01-09-2021, 03:30 AM
(01-09-2021, 03:12 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: They could easily clear a lot more cap space without giving up Richardson’s hold if they wanted, especially if Powell stays healthy all season. Say what you want about his effectiveness so far, but he really did come back from the Achilles super fast, and he’s out there running, jumping...it’s actually pretty impressive.
Having said all of that, I agree that at this point, the best path might be a TDL deal.
Excuse me if I am being a smart ass saying something you already know, but JRich's cap hold is not equal to his option. Clearing Powell's salary won't be enough (which I think would cost us. Even prime Powell on a 10 million$ per year deal would be a neutral asset at best). You'd need to clear 5 million$ more.
But on a second thought, yeah, we won't suffer much if we dump Burke and Iwundu too (we can also opt to not pick Jalen's option). However we would still lose the full MLE and scramble to round up the roster to fill the void of 7 players (Jojo, Tim, Dwight, WCS, Boban, Trey, Wes) with the room exception and minimum salaries, after giving the full max to someone.
I don't see the need to strip the roster to bring another max player, who would probably be overpaid looking at what is left. If that is the case, why not bring an already overpaid player via trade and keep the MLE, right?