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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy
I'm assuming nothing. Every media report has stated that the franchise tags are staying in the CBA. There's no chance that any of the franchise players are available.
He's not going to be paid like a stop gap. He's going to get top 5 NT money.
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There's nothing wrong with top 5 money if it's a front-loaded contract that doesn't weigh your cap down for the long-term. It's okay to overpay a guy if you have cap space to do it. I have a problem with bringing in a guy who's going to weigh your cap space down for 5 years. A guy like Franklin would have no problem taking the bulk of his money upfront, since he's only got 2-3 years left anyway.
If you have to give a draft pick for Harris, of course he's not worth it. But if the tag moves to a one-time use only, are they still going to apply the tag to him? My guess is they'd have a chance to re-evaluate.