08-02-2021, 08:32 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-02-2021, 08:34 AM by KillerLeft.)
Interesting tidbits from Hollinger's article:
"Dallas’s move to trade Richardson’s $11 million salary, meanwhile, while still picking up the $4 million player option on Willie Cauley-Stein, looked an awful lot like the type of move a team makes when it knows exactly what dollar figure it needs to get to for a certain player or players."
"If Richaun Holmes can’t find a payday from Toronto — a likely outcome if the Raptors take Dragic in a sign-and-trade — he may end up squeezed in this market. That could see him returning to Sacramento on an “Early Bird” deal for $11 million; such a deal could end up being a two-year deal with a player option that would let him test the market again next year."
"The Spurs also have a ton of cap room and are going to be a player in this market one way or another, but as typical with San Antonio, nobody has heard much. The most prominent target I’ve heard thus far is … Daniel Theis? Yes, really."
"Finally, going back to the top, there’s Fournier and Boston. The Knicksreportedly have swooped in and are ready to make an offer for him that’s too rich for Boston’s blood, necessitating the Richardson deal. New York has also been linked to player trades – including one for Orlando’s Terrence Ross. These aren’t mutually exclusive since New York has the cap room to execute a multitude of moves. One other maneuver to keep an eye on: A “renegotiate-and-extend” with center Mitchell Robinson."
"Dallas’s move to trade Richardson’s $11 million salary, meanwhile, while still picking up the $4 million player option on Willie Cauley-Stein, looked an awful lot like the type of move a team makes when it knows exactly what dollar figure it needs to get to for a certain player or players."
"If Richaun Holmes can’t find a payday from Toronto — a likely outcome if the Raptors take Dragic in a sign-and-trade — he may end up squeezed in this market. That could see him returning to Sacramento on an “Early Bird” deal for $11 million; such a deal could end up being a two-year deal with a player option that would let him test the market again next year."
"The Spurs also have a ton of cap room and are going to be a player in this market one way or another, but as typical with San Antonio, nobody has heard much. The most prominent target I’ve heard thus far is … Daniel Theis? Yes, really."
"Finally, going back to the top, there’s Fournier and Boston. The Knicksreportedly have swooped in and are ready to make an offer for him that’s too rich for Boston’s blood, necessitating the Richardson deal. New York has also been linked to player trades – including one for Orlando’s Terrence Ross. These aren’t mutually exclusive since New York has the cap room to execute a multitude of moves. One other maneuver to keep an eye on: A “renegotiate-and-extend” with center Mitchell Robinson."