06-07-2023, 09:43 AM
(06-07-2023, 05:25 AM)Mapka Wrote: But if we want to go anywhere, we have to pay Kyrie not more than Luka.
And then the MLE is available already.
That doesn't do it, if they want the full buying power of the big MLE of 12.2M.
With the roster they have now, plus pick 10 and Kyrie at Luka's salary, they would only be able to offer part of the big MLE. With a 15-man roster and some cushion for possible emergencies during the year (because the hard cap has no flexibility, even if there are injuries), it's probably only 1/2 to 2/3 of the MLE. And no BAE, of course.
I will note that if don't try to stay under Apron 1, the choices change.
Between Apron 1 and 2, they don't get the big MLE that way either, but the 5M one instead, and they have to limit trades where they basically don't take back more than they send out. But the plus is that they might have money for DP, and money to help Wood in a snt (if that becomes available), which might offer a decent player in return, who knows.