08-12-2021, 09:17 AM
(08-12-2021, 07:01 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: That's the dream. Sending out Powell certainly makes sense if the idea is all shooters all the time around Luka.
Some notes about Chicago...
They haven't used their MLE or their BAE and they have a $5mm TPE. They have 8 players under contract and agreements in place with Bradley and Green and a QO out on Devin Dotson. The #38 pick might make the roster or might be a two-way. So, they need some more bodies.
Option 1: Trade Match
One of the rules of BYC is after the deal they can't be over the tax including holds. This is problematic if we trade match because they likely have to give up their exceptions. This is why people say they have a tax issue when it looks like they don't have nearly enough salary to have a tax issue. A third team taking some of our outgoing salary solves this, but using a third team makes it less likely two-year Powell is the outgoing. Unfortunately, if Devonte Graham is worth a first rounder, why wouldn't Markkanen yield the same. If not a first, then what player/players would Chicago want instead. I suspect, given how bad they are defensively, that Green would need to be in that conversation. You really can't cobble together enough salary unless either Powell or Maxi is in the outgoing of a trade match.
Option 2: TPE
I won't repeat all that has been said about why Markkanen wouldn't want to be under team control for the required 3 years of a S&T into our TPE. BTW, could someone please tell the "locked on" guys that a TO in the 2nd and 3rd year doesn't solve the issue for LM. The Chicago TPE plays a role in a deal where LM settles for a deal starting at $11mm. It allows us to send back some salary. Green and Moses probably make the most sense out of the possibilities we have that add up to $5.0mm. Taking back about $4.7mm on top of what they have already probably allows them to keep their MLE. It solves the issue of needing a third team, but LM doesn't get the money he wants and Dallas still has quite a log jam at the big rotation...KP/DP/WCS/Boban/Maxi/LM and we often count DFS as a four also. Not sure it matters much until next season when we are paying tax on all these salaries.
I'm not sure if Nico is super patient or scared of making a mistake. Either way, we don't appear to be in any hurry to make a bad deal.
I would think WCS makes sense for the TPE route. Throw in a second or two and Chicago is better off than sitting on a disgruntled Lauri for a year and then letting him walk for nothing.