Famous reporter: The league expects to have an annual salary of 14.1 million to sign Jerome. The Cavaliers hope to renew their contract at a lower price

June 14 News reporters Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst wrote an article today about the situation of the Knights.

Jerome is paying $2.53 million this season and will be a full free agent this summer. Sources revealed that his next salary increase will be huge. The expectation within the league is that a full, full middle class special case (about 14.1 million) will be spent to sign him. However, sources revealed that the Cavaliers hope to renew his contract with him at a lower price, and they are working to avoid touching the second luxury tax line and the ensuing team-building difficulties.

This season, Jerome played 70 games for the Cavaliers in the regular season, averaging 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game, shooting percentage of 51.6%, three-point shooting percentage of 43.9%, and free throw shooting percentage of 87.2%. Jerome ranked second in the regular season sixth man. In the first round of the playoffs against the Heat, Jerome averaged 16.2 points per game, but in the second round of the game against the Pacers, Jerome struggled on both offense and defense.