Dillon Brooks is a free agent following an eventful season with the Memphis Grizzlies, and it sounds like the veteran swingman has given teams a floor in contract negotiations.
Brooks is looking for a salary that exceeds the $12.4 million non-taxpayers’ midlevel exception, according to NBA reporter Marc Stein. The last contract Brooks played under with the Grizzlies was a 3-year, $35 million deal, so he is seeking a raise.
The question, of course, is whether there are teams that are willing to pay Brooks that much. The 27-year-old is known as a quality defender, but he shot a career-low 39.6% from the field last season and made just 32.6% of his three-point attempts. Brooks averaged 14.3 points per game
Another issue for Brooks in free agency is that he may have made himself less attractive to teams with some of his antics during the postseason. That could also make teams less inclined to want to give him big money, just as it was undoubtedly a reason the Grizzlies have decided not to re-sign him.
