08-10-2021, 07:25 AM
Still wondering two things about Sterling Brown...
1. Why isn't he done yet?
2. Why such an odd amount if he is coming for part of the BAE?
Recall that Dallas was rumored to want Garuba who went to the Rockets at 23 (who was the reporter who said the war room went silent when Houston picked Garuba?). He's not official yet because he has to secure a buyout from Real Madrid. His salary slot is $2.35mm (can be increased by 20%). His out of pocket for the buyout is $2.78mm with his team able to kick in another $775k. Part of the negotiation reportedly is allowing him to pay installments.
Houston is over the cap and probably has no use for DJ Augustin at $7mm. We could probably use an emergency PG on the roster to help with injuries/rest. Augustin and Sterling (S&T) would fit within our TPE with $831k to spare (still an odd amount). Garuba wouldn't count as incoming salary until he is signed. What is the going price for buying a first rounder in the 20's? Is eating $7mm in salary enough? Does Augustin have value as an expiring backup PG? If he does, it would mean we'd need to send out something more.
From a roster standpoint, we would need to send more anyway as we are already at 15 (14 if you cut Moses) and you'd need to create slots for Augustin and Garuba (Sterling is already in the count). We wouldn't necessarily have to trade match all of this despite the fact both teams are over the cap. Dallas as the $10.8mm TPE and Houston has all sorts of smaller TPE's that could be used to send players back and forth (including a $5mm, and $8mm and a $1.78mm that Moses would fit into). I'm not going to pretend to know what Houston would want back for Augustin and the 23rd pick, but Garuba would be a really nice fit as a defender next to KP or Small-Ball center. Maybe...
Moses/Green into a Houston TPE and Sterling/Augustin into a Dallas TPE with Garuba not counting as salary yet. In the end, the only part that matters here is Green for Garuba and getting a band-aid for a year at the backup PG slot.
1. Why isn't he done yet?
2. Why such an odd amount if he is coming for part of the BAE?
Recall that Dallas was rumored to want Garuba who went to the Rockets at 23 (who was the reporter who said the war room went silent when Houston picked Garuba?). He's not official yet because he has to secure a buyout from Real Madrid. His salary slot is $2.35mm (can be increased by 20%). His out of pocket for the buyout is $2.78mm with his team able to kick in another $775k. Part of the negotiation reportedly is allowing him to pay installments.
Houston is over the cap and probably has no use for DJ Augustin at $7mm. We could probably use an emergency PG on the roster to help with injuries/rest. Augustin and Sterling (S&T) would fit within our TPE with $831k to spare (still an odd amount). Garuba wouldn't count as incoming salary until he is signed. What is the going price for buying a first rounder in the 20's? Is eating $7mm in salary enough? Does Augustin have value as an expiring backup PG? If he does, it would mean we'd need to send out something more.
From a roster standpoint, we would need to send more anyway as we are already at 15 (14 if you cut Moses) and you'd need to create slots for Augustin and Garuba (Sterling is already in the count). We wouldn't necessarily have to trade match all of this despite the fact both teams are over the cap. Dallas as the $10.8mm TPE and Houston has all sorts of smaller TPE's that could be used to send players back and forth (including a $5mm, and $8mm and a $1.78mm that Moses would fit into). I'm not going to pretend to know what Houston would want back for Augustin and the 23rd pick, but Garuba would be a really nice fit as a defender next to KP or Small-Ball center. Maybe...
Moses/Green into a Houston TPE and Sterling/Augustin into a Dallas TPE with Garuba not counting as salary yet. In the end, the only part that matters here is Green for Garuba and getting a band-aid for a year at the backup PG slot.
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