07-15-2025, 01:15 AM
ABOUT CLE AND LEBRON AND AGGREGATION
For Cavs to receive in trade LBJ's 52M salary, the rules say they cannot add multiple salaries together to do so (since they are over A2 by a lot). They would have to end the trade under A2, and remain under A2 afterwards (iow, re-fill the roster), in order to match his salary with a package of smaller salaries added together. It would not matter where they sent the various players in that trade, if it's a multi-team one..
But -- the Mavs are under A2, so they have no such restriction to take LBJ. The Mavs' issue is what 52M of salaries makes sense (if any) and how they would have room to re-fill the roster and end up under A2. Technically it's possible, but would it be worth it?
ABOUT THE RUMORS
I have not seen them, so I am only reacting to things posted here. But someone said this is only a minor trade looming (if any of it is even true). So maybe this is about cap room and roster space and that sort of stuff and not some big name package of significance. [More likely imo it's just people feeding their boredom.]
But if you want a minor idea, do we go back to the "Ball for Hardy-Powell" framework that is an exact salary match and opens up a roster spot. However, it doesn't open up cap room, which the Mavs need, so a need for a 3rd team to take some salary, and you include several of Martin, Powell, Hardy, Omax going here or there.
For Cavs to receive in trade LBJ's 52M salary, the rules say they cannot add multiple salaries together to do so (since they are over A2 by a lot). They would have to end the trade under A2, and remain under A2 afterwards (iow, re-fill the roster), in order to match his salary with a package of smaller salaries added together. It would not matter where they sent the various players in that trade, if it's a multi-team one..
But -- the Mavs are under A2, so they have no such restriction to take LBJ. The Mavs' issue is what 52M of salaries makes sense (if any) and how they would have room to re-fill the roster and end up under A2. Technically it's possible, but would it be worth it?
ABOUT THE RUMORS
I have not seen them, so I am only reacting to things posted here. But someone said this is only a minor trade looming (if any of it is even true). So maybe this is about cap room and roster space and that sort of stuff and not some big name package of significance. [More likely imo it's just people feeding their boredom.]
But if you want a minor idea, do we go back to the "Ball for Hardy-Powell" framework that is an exact salary match and opens up a roster spot. However, it doesn't open up cap room, which the Mavs need, so a need for a 3rd team to take some salary, and you include several of Martin, Powell, Hardy, Omax going here or there.
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