01-20-2025, 02:56 PM
No there really isn’t…
One of the goals of the hard cap is to prevent teams from back- loading with buyouts.
The easiest way to add a FA is to trade Exum for air. You might be able to find a team willing to take Hardy, but that trade would look real bad in less than a year. Anything short of truly adding a player (not creating a vacuum) is not going to age well vs the opportunity cost in picks or players.
One of the goals of the hard cap is to prevent teams from back- loading with buyouts.
The easiest way to add a FA is to trade Exum for air. You might be able to find a team willing to take Hardy, but that trade would look real bad in less than a year. Anything short of truly adding a player (not creating a vacuum) is not going to age well vs the opportunity cost in picks or players.
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