TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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If we extend Wood and Maxi we are looking at roughly 15 mil available. 

No we are not.

Before extending them, there would be about 30M projected cap room. They aren't going to be obtainable for 15M combined, that's not even remotely realistic. I'm thinking a realistic total for the pair would land in the 25-28M range, and that leaves you as an overcap team with a full MLE to spend.

And if you you end up working as an overcap team with a full MLE to spend, you're right where you would otherwise be without an RW trade. Except you don't have the THJ and DB contracts to use as bigger-match parts of a bigger trade (should one arise) in lieu of pieces you see as more desirable to keep. And you don't have the opportunity to make the THJ and DB pieces trade-desirable and even more useful for some swap than just matching filler. And you don't have the potential that one or both of THJ and DB can provide some much-needed playoff minutes at a crucial time, with their skills, especially as shooters to open the floor for Luka.

EDIT - I now see you added another post just above this one, with some slightly different questions on the same line. I have answered those specifics further down the thread. Same numbers, just a different emphasis in the answer because of your different questions.