TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[Mavsfan12]

13 AND Washington?  Feels too steep from the price of the savings standpoint.  Just one man’s opinion.

Mavsfan12:  If you use the Fanspo trade machine you can set the year of the trade to current or 22/23.

Thanks for that site.  I wish it calculated future savings as well...  but that is a nice feature that it allows to change year in which trade is completed.

As for how that applies to this discussion, if the trade is done before year end, it can be done for THJ/Green for Hayward.  If it is done next year, that will not work - it would take more salary from mavs, which would lessen the impact for CHA.  

Also, as far as it being too steep, you could say the same thing from both sides of the transaction.  Especially considering that Washington is extension eligible and they likely couldn't afford to pay Bridges, and keep him as well.  So they may lose him anyway.  They get a solid vet on a team friendly deal and a younger player on a rookie scale to replace the one they are losing.  And then 13 for the cap savings.  They also have 15.  Like I said above, it really comes down to how badly each team wants to pay for what they are trying to achieve, and how well other teams can fill those needs.  Heck, ORL could pretty much absorb Hayward completely.  If they would do it for 13, then the Mavs wouldn't be in the running.  But would someone do that, and is having a solid replacement on a good contract better than a straight salary dump?