(06-30-2024, 06:43 PM)F Gump Wrote: "Point is, they can offer 16 mil as it is" --- No they cannot. The size of the TPE is overridden by the Apron, that cannot be exceeded. With the TJH trade, if they don't want to leave any cushion, they are only $14,370,699 below the Apron. With a cushion left, they have about 13.4 to offer.
"They can use the full TPE and then make another move to create space under the hard cap." -- Nope, not in that order. They would have to open apron room first.
They actually have a lot of flexibility as long as they stay under the Apron, which they have to do anyhow if they trade for Klay -- in any particular trade they can do a 200% match. It's just a matter of figuring out what to do, then doing it in the right order, and perhaps combining 2 or 3 trades into one deal to join the TPE's all into one.
We are not understanding each other.
Nothing becomes official till at least 6th of July. Even if something is announced today, it is not official yet. We can hear Thompson deal (unofficially) announced today for 16 mil, but Mavs would still need to take care of other business before they start making things official on 6th of July (or later).
The order of business on 6th of July is what matters. And the cap situation at that time.
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