Trey Lyles missed his first Summer League practice as he waits to sign a contract with the Utah Jazz. It’s not Trey’s fault, the Jazz are still trying to do some work in the free agent market and signing any contract would limit their cap space.
Here’s a recap from the Salt Lake Tribune:
“Don’t blame the kid at all,” Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey said. “… The fans need to know they can look at me. It has nothing to do with Trey.”
While there are still some small contractual details to work out, according to Lindsey, the real issue is a matter of salary cap flexibility. Right now, Lyles accounts for a cap placeholder of about $1.8 million. But ultimately, as is standard practice, his contract will be for 120 percent of the amount prescribed by the rookie scale. So as soon as Lyles puts pen to paper, his actual cap number will be for about $375,000 more.
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