06-29-2023, 01:32 PM
(06-29-2023, 12:17 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: What does Kyrie at $25mm do to the Sun’s cap sheet? That is the lowest direct match for Ayton. Phoenix has about $30mm to finish out the roster. Same could be achieved with Kyrie at $13mm plus Holmes or Kyrie at the minimum plus Holmes and Reggie for Ayton.
Has to be a S&T so Kyrie can retain Bird rights for next year.
Has to allow Phoenix to fill its roster and stay under $172mm as the S&T hard-caps them.
Suddenly my Lowry fantasy trade doesn’t seem so ridiculous.
One more note...just in case this turns out to be real. Kyrie/Ayton can be added to the Bertans deal. So, could be Kyrie at $20mm instead of the $25mm (in bold) above to match Ayton one for one. From there you can add whatever else (McGee, THJ, Reggie, Holmes) and reduce Kyrie's salary proportionately to come up with the right package that adds up to a trade match for Ayton.
Main point being the way this is real is Kyrie takes a discount. The key is figuring out what number for Kyrie and what additional players to Phoenix while the Suns do all it wants while staying under Apron-1.