It’s official

@john_keim Hi John -do you think that the idea here is to avoid having to pay that first post-rookie starter salary in order to have more flexibility at the table with McLaurin? Thanks

@SteppingBackOut No

@john_keim You're right, of course, but the timing of the trade getting done, my question to and the he lllll announcementhe extension getting finalized

@SteppingBackOut Didn’t understand the last part there but The timing is : cuts being made in a few days (trade); season starting soon, deadline (extension). They didn’t need to free up $$.

@john_keim I guess i was thinking more along the lines of trying to get closer to that $32/$33mm per year, and that it would be easier to do without having to account for BRob coming off his rookie contract. I'm not super contract-savvy, so I can take the L if I'm way off :P

@SteppingBackOut 1) the average is a fake average. It’s not the true value. 2) it begins in 2026. Robinson would not be here. They didn’t need to free up space this year. If they really wanted to keep Robinson they would have and still signed McLaurin