02-13-2023, 07:36 AM
(02-13-2023, 04:52 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: I mean if we're going by the OP idea, creating just enough cap room to allow us to use the full MLE and/or avoid hefty repeater tax penalties, then a double hit of Powell in year 2 would pay itself no?
Another question to ask in this is whether there is someone out there who is worth $11mm who can’t be had for $7mm. Free agency gets pretty meh pretty fast this summer. I think the value of trimming salaries (whether this idea or asking Kyrie to take a discount) would be to set yourself up to be able to go after a S&T for someone like Grant. Even there, the players worth that kind of trouble (and being hard capped) are a pretty short list.
Another way to save money is to answer ‘none of the above’ to our UFA current centers. If we trade for one and still have Maxi and McGee, do we need either Powell or Wood?