03-30-2023, 02:46 AM
(03-29-2023, 09:37 PM)chaparral Wrote: Simmons needs to tell us how this is possible. Not that I want it to happen...
Why wouldn't be possible? Everything is possible. LeBron is certainly most influential figure in the league. Draymond has a PO in the summer and GSW has the risk of losing him for nothing. Its questionable if they even want to resign him to another contract. They might want to keep him for another year, though. But they might also do him good and trade him to where he wants to go. Their best scenario if they part ways is that he picks his option and they trade him for compensation. LeBron has the contract for next season but he has PO after that, so again he has some leverage as he might threaten to leave unless they trade him to his desired location.
There are two aspects to that: matching salaries and assets for GSW/LAL. From the salary perspective, the combined LeBron and Green salaries are roughly 80 million, which means Mavs need to send out at least 60 million of salaries. Hardaway, Bertans, McGee, Bullock and Maxi alone covers that. You could also play with Wood or Powell SnT. High salaries allow many possible ways where Dallas salaries go. In theory, Mavs could send all the required salaries to Lakers and none to GSW.
From the needed assets perspective it is more difficult to estimate. Mavs have two picks to play with, they could also add Green+Hardy. I would say a protected FRP is a realistic compensation for their troubles in case of Green, due to the leverage he has. LeBrons value is really difficult to asses to me.
Based on this, one possible example:
LAL: Bertans, THJ, Bullock, Maxi, McGee, Green, unprotected Mavs FRP, GSW protected FRP (they get some playable players and two picks for an aging star on expiring contract)
GSW: unprotected Mavs FRP (they hugely reduce their tax bill and get a good pick)
Dal: LeBron, Green
Mavs can still resign Wood and Powell to cover the center position. rMLE and vet minimums to cover the rest of holes.
Irving, Hardy
Luka, rMLE or vet min
LeBron, rMLE or vet min
Green, rMLE or vet min
Powell, Wood