06-23-2025, 11:04 PM
(06-23-2025, 11:02 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Just playing with numbers, if Gafford goes to Atlanta for #22 (no returning salary) or Brooklyn for #19 (again, no returning salary and assumes Claxton to LAL), then you can keep Kyrie at his current number and still be well under the second apron. Far enough, in fact, that you have the ability to use the TP MLE for the last spot on the roster.
The reason I posted what Gafford cost us in trade is it fits fairly well with getting 19 or 22 in this year's draft (we get back what we paid). The salary difference then takes you from a minimum to a level up in the free agency market (while also adding to the youth movement). So, kind of a 2 for 1 for outgoing Gafford.
I'm not sure I love what would be there at #19 or #22, but maybe the Mavs do. Great stuff, as always!
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