01-20-2026, 11:59 AM
(01-20-2026, 11:06 AM)mvossman Wrote: I guess I could have backed into that. So you shed 31 mil and can't pay Ivey more than 4 mil over Naji contract.
27 is a big number. And there is the "danger" that they land a top 4 pick, meaning it will be significantly more.
The one caveat is that they wouldn't have to avoid the tax next season, if they don't want to. Clearing the money in that hypothetical trade I posted and getting below the tax before the last day of this season, will free them of the massive repeater tax bill they're on track for as of now.
I don't know what the priority is for Dumont. None of us do. But I have to think he would like they appeal of a net difference of $200M in his pocket. But maybe he doesn't care about it at all and wants to build a "contender" at any cost going forward.
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