01-09-2026, 05:08 PM
(01-09-2026, 05:04 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Right about now, I wish we had clarity on how the owners feel about the price tag they're looking at over the next couple of seasons if the status quo is maintained.
It feels like salary needs to be shed, somehow, but lord almighty I sure hope it doesn't come to actually spending limited assets to do it.
I can still get behind the idea that AD here next season, with Flagg, Kyrie, Lively, whomever they draft and anything else leftover might NOT be as depressing as we think, but...I'm not paying the tax bill for this super expensive (losing) team.
Its a legit danger. Even when trading assets like Gafford and Naji, they may have to prioritize cap relief over assets and young players. Even if they are willing to pay tax eventually, they need to get out of the repeater tax before loading up.