05-27-2021, 07:41 PM
(05-27-2021, 04:00 PM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: So because Hardaway's cap hold is so large it would make more sense for us to drop his bird rights and just operate under the cap and sign him into space, right? Or am I missing something there.Yeah there is no need to drop the Bird rights... you simply sign THJ first if the contract is less than the hold, then make your moves...
I personally think keeping the hold, keeping/trading J-Rich on his opt in value and then having the full MLE is better asset management than trying to gut the team to get under the cap.
The ONLY way any of this makes sense is in a an offer for an RFA - and I am not sure about the risk tolerance. Best case scenario is THJ agrees to a 1yr less than market value (12 mil) to create extra cap space, with a wink/wink deal for next season.