06-12-2023, 02:23 PM
(06-12-2023, 10:50 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: 1 Heat can’t get to the money needed, but fit the “after next week” part of this.
2 We went through Kyrie/Miami scenarios a few weeks ago. Speaking of Summer of Schwartz, the Heat are just littered with Excel clients including Herro and Jovic (and Love, Dipo and Zeller). As you think through Kyrie to Miami trades, bear in mind the Heat are already over the first apron WITHOUT their own FA’s. They probably need to drop salary if they want to do a Kyrie S&T.
1 I am not sure how the time frames for MIA would be different than any other team, since July free agency is almost a month away. There are no looming deadlines for ANY team when it comes to signing a FA, right?
2 We discussed Kyrie-to-MIA before, and I still don't see even a longshot financial possibility for Kyrie (other than the theoretical idea that with s-w's and giveaways, salary cutting can be done).
BEFORE you factor in money for Strus and Vincent (MIA isn't going to simply let those FA's walk away, in any scenario, right?) the Heat are over Apron 2! What's the number for each of those guys, are they MLE or close to it?
The obvious plan would be to throw Strus and Vincent in the trash, plus find a route to an additional 10M or more to slice, and then try to entice the Mavs to do a sign-and-trade that the Mavs are not pursuing (since they want to keep Kyrie)? I just don't see it.