05-13-2023, 08:29 AM
(05-13-2023, 08:16 AM)omahen Wrote: Stein fantasy trade for Ayton (in his latest podcast with Hynes) is THJ+Kleber+#10. Haynes and him also mention common agent Duffy.
https://marcstein.substack.com/p/an-ode-...-nba?sd=pf
I´d rather give them Irving to be honest.
Irving problem aside, my thinking is with the cap development you are looking at 60M starting salary for the elite centers like Embiid/Jokic very soon. Even the worst starting centers will get MLE money, which will probably start at 13-14M. So how much of an overpay is Ayton really? Guys like Allen or Turner will make starting salaries of 25-27M on their next deals. So Ayton is a 24 year old #1 pick at 18/10/2 with three years left at 33M/year. Plus you have Green on a rookie deal, Hardy on a rookie deal, #10 on a rookie deal. Kleber, Bullock and THJ on reasonable deals. Basically only Bertans and McGee are trash contracts, and Suns might have some interest in McGee. This would be such a sensible approach going forward. On paper you have a full starting five of 25 and unders, a veteran bench with Kleber, THJ, Bullock and you have a very healthy cap structure in 12 months.
If you are dumb, you simplify things. 1 for 1 player trade. Draft #10. Use exceptions. The end.