08-15-2021, 11:16 PM
Woj "Memphis gets salary cap flexibility in the summer of 2022 with trade."
Money was indeed moved, and that was probably the LAC primary motivation. LAC's payroll/cap obligations this year went down by about $6M (which saves them sizable tax this year), and next year goes up by about $4M (when their payroll was set to be quite a bit lower).
The reverse was true for MEM, who took on an extra $6M this year, and will save about $4M next year. They have no tax issues. Perhaps they will be players in 2022 free agency. But the Grizz motivation maybe was more about on-court implications.
While all of those players have big question marks, Bledsoe fell way off last year and he looks like the "small guard over 30" bear may have caught him. So maybe MEM also is hoping either Pat Bev or Rondo might offer a bit better potential to help them win, literally two chances instead of one.
Money was indeed moved, and that was probably the LAC primary motivation. LAC's payroll/cap obligations this year went down by about $6M (which saves them sizable tax this year), and next year goes up by about $4M (when their payroll was set to be quite a bit lower).
The reverse was true for MEM, who took on an extra $6M this year, and will save about $4M next year. They have no tax issues. Perhaps they will be players in 2022 free agency. But the Grizz motivation maybe was more about on-court implications.
While all of those players have big question marks, Bledsoe fell way off last year and he looks like the "small guard over 30" bear may have caught him. So maybe MEM also is hoping either Pat Bev or Rondo might offer a bit better potential to help them win, literally two chances instead of one.