06-30-2024, 07:48 AM
Yikes, Don't you people sleep. It takes a while to catch up since I went to bed.
Probably the best news I've seen is the latest from Stein where he talks about keeping DJJ OR going after Naji Marshall. Marshall is roughly equivalent to Jones Jr. and is probably expecting that same $8-$12 million payday in free agency. That means they are trying to get Thompson and preserve some or all of the NT MLE. Both of those items (S&T and use of more than $5.2mm exception) hard cap you, so we know what the spending limit is. What we don't know is how the money gets divided between Thompson and whichever MLE guy we get.
I personally don't see Thompson taking the full NT MLE to come here (plus, he can't take it and us keep DJJ for that same exception). So, the Thompson part has to be a S&T. We have to move Green. It can be to GSW or to anyone with space, a TPE or the NT MLE. As I've long pointed out, his contract fits into that slot (probably by design).
We've got about $26.5mm to divide between the two players. If it is a trade match with Green, Klay can get up to $20mm (but that doesn't leave much for DJJ/Marshall). It doesn't have to be $20mm...it can be anything up to that. I think more likely we send Green somewhere else for a couple of second rounders (and give one of them to GSW). That puts Thompson into the THJ trade exception at $16.2mm and leaves about $10.5mm for DJJ/Marshall. A $16.2mm starting salary is a $10mm advantage over three years compared to taking the MLE from someone else. Also, GSW now has a nice sized TPE for use in retooling their roster.
I'm going to prick FG here gently. I posted this exact 16.2/10.5 scenario twice yesterday pointing out that Maxi is retained if we do it this way. The first time he pointed out that he didn't see a way to keep Maxi if we got Thompson and kept DJJ. Later I posted it again in response to a question from Scott and FG pointed out that it was unlikely Thompson would take that amount. I had to chuckle a bit this morning when I saw on page 92 that that exact scenario is now his dream scenario as it prioritizes contracts well. If it works out this way, it is another bit of strong GMing. This is what I meant about the brilliance of the Hardaway trade. I like Grimes, but the fact he fits into one of our TPE's could be really important because it creates a full $16.2mm TPE for THJ rather than netting Grimes salary against THJ's salary.
Probably the best news I've seen is the latest from Stein where he talks about keeping DJJ OR going after Naji Marshall. Marshall is roughly equivalent to Jones Jr. and is probably expecting that same $8-$12 million payday in free agency. That means they are trying to get Thompson and preserve some or all of the NT MLE. Both of those items (S&T and use of more than $5.2mm exception) hard cap you, so we know what the spending limit is. What we don't know is how the money gets divided between Thompson and whichever MLE guy we get.
I personally don't see Thompson taking the full NT MLE to come here (plus, he can't take it and us keep DJJ for that same exception). So, the Thompson part has to be a S&T. We have to move Green. It can be to GSW or to anyone with space, a TPE or the NT MLE. As I've long pointed out, his contract fits into that slot (probably by design).
We've got about $26.5mm to divide between the two players. If it is a trade match with Green, Klay can get up to $20mm (but that doesn't leave much for DJJ/Marshall). It doesn't have to be $20mm...it can be anything up to that. I think more likely we send Green somewhere else for a couple of second rounders (and give one of them to GSW). That puts Thompson into the THJ trade exception at $16.2mm and leaves about $10.5mm for DJJ/Marshall. A $16.2mm starting salary is a $10mm advantage over three years compared to taking the MLE from someone else. Also, GSW now has a nice sized TPE for use in retooling their roster.
I'm going to prick FG here gently. I posted this exact 16.2/10.5 scenario twice yesterday pointing out that Maxi is retained if we do it this way. The first time he pointed out that he didn't see a way to keep Maxi if we got Thompson and kept DJJ. Later I posted it again in response to a question from Scott and FG pointed out that it was unlikely Thompson would take that amount. I had to chuckle a bit this morning when I saw on page 92 that that exact scenario is now his dream scenario as it prioritizes contracts well. If it works out this way, it is another bit of strong GMing. This is what I meant about the brilliance of the Hardaway trade. I like Grimes, but the fact he fits into one of our TPE's could be really important because it creates a full $16.2mm TPE for THJ rather than netting Grimes salary against THJ's salary.
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