07-03-2023, 08:27 AM
(07-03-2023, 02:09 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Yeah, after asking the question I found the answer regarding the $5mm TP MLE. It hard caps you at the second apron, not the first. It is limited to two years, so Curry checks that box. So, we get an extra $10mm of potential spending power if we avoid S&T’s and don’t use more than a 10% trade spread.
I’d love to figure out something around J. Allen. I’m just not sure how we help them fill the PF slot if they trade Allen and move Mobley to C. Cleveland’s aspirations are just as big as the Mav’s and the clock is ticking just as fast on Mitchel’s next free agency as it is on Kyrie’s.
Does it seem to anyone else like there has to be a Buddy Hield trade coming. Surely Indy didn’t pay Brown all that money (he’s Indy’s highest paid player now….what?) to come off the bench behind Hield and Mathurin. I’m not exactly sure what Indy needs and Hield doesn’t have to be Mav’s related. I just thought it was interesting. If we try to force a Mav interest, Would Indy rather have one year of Hield before he becomes a FA or two years of THJ? Meanwhile, Dallas would probably rather have the expiring. Indy is also a big shy in the backup five department. THJ/McGee for Hield would actually save us a dollar or two.
I would think CLE would value Maxi as a switchable 4/5 who could play next to Mobley.
THJ + MAXI for Allen + Okoro? I assume we'd have to add one more asset