06-23-2025, 02:43 PM
(06-23-2025, 02:41 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: I don't include Gaff in the trade unless we're unloading dead roster spots for a $ equivalent. I see Jrue as a $15m/year player at this point. So of his $104.4m in the next 3 years is worth only ~$45m. That's an over $60m overpay. We don't have that much in dead contracts.
Klay - $34m/2ys
Martin - $28.8m/3rs
Hardy - $12m.2yrs
Total - $74.8/3yrs, +$29.6m
So you'd be spending approximately $10m/yr premium for Jrue. The Celtics can't expect anything better than saving $10m/yr. There's no reason to include valuable assets like Gaff.
In essence, this is a $10m/yr upgrade of Klay. When you put it like that, it's palatable for all.