re: The non tax payer MLE this year is $12.89 million.

Not sure why you got downvoted. Unfortunately, I don't think it matters. Willie basically guaranteed Jonas is gone with his trash lineups. Why would Jonas come back to watch Larry struggle when he can go rack up double-doubles for half the league, who can also give him the MLE?

We had Jonas on a discount this year, but our coach outsmarted himself and wasted a lot of it.