I'm not so sure Bradley is going to have all that many options for a contract larger than that (if even that) on the open market. Philly is the one team that I see as a potential suitor, but I expect them to use some of that potential cap space this summer, such that they might not even have room for Bradley in the summer of 18 when he is a free agent. After that, how many teams are really going to have cap space in the summer of 2018, that have a need for Bradley, and that will give him more than 17.5 million a year. I mean this notion that Bradley is going to have this gigantic market seems strange to me. he is a good solid starter level player, but he isn't a guy that is going to make a non-contender a contender (he can give a contender an edge though, but what contender is going to have that much cap space), and there just aren't going to be that many teams with that much cap space.
This is the same exact argument you used for IT. Unbelievably, to you I am sure, there is always a market for superstars like IT and near All-Star players like Bradley. Always.
Just going off Hoopshype team salary numbers the market to pay Bradley that money is Boston(Bird rights), Philly, Chicago, Indiana, Brooklyn, Denver, New Orleans and Dallas. And thats just teams with a ton of possible space avalable. There's a bunch of teams with possibly enough cap space to sign him too.
But Bradley isn't a free agent this summer and all of those teams still have a summer to go through. New Orleans will be over the cap in the summer of 2018 unless they plan on letting Cousins walk and don't re-sign Holiday this summer. Even if they let Cousins walk and don't re-sign Holiday they are still at like 65 million from just 5 players. The odds of New Orleans having any cap space is almost zero.
How about Dallas, assuming Matthews picks up his option, they are at 60 million for the 18/19 season with just 7 players on the roster, if they max out Noel this summer that puts them at well over 80 million and 8 players, plus a decision to make on Seth Curry (and that doesn't count Dirk assuming he isn't ready to retire). So sure, Dallas might have room in the summer of 2018, but I wouldn't bet on it.
Denver will likely have room for the 18-19 season as it only has 8 players under contract at 47 million but has decisions to make on both Barton and Harris. Denver isn't going to pay Barton, Harris, and Bradley, and might in fact only pay 1 of those players (my guess is Harris of those 3).
Depending on what Indiana does with Teague this summer it may or may not have cap space. It would if George leaves, but if George leaves they aren't signing Bradley.
Chicago will likely have the room as I don't think they will bring Wade and Rondo back in the summer of 18, but they would have to officially release the cap holds on them to do it. That also assumes they don't go crazy in re-signing Mirotic and MCW this summer.
Philly and Brooklyn (Sacramento is also one of these type teams) easily could have cap space, or they could use it this summer. And I'm sure some other teams will have enough cap space but they also have to be willing to use that much of it on a guy like Bradley, who is a solid all around player, but not a difference maker and very injury prone. Take a team like Utah if Hayward leaves, they will likely have a ton of room in the summer of 18, but they also have Hood, so why would they pay big money for someone like Bradley (Atlanta could also easily have room if Millsap is gone but if Millsap is gone, why would they sign someone like Bradley who isn't going to carry the team).
Thomas is a much better player than Bradley, but for many of the same reasons, there isn't going to be a large market for him.
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