08-21-2021, 01:49 PM
(08-21-2021, 01:05 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Interesting. That is not a bad number. Instead of picking up an extra year of Powell, they can either try to move Reddick (does any of the teams in the East have an TPE near this range?) or a buyout would be easier at this range. Maybe Reddick makes a million or two, and then signs with someone else at the minimum during the season. Could Dallas even throw in cash in the trade as well? Not sure any of this is possible and there is some complexity, but if I was Toronto I would probably prefer this avenue over taking on around 10 million of Powell for two years.
Much depends on how much tax Dallas is willing to take on...now and in 22/23. Doing a Dragic trade like that leaves us $5mm under the tax with the potential of using an $11mm TPE. So, they would probably prefer to send out more in the way of actual salary than creating more salary using Redick.
We are $9mm under the tax for 22/23 and have a draft pick to add plus presumed bumps Brunson and DFS to account for. The $136mm on the books now accounts for 12 players (Luka, KP, THJ, DP, Bullock, Maxi, Boban, Burke (PO), Green (TO), Brown (NG) and Terry. If R. Williams is a reasonable model, count on $24mm for Brunson/DFS? Now we are at $160k plus the pick and are $15mm over the tax.
I go through all of that to say that dealing Powell/Burke/Something minor for expiring Dragic would probably be very attractive from a tax management standpoint. It gives more room to do other things this season and keeps them within striking distance of getting under the tax a year from now.