06-29-2023, 11:56 AM
So, what if the McGee trade was for a little instead of a big. Interesting math here:
Outgoing Bertans, Reggie + McGee =$33.2 x 125% plus $250k is $41.75mm
Take away Holmes from that at $12mm and you have $29.75mm left. You know who makes $29.682mm?
I suspect it would be part of a big Lillard to Miami deal. Portland gets something like Herro, Reggie, McGee, Jovic and picks. Lillard to Miami and they are under the first apron. We get Lowry for a year. The point of this ISN’T that we want/need Lowry. It is the flexibility he provides for the next deal at the TDL as a monster expiring contract. Oh, and it wouldn’t kill us to have another ball handler who kept Luka and Kyrie together for more minutes. This takes us to $172mm with Kyrie at $40mm. We would not be hard-capped and could still do something involving Wood or Powell.
Holmes/Lively/Drummond
Maxi/OMax/Morris
Luka/THJ/Vet
Green/Hardy/Vet
Kyrie/Lowry/
Outgoing Bertans, Reggie + McGee =$33.2 x 125% plus $250k is $41.75mm
Take away Holmes from that at $12mm and you have $29.75mm left. You know who makes $29.682mm?
I suspect it would be part of a big Lillard to Miami deal. Portland gets something like Herro, Reggie, McGee, Jovic and picks. Lillard to Miami and they are under the first apron. We get Lowry for a year. The point of this ISN’T that we want/need Lowry. It is the flexibility he provides for the next deal at the TDL as a monster expiring contract. Oh, and it wouldn’t kill us to have another ball handler who kept Luka and Kyrie together for more minutes. This takes us to $172mm with Kyrie at $40mm. We would not be hard-capped and could still do something involving Wood or Powell.
Holmes/Lively/Drummond
Maxi/OMax/Morris
Luka/THJ/Vet
Green/Hardy/Vet
Kyrie/Lowry/