TRADE: PJ Washington+ 2 2nds To DAL | G. Williams+ Curry+ 2027 FRP (top 2 protected)

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Looks like Nr.60 this season. A little bit of hope both Charlotte and LAC will be bad in 2028. But not great value in these picks.

In the NBA hard cap world that has been invented, there is some usefulness in '2nd rounder' even if it is pick 60. 

If you are needing to stay under the apron, and don't have your full assortment of 14 players as required, for apron purposes those empty slots will cost you about $2.1M (the minimum salary for a player with 2 prior years of NBA experience). And every minimum salary player you sign will cost you AT LEAST that amount in apron accounting. But there is one exception -- if you are paying minimum salary to a 2nd round pick, his actual salary (which will be less) is what is counted. So if you are getting right up against the hard cap, with open slots you MUST fill, each 2nd rounder can save you as much as about $1M.