(05-31-2023, 07:10 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I'm not envisioning anyone using cap room here. So, the apron issues are the ones to be concerned about. The Philly one is tough. I'm envisioning them getting a TE from Houston in a deal for Harden and us using that same TE to send Kyrie. We would have to take something back from them or they wouldn't be able to sign their FA's. Alternatively, they could pay to move some additional salary. The problem is they don't have much in the way of trash contracts to give away besides Korkmaz. I think Philly would be VERY motivated to figure out a way to get a second star if Harden moved on. It might include paying us to take Harris as a one year hold on getting cap room.
The Miami deal I've talked about is trade matching. The Heat are already over the apron and have to sign Vincent and Strus. Lowry, Herro and Jovic for Kyrie at his max saves about $12mm. Miami would need to pay someone to eat the Oladipo contract, but they are pretty resourceful. NY didn't have the cap space to do what they did last summer and we all know how that turned out. Dallas could take a hard line stand and end up just like they did a year ago. I think the smarter play (all this assumes Kyrie wants to go to a contender in the east) is to play along and get what you can.
1 If you're not envisioning cap room, then two things are true: (1) nothing can be done unless the Mavs get paid for Kyrie in assets via trade, and (2) there is no parallel to JB, and no reason to bring him up, since Kyrie can NOT just be signed away by PHI,MIA, PHX.
2 With PHI you envision trade MATCHING via TPE, but what's the offer to interest DAL? They are stripped of picks. You think they would offer Maxey and all the 2nds they own? Mavs would have no reason to take their trash.
I think the thing being overlooked re these teams is that none of them can force the issue.
They are only "threats" to make an offer to trade for Kyrie, just like they made an offer to BKN, and they are all dodging payroll issues. And the Mavs are NOT the solution - Cuban won't want the extra salary either.
Like with LA, is there going to be anything truly worth considering? Or is it essentially junk, for an all-star?
Most of all, I think DAL does offer what Kyrie wants. He wants a team with another star, rather than a scrub starless team that has no potential, and he wants to get paid. Unless Cuban cheaps out (which is certainly a possibility, of course).