TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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I think they have plenty of flexibility. If team clicks (youngsters take a step forward), they can make nice result and have good options to upgrade next season with max cap space possible. If the season goes bad again, the expiring vets are a good trade fodder at TDL for additional draft capital or young players.

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(1) Bobby Marks on Twitter: "More from this trade: ?Detroit sent Utah $1,752,638 in cash. The money offsets the contract of Saben Lee." / Twitter

That tweet is interesting. If Cuban can be persuaded to add cash to a deal for Clarkson or Conley, is that of interest to Utah? Powell/Bertans and cash for Conley/Gay gives them $1.7M cap now and gets them off Gay’s 2 year commitment. As said previously, Bertans money isn’t a big issue, they can buy him out in the offseason just like they could Conley and Bertans helps with their goal to tank. It gives us a ball handler and wing to accomplish the goals they set. Not that Gay is a playoff contributing wing, but Bullock and DFS would be supported on both ends having Conley and Maxi (now that there’s big support, he can play some big wing minutes) on both sides of them (so they don’t HAVE to play 40 mpg). Gay would be a decent regular season player and injury insurance.