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[DanSchwartzgan]

Yeah Holmes outgoing in any center trade just makes too much sense
And it looks like he'd be eligible for aggregation on September 4th. Which is pretty perfect right before camp. Hopefully can avoid major in-season trades this time

Of course, Holmes isn’t needed in a Capela trade as both Minnesota and Toronto are full up at the position.

Apparently, Stein said something on the radio Saturday about Dallas wanting to ‘revisit’ talks from earlier this summer.  Take away Bojan and PJ from the possibilities and all you have left is Ayton and Capela.  Maybe it is Ayton.  THJ and Holmes are a match for Ayton after 9/4.  

But, there needs to probably be something else.  The extra salary puts us within $1.6mm of the tax and we have to add a 14th player at $2.0mm.  So, something else would need to be added or Dallas would need to be willing to go into the tax (but going into the tax by a few dollars doesn’t make a ton of sense for a team that has manipulated numbers all summer to get a very specific outcome).

Edit: One other Stein note. He said Phoenix is interested in TJ McConnell. I think McConnell and Holmes better fit what Phoenix really needs than Hardaway. THJ to Indy? Hield needs to get to a team that will pay him next summer. Will Indy pay up? Doesn’t seem likely.