05-28-2023, 01:10 PM
(05-28-2023, 10:07 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Thinking out loud, maybe there's something here with PHX.....?
Lakers send Rui+Beasley to PHX. Mavs send THJ to PHX and Kyrie to Lakers. Mavs receive Ayton+Lakers 2029.
PHX get Rui+Beasley+THJ for Ayton, which is quite the haul as it's potentially 2 starters. Lakers get their 3rd star and can keep Reaves. Mavs get their starting center and a future first that opens up a lot of trades with #10+27+29.
Maybe something more simple (leaving out Rui avoids BYC and hard cap for Phoenix). BTW, I don’t think we have to accommodate Kyrie’s max in a deal with LA. They can’t get there through cap room and $46.9mm is just a killer to their ability to fill the roster and stay under the apron. Trade matching is one issue in setting his number. But, paying who they want to keep and using their exception are also factors.
Phoenix Out: Ayton (32.4) Phoenix In: Beasley, Bamba and Reggie (36.5)
LA Out: Beasley, Vandy, Bamba (31.4). LA In: Kyrie (up to 39.35)
Dallas Out: Kyrie, Reggie (up to 49.8). Dallas In: Ayton, Vandy (37.1)
Dallas is probably owed some draft compensation here. If THJ needs to be in instead of Reggie, I suspect Shamet comes to Dallas. So, Phoenix gets Beasley, Bamba and THJ (44.7) for Ayton and Shamet (42.7). Dallas gets Ayton, Shamet and Vandy (47.3) for Kyrie and THJ (up to 57.2). Kyrie’s number doesn’t change because the LA outgoing didn’t change.