The Cap Math is way off he is currently making 5.5 to go to 8 is 2.5 more. To buy out Pearson in the off season saves $1,833,333 if you can't trade him. They have other options.
Horvat is looking at the Value of the contract 8 x 8 here is 64 million. UFA is 9.14 x7 =64 Million. That is why there is the repost about a team offering 9 million.