Why extend Allen?
Even if you don't think Allen and Mobley are a long-term fit, an Allen extension is maybe the best asset the Cavs could come away with this offseason
What's an extension look like?
Allen is currently extension eligible (current contract)
With this CBA he's eligible for 140% of his current salary (source: danny cunningham on today's Locked on Cavs)
His extension would be 28 M per year, this would extend Allen through his prime (till he's 31) and give him a ton of security as all nba contracts are guaranteed
How does that compare to the rest of the league?
Allen would be making 18% of the cap
- Karl Anthony-Towns contract is 35% of the cap
- Franz Wagner is making 25% of the cap (about the same as Garland and Mobley)
- Quickley's new front-loaded contract is paying him 23% of the cap next year
Should the Cavs Extend Allen?
I think extending Allen if he wants the security or just a 1998 Pikachu Illustrator card to add to his collection is a no-brainer, he would represent one of the best contracts in the league (maybe the best) as soon as he signed it
Do you think there's any chance he would extend?
by Abiv23
6 Comments
Hard agree
This is the 4 more years we need.
I think the Cavs would offer it. I’m not sure Allen accepts it.
Allen might wait until late August so he becomes ineligible to trade before the trade deadline.
>Even if you don’t think Allen and Mobley are a long-term fit, an Allen extension is maybe the best asset the Cavs could come away with this offseason
100% agree. With the cap going up every year, having JA locked up to an extension at $28mm/year is still going to be a bargain. Only question is whether he would agree to it
Agree. I think he can get the same offer hartenstein had, so extending would be cheaper, we can trade him if needed to and would get more than we would now.
But Im a core 4 believer
Considering Claxton at 25 and IHart at 29 I think Allen is probably looking at low to mid thirties on a per year basis.