The silence around the continuity of Saints ALDAMA and the Memphis Grizzlies Together, he pointed to a scenario like the one confirmed last night: Tennessee's team has not offered the Spanish international a multiannual contract to renew but a qualifying offer of one year and 5.9 million according to the journalist Mike Scotto, which makes him a restricted free agent.
In this way, Grizzlies have the right to match any offer that arrives by Aldama to retain him. The canary of 24 years just ends your contract of rookie and will meet next year its fifth NBA season. The player of Las Palmas, Progressing year after year, averaged the last year 12.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3 assists in 25.5 minutes with 48% in field shots and 37% in triples with a volume of 5 pitches.
Ja Morant, in danger of losing Santi Aldama
Once the Grizzlies have given him the letter of freedom with nuances, suitors will not lack Santi Aldama given his youth and versatility in terms of skills and different roles with their 2.11. The Detroit Pistons They are one of the teams that have taken their eye on the Spanish international as they have been pointing days ago from the United States, but, as MD, the Golden State Warriors of Stephen Curry They are another of the interested teams. Aldama really likes NBA and there are numerous teams interested in him. They are missing from interior players that throw a lot and well, which guarantees Spanish.
However, we must not rule out the Mephis Grizzlies, because among different NBA sources consulted by MD there is consensus in which the power wing will end up renewing with the Grizzlies, the same team that drafted it in 2021 In 30. It is no secret that the whole of Tennessee and Aldama want to remain linked because they have publicly expressed it.
Jaren Jackson Jr., key in the Puzzle of Aldama's renewal with the Grizzlies
The quid of the matter, finance. Sources close to the player have been warning that the imminent renewal of Years Jackson Jr. and the logical and remarkable salary increase that deserves the interior would end up putting the grizzlies of Ja more in a squeeze due to the potential lack of salary space. According to figures Hoops HypeMemphis has 134 million in salary mass projected for the next season, still from the 196 million in which the first stop from which restrictions are imposed to strengthen the rosters are imposed once the limit of 154 million has been exceeded, having won room after the surprising transfer of Desmond Bane a los Orlando Magic.
But Jaren Jackson Jr. ends contract in 2026 and the Grizzlies have to undertake their renewal this summer, so the concern for finance is more in the long term.
The wing-power, of whom Aldama is the first option from the bench, gave Memphis a respite when the NBA announced the ideal quintets because if it had been nominated, it would have been eligible for a millionaire super extension of 345 million. In any case, offering a better contract to Spanish outside the Qualifying Offer and what he perceives would be largely subject to the new Jackson Jr. contract.
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According to these same sources consulted by MD, the Aldama extension should be around between the 10 and 14 million annually And this is where the option of the exception of a complete medium level enters, an alternative to which several teams such as the Pistons to sign inside and that could be applied in the case of the Canary, according to journalist Zach Lowe.
With the medium level exception, the equipment that exceeds the salary limit of 154 but that does not yet pay luxury rate can sign a player around 14 million annually for up to four years.
Santi Aldama could accept said qualifying offer, for which he could continue one more season in the Grizzlies for those 5.9 million to become a free agent next summer. But it does not seem that the power wing will settle for the poster that has been won in the NBA. Aldama will not be missing Brides
