06-25-2023, 03:17 PM
(06-25-2023, 03:13 PM)F Gump Wrote: Actually there is a workaround if all the teams wanted to bother. (And sometimes teams go to great lengths to get their deal.)
The trick would be to make it a pair of 2-team deals, the 2nd one pre-agreed (but to be delayed), rather than a 3-way.
In June - Harris for Ayton
In July - Mavs pkg (which could include Holmes or Wood or both) for Ayton
Because I'm not a fan of Ayton on that contract, and because I don't want a team full of centers, I would include both Holmes and McGee in the outgoing, along with THJ. Not Kleber, who is likely to be key in your mix as a PF as much as a C.
In a 3-for-1, Mavs end up having to spend to fill 2 more roster slots (and PHI 2 less), so the net payroll for apron accounting is about a wash. (PHI gets a savings of about 800K.)
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