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[DanSchwartzgan]

Now that Lauri and Nance jr are gone, what about Boucher from Toronto? 

He would fit into the TPE in a Dragic trade

If something were to happen there, I wonder if it might be part of a larger deal where Siakam goes to GS and Canadian Wiggins with some GS youth goes to Toronto.  Why hasn't this already happened?  Moses Moody isn't eligible to be traded until after Saturday.  Maybe Wiseman goes also and GS retains Kuminga.  In that version, Toronto needs to unload another deal to match salaries.  They are now in full-on youth movement and won't need Boucher a year from now as they have Wiseman, Birch, Achiuwa and Barnes at the big spots plus Anunoby and Wiggins can both log minutes there also.

I'm thinking Terry goes to Toronto's youth movement.  GS is down a center and a return of Willie for a year might have value.  That doesn't get you Dragic, but maybe Dallas kicks in $5 million and Dragic takes a $5 million cut.  

You can include Dragic in a deal, but it is more complex.  Such a deal aggregates Dragic with Siakam and that can't happen until October.  Or, you can break it into separate deals (Willie to GS in the first deal that nets us Boucher and Powell, Burke and Terry in a second deal for Dragic).  

Dallas wouldn't have to use the TPE as Boucher and Willie are a trade match at 175% pf Willie's salary.  We pick up $7mm in salary and are still under the tax by about the amount of the TPE.  GS drops about $7mm in salary and a ton of LT.  Toronto is doing a three for six in the second version, but has the roster slots to do that by dropping some of their non-guaranteed guys.  Interesting side note.  Willie, Burke and Boucher are all represented by the same agency.  Interesting note number two...Wiggins and Powell were both on the Canadian Olympic roster which was coached by Nick Nurse.