08-04-2021, 12:44 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-04-2021, 12:45 AM by sterlingmallory.)
Interesting idea from Twitter. Can any of our resident capologists confirm if this is possible?
https://twitter.com/dhackett1565/status/...48097?s=20
Quote:Interesting idea from WMB here that I'll spin off of: Baynes as a trade piece.
If the Mavs don't want to include Green, and instead propose a deal like Powell, WCS and Terry (and say a couple 2nds) for Dragic and Gillespie, the Raps could have one more ask: take Baynes.
Quote:You might ask why they would do this; they can just waive Baynes. But this way they generate a 7.35M TPE. That's not a huge prize, small TPEs are only kind of useful, but it's something. Worth holding up the deal over, though? Not really.
Quote:Here's the trick though. Instead of using Baynes to create his own little TPE, they use him to salary match. The Raptors send Baynes into the Richardson TPE, fully guaranteed at 7.35M, and in return are able to absorb up to 12.35M of salary for him. That would be Powell (11.1M).
Quote:That would mean Powell isn't coming back in the Lowry trade, he's coming back in the Baynes trade (from the Raptors' POV). Meaning the Lowry trade is Lowry (30M) for Achiuwa (2.7M), WCS (4.1M), maybe Okpala too (1.8M). And picks. That's 30M going out and 8.6M coming back.
Quote:Well, since that 30M is all in one outgoing player, that means the Raptors generate a 21.4M TPE. That's potentially very useful, far more so than a small 7M TPE, especially at the deadline, draft and in free agency next year, when it will still be valid.
Quote:Oh, I left Terry out above as he can fit into one of the Raps' existing TPEs from when they traded Thomas and Davis at the deadline. Increases that TPE by his 1.5M.
If the Raps are pushing for this, expect a resolution by tomorrow or for them to try to push Baynes' decision date
https://twitter.com/dhackett1565/status/...48097?s=20