06-29-2022, 01:09 PM
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The Mavericks and Pistons, according to multiple league sources, have engaged in talks about the Pistons absorbing one of their sizable contracts into cap space. It’s not known if the Pistons want additional compensation, which would create a holdup.
Surprisingly, even after eating the NY players and taking in two lottery picks and extending the QO to Bagley yesterday and exercising their option to retain Diallo, Detroit is only at $107.8mm or so. That is really close to the Bertans number and easily enough to take in Powell plus someone like Green.
Dallas should be REALLY close to the apron if the news about the cap going to $123.6mm is true. If you are on the apron and trade away Powell and Green, you are sitting at almost enough under (it would be really tight) to offer the full MLE and the Bi-Annual and stay under the apron. Some of the names out there start to make sense when you think in terms of having both. Even if you are a couple hundred grand away, nothing says you can't use $10.1mm of the MLE instead of the entire thing.
Maybe Hartenstein replaces Powell and someone else gets the bi-annual. You'd also be in the neighborhood of taking in Thybulle's money as part of the deal and still being really close to the full MLE under the Apron. Maybe you don't need the entire MLE for Hartenstein (or some other MLE player). Maybe you split it between Hardy and said player and still come in nicely above the TP-MLE that other contenders are offering.
Hartenstein/Thybulle (or Payton) and Dragic would be a nice recovery (not to mention Wood).
The Mavericks and Pistons, according to multiple league sources, have engaged in talks about the Pistons absorbing one of their sizable contracts into cap space. It’s not known if the Pistons want additional compensation, which would create a holdup.
Surprisingly, even after eating the NY players and taking in two lottery picks and extending the QO to Bagley yesterday and exercising their option to retain Diallo, Detroit is only at $107.8mm or so. That is really close to the Bertans number and easily enough to take in Powell plus someone like Green.
Dallas should be REALLY close to the apron if the news about the cap going to $123.6mm is true. If you are on the apron and trade away Powell and Green, you are sitting at almost enough under (it would be really tight) to offer the full MLE and the Bi-Annual and stay under the apron. Some of the names out there start to make sense when you think in terms of having both. Even if you are a couple hundred grand away, nothing says you can't use $10.1mm of the MLE instead of the entire thing.
Maybe Hartenstein replaces Powell and someone else gets the bi-annual. You'd also be in the neighborhood of taking in Thybulle's money as part of the deal and still being really close to the full MLE under the Apron. Maybe you don't need the entire MLE for Hartenstein (or some other MLE player). Maybe you split it between Hardy and said player and still come in nicely above the TP-MLE that other contenders are offering.
Hartenstein/Thybulle (or Payton) and Dragic would be a nice recovery (not to mention Wood).
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