2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[Jason Terry]

So, like Jerami Grant.  BTW, we now have African Americans at GM and Head Coach.  

To answer your other question about limitations.  Unless Brunson is Signed and Traded into cap space, a deal for him will be subject to BYC rules.  Let’s say he gets a starting number of $20mm.  He will count as $20mm as his incoming salary for a non-cap room team (like NY currently).  But, he only counts as half of that as our outgoing for trade matching purposes.  As an over the apron team, we don’t get a $5mm trade spread (we are stuck with 125% plus $100k...thank you FG)  So, trade matching is a bit more tricky.

If, however, we are dealing with a cap room team (like Detroit), then BYC doesn’t apply.  The rumor is Detroit wants a first round pick and Grant wants the extension he’s eligible for this summer.  A deal where we send Brunson and a pick for Grant still gives Detroit the ability to use cap room to pursue other pieces with cap room this summer.  It’s not like LA and Portland and the other reported suitors are pitching great players in addition to a pick for Grant.  We don’t get to count Brunson as “compensation” or “return” for Grant as they could sign Brunson outright.  The question is whether our first and what they could do with additional cap room is more valuable than what Detroit might get in terms of matching salaries from other teams that are pursuing Grant.

Thank you for the info

From a Detroit perspective i would want the SnT Brunson for Grant swap with the Mavs FRP included. Keep my cap space and sign a max offer sheet for Ayton. Build around JB, Cade and Ayton plus Bey and top 5 pick. Still would have trade ammo for a final move 

From a Knicks perspective I think their top targets are Brunson and Donovan Mitchell. There’s strong ties between both of them and the Knicks front office. Trade for Brunson with minimal assets going out. Then unload picks, Barrett and players for Mitchell after the Jazz lose early