Does Jimmy re sign?

[u/TerryG111]

Player option on the table...yeah he is definitely re signing but let's say he doesn't and he goes out on to the open market as a free agent and leaves for nothing, that gives Miami cap space especially going into 2026 free agency and list of free agents in 26:

• Lillard
• LeBron
• Beal
• Durant
• Lavine
• Trae Young
• Doncic
• VanVleet
• Kyrie
• Harden
• SGA
• Ayton

A long list including Jimmy

[u/Seref15]

My bet is:

• This year he sees that contenders don't have the cap space to give him what he wants. He takes his Player Option instead for the guaranteed 50m.
• Next year if healthy he tests free agency and if again no one has the cap to give him what he wants, we extend him for 2 years on like 35-40/yr.

Free agency isn't what it used to be. Star players aren't turning down these massive extensions. Free agency is more for quality role players. The only ways to get a star now is through trade or draft. We don't have the draft capital for trade.