2021 FREE AGENCY: Markkanen wants out of CHI | DAL "definitely interested"

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@johnhollinger
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Jul 31
Pistons can get to about $22 million in room by waiving non-guaranteed Tyler Cook and Rodney McGruder and stretching Joseph/Sirvydis.


THJ to Detroit could create another TPE if Detroit is willing.  Anything over $14.2mm would be enough to take both Satoransky and Thaddeus into TPE's.  Not sure why they wouldn't just use cap room to accomplish the same thing.  Chicago could land Ball and do the extension for LaVine if they offloaded both.

I´m listening hard.

If we acquire a 2nd TPE for THJ, we can enter some serious negotiations with the Bulls.

Taking $25M for Satoransky/Young into space is the equivalent of at least one 1st round pick in compensation. That should get us into a serious Coby White  conversation. 21 years old, 15/5/4 last season, rookie contract, and 90% FT percentage last season suggests that we can expect some improvement on his 36% 3pt shooting number.

Too much calculations required regarding a potential Markkanen S&T or outright signing, since the cap is still so fluent on both teams, but that might be another layer to such a deal.

You get exactly the combination, I am looking for: two veterans on expiring deals plus a young, but already proven, talent in Coby White as compensation.