I'd rather sign Gomes to the full MLE than a 31 year old. Gomes will get better. The 31 year old will decline.
I think it's more correct to say that Gomes, as a four year college player and after three years in the league, is getting pretty close to what he's going to be for his career. With Ryan Gomes you have another five years of 15/7 before he starts to decline. I'm pretty hesitant to say that he'll get much better than that, which is a standout career among players chosen 50th overall in the draft, I'm sure.
I agree with the earlier post as well, I can only imagine in 2010 LeBron talking on the phone to Jay Z "Oh man Shawn, I think I'm going to have to resign with Cleveland, we just picked up on JJ Hickson's option."