If Mozgov is worth $16 million/year, Howard is worth twice that.
We need to spend at the floor, so if we miss out on Durant and Horford, we might as well front-load a contract with Dwight to get up to the floor. Then use the rest of our space on one year deals and pursue another max player next offseason (Durant or settle for Hayward).
Give Dwight the max but front-load the contract. Earning interest earlier should make a front-loaded max the most appealing option to Dwight whereas it is most attractive to us because his salary as a percentage of the cap will go down over time.
Get it done, Danny. Get it done.