Brian Windhorst: Yeah, so, look—there are people in their organization who have said to me: “We absolutely want—we’re so excited that we gave Evan this contract and he’s going to be an All-NBA player, maybe a Defensive Player of the Year. But this bonus could cost us a player.” Tim Bontemps: That’s just—you know—I’m not sure what the Ty Jerome market’s going to be. I’ve talked to some teams who are like, “Oh…” because the full non-taxpayer mid-level exception is $14 million. Not many teams will have that, because if you spend that whole thing, you can’t go into the first apron. -via YouTube / April 25, 2025