03-27-2021, 08:24 AM
(03-27-2021, 07:38 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: The above scenario is very complicated and really difficult to pull off.
What I put is of course a pipedream. Best possible outcome. Many things would need to go right to make it happen. But it is doable. From here down you measure a success of the offseason.
What I mainly wanted to show is that over the cap is way better than the cap space scenario. As long as one doesn't limit himself with words such as cap space, the ceiling gets much higher. Cap space is just a means for negotiations. Your leverage. But you need to convince others to play along. I think the more difficult part is actually convincing FA to come here. Once you do that, everything else should be easier. What I also wanted to show is that signing Collins and keeping one of THJ/JRich should be absolutely no problem, if Atlanta would be willing to play along. If I assume Kawhi and JRue are off the market, Collins is probably the best FA available. Riley trade for Butler in 2019 is an example of this kind of thinking.
Attention to detail worries me too. The 2019 trade with Miami that "everyone agreed on" fell apart. It absolutely didn't stop Riley from getting what he wanted. Mavs got nothing! The Redick trade with San Antonio that "everyone agreed on" fell apart in the last minute. This kind of stuff worries me.