TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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Ok, yeah...  Maybe I am wrong or missing something.  I did not think that multiple TPE's could be generated from a single transaction - or that a TPE could be aggregated into a trade. I could be mistaken.  

As far as equitable, I think both sides would get what they want if they agreed to it.  CHA wants cap relief, and DAL is getting talent/pick.  The question would seem to be is whether CHA is getting enough relief to justify sending the pick, and whether DAL is getting enough talent to eat the cost!

Okay. Here's the general principle -- while player salaries being traded can be combined, in general each player is a separate "exception" to the trade rules, allowing some return in that trade. And who matches with who is done for each team separately, to their best benefit.

Draft picks and cash are ignored. But the pick will cost DAL (not CHA) over 4M in salary.
DAL existing TPE expires Jun 27, so this must be a June deal.
Deals in June give a team an exception from an outgoing player for the lesser of salary this year or next.

DAL can take both Hayward and PJW (tot about 33) using the THJ-Powell combo (125%). The existing TPE will take Plumlee. Green is leftover with nothing to match, so Mavs get a new TPE for about 2.9M.

CHA can take all 3 of THJ, Powell, Green using Hayward (125%). They get new TPE's for both Plumlee and PJW.

TPEs are confusing. ESPN trade machine usually stumbles over them, But they are not traded. They are used, and sometimes when one is used, then the other team will get their own as salary goes up on one side and down on the other. So it looks like being traded, but no.