Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[DanSchwartzgan]

Isn't the BAE being used to take the Sasser salary?

That's the presumption in a straight up deal with Detroit.  But, this seems destined to be at least three teams between Detroit, Memphis and Dallas and maybe expanded to include OKC and Collins S&T from LAC.  In that case, A.J. Johnson covers the Sasser salary and preserves the BAE.   

One of the things I find interesting in terms of figuring out what exceptions we do/don't still have.  Collins, Aldama and Gafford (or Klay) all make very similar salaries.  We assume Aldama has to go into the TPE because we haven't heard of any more outgoing salary from Dallas.  But additions to the multi-team deal might change our thinking.