06-23-2023, 10:25 PM
(06-23-2023, 08:13 PM)F Gump Wrote: I think you are way off on sequence, and potential ramifications.
They will figure out Kyrie 1st. Then they will work with the options that remain.
They may CHOOSE to trade players, but no reason to be backed into a corner.
You make an interesting point. I'm trying to come up with all these fancy ways of adding to the Bertans deal and we don't really know whether Kyrie is coming back. So, anything that takes on salary before he signs, removes flexibility should he bolt. I think they are still about $30mm-$31.5mm under depending on the Holmes TK if Irving leaves and they abandon the rest of the TE.
BTW, the figure above includes a S/W of Reggie's $5.4mm. If the team elects to keep him at his full amount and Reggie walks, take about $8mm off that figure. The decision on him is kind of interesting:
1. If they only pay his guarantee, they are either nervous about Irving or need the savings for something sizable once Irving signs.
2. If they guarantee him, it may mean they feel good about him staying. Of course, it could also mean they have a cap room team that would happily take him for a year.