06-07-2023, 08:58 PM
(06-07-2023, 08:48 PM)Tyler Wrote: Here's a key summary from Bobby Marks that could explain what Phoenix is looking at.
"Waiving and taking the full $15.8M cap hit only opens up the $5M tax ML. Stretching his money over 5 seasons ($3.16M) opens up the $12.2M non tax ML."
https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/...2289700865
So the key to keeping Paul would be for Phoenix to dump enough salary before the 28th where they could just waive Paul (no stretch) and re-sign him. That way they could keep Paul and the full non tax ML. That's probably why Woj keeps bringing up Ayton when talking about Paul. Phoenix needs a salary dump if they want to keep Paul and the exceptions they need to fill out the roster.
Interesting. Thanks. Very complicated to get this right. Not much room for error. Can they find a better fit than Ayton at a lower salary that will allow them to either bring Paul back at a lower # or stretch waive him and replace him with an MLE. Or do they try to mend fences with Ayton?