05-06-2023, 06:18 PM
(05-06-2023, 08:20 AM)omahen Wrote: I agree that #10 seems a lot for a player that is on a max contract and not playing near max level. How about if we split that #10 with another team for multiple picks? Utah for example has #16 (would go to Phoenix) and #28 (stays with Mavs). That would seem decent.
I like the split pick thing with Utah (whether it goes to Phoenix or not). The normal cost to eat $20mm of salary is a late first. San Antonio still has $22mm of cap room in the current season and Bertans is owed $17mm next season and $5mm the next. So, taking #28 to eat $22mm of future salary is pretty close to fair.
If you can get who you wanted at #10 at #16 (and you know they will say they did) AND you can move off of the Bertans money, you've done yourself a ton of good. You can get to the Full MLE if you move on from Bullock. Even at Bullock's full price, you can use the TP MLE AND still be under the first apron and eligible for S&T's. Suddenly, the summer doesn't feel as limiting.