Hardy is EXTREMELY unlikely to get s-w'ed because it would be more cap hit per year, and more years, of a drain on their cap. 4 future years at 2.4M each. However, if it is going to cost a pick to get a taker no matter what you do, and some team is willing to take Hardy off our hands, I am definitely pulling the trigger on THAT trade and player loss, because having Hardy's salary on their books next summer would create A2 issues again. But DP and OMax expire and go away.
For comparative purposes, a s-w of OMax costs them 2 future years of cap hits at about 1M each, while DP would be 1.333M for 2 years.
I still think that attaching a big check to the leg of one or more players you want to get rid of might make it easier to avoid using a pick. Mavs can send up to about 8M, which more than covers OMax 3, DP 4, or even both. Or, it could cover MOST of Hardy's salary for 2 years, making Hardy a cheap financial outlay for a team who might want to give him a test run.
For comparative purposes, a s-w of OMax costs them 2 future years of cap hits at about 1M each, while DP would be 1.333M for 2 years.
I still think that attaching a big check to the leg of one or more players you want to get rid of might make it easier to avoid using a pick. Mavs can send up to about 8M, which more than covers OMax 3, DP 4, or even both. Or, it could cover MOST of Hardy's salary for 2 years, making Hardy a cheap financial outlay for a team who might want to give him a test run.
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