06-25-2023, 01:37 PM
(06-25-2023, 01:17 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: And PHI just has no realistic avenue of getting close to offering Kyrie any sort of contract. At all. They'd have to move off of Harris+Maxey for nothing, renounce all their team options, renounce all their FA rights, waive Melton, and then only then they'd have carved out about 50~ mil of cap space. They'd have Embiid, Kyrie, Tucker, House, around ~7 mil of space, MLE+BAE for 9 roster spots.
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Start here:
That is of course you think the Mavs are better off with Tobias Harris+Maxey for Kyrie. That is a different conversation. Does Harris+Maxey make you a better team than just keeping Kyrie?
Harris+Maxey combine for roughly 43 mil in salary. Maxey has been proven as a lethal SG. Harris is a fantastic 4th option scorer. Adding them to the roster:
Luka/Hardy/Vet min
Maxey/Green/
THJ/Bullock/Pinson
Harris/Maxi/OMP
Holmes/Lively/McGee
Total salaries: 159~ mil. Wouldn't the Mavs still be able to use the MLE here as well?
This is something I could get on board with. Don't see Philly doing it.