(02-21-2022, 09:27 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: [ -> ]New Danny Leroux article out looking at Summer 22 cap room. Dallas is one of 10 teams (1/3 of the league) that is into the tax and can only spend the TP MLE of $6.3mm. Doing so is VERY expensive for most of these teams, none of which is close to the tax line that a small move would get them under it.
Cap Space Teams include:
DET: $30-$35mm depending on pick and TO's on Diallo and F. Jackson. He mentions "elite RFA's like Miles Bridges" as a target
ORL: Up to $30mm in space depending on what they do with Mo Bamba. His Cap Hold is probably more than he's worth.
SA/POR: Both can get to $35mm if they say goodbye to talented contributors like Nurkic, Hart and Walker IV. More likely they spend modestly.
IND: New to the game after Sabonis deal. Can get to $20-$24mm if they let TJ Warren Walk. More likely to stay over the cap and us the MLE.
MEM: $16-$18mm if they move on from K. Anderson and Tyus Jones. The only solid playoff team with room.
He projects 8 teams to be over the cap, but have enough wiggle room under the tax to offer the full $10.3mm MLE including ATL, HOU, MIN, NYK, OKC, SAC, TOR and WAS. It isn't a great year to be a FA.
Probably the most interesting note had to do with OKC:
"The Thunder technically have until July 1 to use $31 million in salary-cap space for signing players or making trades before the league year turns over, including draft night. As my colleague John Hollinger detailed, Sam Presti still has the ability to take on a huge contract like Tobias Harris — or even Russell Westbrook — in an imbalanced trade, presumably for a massive return. That said, a move like that probably pushes the Thunder temporarily into the 2022-23 luxury tax, though Presti would have the time and resources to get under it before that actually matters."
Dallas could take this approach with THJ and our 22 pick after the draft but before 7/1. They could also do this after 7/1 with Detroit or Orlando or any team with $19.6mm in cap room. Too bad that last year isn't a TO. Removing THJ and the pick from the roster leaves Dallas at 14 players and $1.98mm under the tax (enough room for a Vet Min and still be under the tax). I say that mainly to illustrate the numbers. Such a move does generate a TPE, but it would be VERY expensive to use.
Given the tight finances around the league, I suspect a lot of player movement will be by trade. My hope, given that other teams had interest in THJ for four years last summer, is that he's still an asset for three years at $19.6mm, $17.9mm and $16.2mm. Adding a pick to an asset should yield a better asset.
https://theathletic.com/3136578/2022/02/...offseason/
Big contract(THJ, SD, DB) plus 22 FRP is the framework for the next deal. The contract going out depends on what the other team wants and what player/position we get back.
Burke and Brown as additional salary matching contracts. Green and Bullock as assets possibly added
While we wouldn’t get down near the tax line matching a trade for these guys, i think we can save around $6-8 million by the time we’re done this summer. That’s massive savings in tax. We end up somewhere around $162 million and Cuban pays it
And just like that DSJ might be out of the league. Sad cause he was actually showing some flashes of growth for the Blazers.
(02-21-2022, 02:15 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: [ -> ]And just like that DSJ might be out of the league. Sad cause he was actually showing some flashes of growth for the Blazers.
That's why being a reserve at the end of the bench is maddening, because if you get hurt and are out a while, you are subjected to being waived.
I am pretty surprised he chose the nets. I forgot about the Nash connection. While the Nets still may be the most talented team, they seem like a long shot to win a title this year. Plus, they don't feel like a fun situation to be in this year.
I thought Milwaukee was the cleanest choice. Although I am surprised Miami did not go after him. In MIL, the ball is going to be in Giannis, Middleton and Jrue's hands but I thought there could be a role for him there. If he is still a good player, he may even finish games with MIL
That sucks for DSJ. I mentioned a week or two ago that he was going to have an opportunity to put some good tape out there for the rest of the year. Now there is a real chance he may not be in the league next year. Maybe someone brings him into camp and he can earn a spot.
Although, he could be the first lottery pick in the 2017 draft out of the league. Nice job Mark and Donnie (psst...I really like DSJ in college/HS though).
The highest guy in that draft currently out of the league is Justin Jackson. Nice job Mark and Donnie.
Looking back at that draft, there was some solid guys in the mid to late first...mixed with several guys who never made it. John Collins-19, Jarrett Allen- 22, OG Anunoby-23, Kyle Kuzma-27, Derrick White-29, Josh Hart- 30. I would take anyone close to those guys if we kept our pick this year. Good players are out there in every draft...you just need to find them.
(02-21-2022, 04:29 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: [ -> ]That sucks for DSJ. I mentioned a week or two ago that he was going to have an opportunity to put some good tape out there for the rest of the year. Now there is a real chance he may not be in the league next year. Maybe someone brings him into camp and he can earn a spot.
Although, he could be the first lottery pick in the 2017 draft out of the league. Nice job Mark and Donnie (psst...I really like DSJ in college/HS though).
The highest guy in that draft currently out of the league is Justin Jackson. Nice job Mark and Donnie.
Looking back at that draft, there was some solid guys in the mid to late first...mixed with several guys who never made it. John Collins-19, Jarrett Allen- 22, OG Anunoby-23, Kyle Kuzma-27, Derrick White-29, Josh Hart- 30. I would take anyone close to those guys if we kept our pick this year. Good players are out there in every draft...you just need to find them.
I can't help but think what if the Mavs would have made that trade down with POR instead of SAC. Mav's drafting at #15 and #20 instead of Smith at #9. Whom might have the Mav's drafted?
Any of the 2 you mentioned above in bold and OMG...
Worried about DSJ? How did his situation change at all, by being waived?
He still gets the same money, whether he's on the POR roster or not. It was a contract that was ending at season's end, after which he's a free agent, and that's the very same thing ahead for him now.
He was not going to show anything to teams while he's injured.
Unless the injury was career threatening, he's in the same place he was before - he'll be looking for a job in the summer, and be evaluated based on his play this season. Plus, if he heals before season's end, he can sign with someone else, if they need help.
(02-21-2022, 09:05 PM)F Gump Wrote: [ -> ]Worried about DSJ? How did his situation change at all, by being waived?
He still gets the same money, whether he's on the POR roster or not. It was a contract that was ending at season's end, after which he's a free agent, and that's the very same thing ahead for him now.
He was not going to show anything to teams while he's injured.
Unless the injury was career threatening, he's in the same place he was before - he'll be looking for a job in the summer, and be evaluated based on his play this season. Plus, if he heals before season's end, he can sign with someone else, if they need help.
Will he get another chance? I don´t think he was good enough. Maybe it is time for him to move on. Or at least try something different. Find a team in europe. Maybe China.
(02-21-2022, 09:14 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: [ -> ]Will he get another chance? I don´t think he was good enough. Maybe it is time for him to move on. Or at least try something different. Find a team in europe. Maybe China.
He indeed may not be good enough. He made the POR team on a make-good deal, which was all he could get the last time he was a free agent (and good for him for sticking), and he was getting regular minutes as a backup. But he was just another guy. Weak shooting, lots of turnovers, meh defense.
To be fair, he got waived because the Blazers needed a roster spot, and with him injured and his contract expiring, they might as well jettison him. But his numbers weren't flattering, either.
In hindsight, what an awful pick he turned out to be with pick 8.
(02-21-2022, 10:41 PM)F Gump Wrote: [ -> ]He indeed may not be good enough. He made the POR team on a make-good deal, which was all he could get the last time he was a free agent (and good for him for sticking), and he was getting regular minutes as a backup. But he was just another guy. Weak shooting, lots of turnovers, meh defense.
To be fair, he got waived because the Blazers needed a roster spot, and with him injured and his contract expiring, they might as well jettison him. But his numbers weren't flattering, either.
In hindsight, what an awful pick he turned out to be with pick 8.
Was it a bad pick, or was it really on Rick? Rick broke him. There's a reason we had so many of our 1st round picks bust. Josh Green's career may have been saved by Rick leaving town
(02-22-2022, 03:39 PM)MrGoat Wrote: [ -> ]Was it a bad pick, or was it really on Rick? Rick broke him. There's a reason we had so many of our 1st round picks bust. Josh Green's career may have been saved by Rick leaving town
I’ve seen the counter to this argument, and it has some merit. What I will say is the approach should not be the same for every young player. They will all react differently to different styles. Flexible is the recent word used since the trade. I think it’s an appropriate word to use when developing young players too.
Also, there is plenty of evidence to suggest playing young players early in games could help them develop as well as not hinder the outcome of the game drastically.
(02-22-2022, 03:39 PM)MrGoat Wrote: [ -> ]Was it a bad pick, or was it really on Rick? Rick broke him. There's a reason we had so many of our 1st round picks bust. Josh Green's career may have been saved by Rick leaving town
I think the reason most of our picks busted is because most of them were in the 20s.
If you want to be upset about our first rounder not playing a lot of minutes last year, blame the FO, not Rick. We got a young, raw inexperienced player with limited development opportunities (Covid) and a situation where every win counted (to avoid play-in). He got some minutes during the Covid games and was not ready. Bane or Bey would have gotten plenty of minutes last year. He didn't get much playing time early this year with Kidd until the Covid games where he showed he was more ready.