – 140k ($98k)
Damiris Dantas: $100k – 140k ($129k)
Sami Whitcomb: $100k – 140k ($150k)
Kiah Stokes: $100k – 140k ($115k)
Moriah Jefferson: $90k – 160k (Vet Min [midseason signing] – $180k on Opening Day)
Lexie Brown: $90k – 130k ($72k)
Nia Coffey: $90k – 130k ($130k)
Tiffany Mitchell: $90k – 130k ($148k)
Astou Ndour: $90k – 130k (Sat out 2022)
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough: $90k – 130k ($72k)
Stephanie Talbot: $90k – 130k ($72k)
Tina Charles: $74k – 170k (Vet Min [midseason signing] – $108k on Opening Day)
Angel McCoughtry: $74k – 130k (Finished season as UFA – $130k on Opening Day)


THE REST:

Lindsay Allen: $74k – 115k (Hardship contract)
Rachel Banham: $74k – 115k ($72k)
Emma Cannon [RFA]: $74k – 115k (Vet Min [midseason signing])
Kia Nurse: $74k – 115k ($73k)
Epiphanny Prince: $74k – 115k ($115k)
Odyssey Sims: $74k – 115k (Hardship contract)
Bridget Carleton: $74k – 110k ($72k)
Megan Gustafson: $74k – 110k ($72k)
Tianna Hawkins: $74k – 110k ($72k)
Victoria Vivians [RFA]: $74k – 110k ($72k)
Elizabeth Williams: $74k – 110k ($90k)
Maya Caldwell: $74k – 90k (Hardship contract)
Kaela Davis: $74k – 90k (Hardship contract)
Reshanda Gray: $74k – 90k (Vet Min [midseason signing])

[DFWub2018]

[Rock Hard]

The open market determines how much money every player will get in the 2023 free agency season. Those numbers might be high or low depending on how much the player is willing to accept versus how much each team is willing to spend.💵💵💵💵

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[Stormeo]

[Richyyy]

McCowan's a really interesting case. There just aren't many people who can do what she can do, but she's been inconsistent in the WNBA. And in our mock offseason, we didn't end up with many teams who had money left and felt like they needed/wanted to add a true center. Dallas could end up bidding mostly against themselves.

But to make the case for just how good she is (or can be), 40 players in league history have 4+ seasons with a PER at 20 or higher. McCowan's one of them. 20 players in league history had a PER at 20 or higher in all of their first four seasons. She's one of them too, and look at the list: McCowan, Cooper, Wilson, (Cambage), (Stewart), JJones, Moore, Augustus*, Griffith, Holdsclaw, Swoopes, Griner, McCoughtry, Delle Donne, Jackson, N.Ogwumike, Leslie, Taylor, Parker*, Catchings. There's maybe 18 Hall of Famers on that list of 20 names, and we're talking Naismith not Women's Hall.

And she's 26. There are plenty of worse gambles than throwing a lot of money at that possibility.

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[Stormeo]

I do think if someone like Natalie Achonwa in 2020 can get a $160k contract – being a good 3-4 inches shorter and coming off of a 2019 season where she averaged not even 8 ppg on not even 50% fg – then so can McCowan. The league-wide salary-structure landscape back then vs how it looks now should be taken into consideration, but I said what I said lol

[WNBA 09]

Pay McCowan...End of story .

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[WNBA 09]

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