01-08-2026, 08:54 AM
(01-08-2026, 08:45 AM)Smitty Wrote: I know some of us have been working with the assumption that the Hawks will not go into the LT this season, but if they’re making a trade for Davis in-season it means that they are “going for it”. If you think you’re a contender in the East, you may be willing to pay the tax for a year.
That is absolutely possible, but it isn't their nature. They have paid it once in the last 15 years and in 11/12 their payment was $670,000. It isn't so much the tax as it is missing out on the tax distribution (estimated to be $14mm this year).
I think it could also present a bargaining obstacle for Dallas getting what they want (he who defines the debate wins). Dallas, if you want us to do ________ which puts us into the tax, then we have to take __________ off the table.