06-22-2023, 07:11 AM
(06-21-2023, 11:04 PM)MarkAguirreWrathofGod Wrote: Interesting stuff Dan. If I’m Dallas, that’s still probably not quite enough value for me. It’s close though. Just think if SA is hot for the pick, I want more than that. We are giving a rotation piece in Reggie. Would this trade give us access to the Full MLE if we also signed Kyrie starting at Luka’s $? Or does Grant Williams into TPE slot negate that?
Yeah, I'm not advocating for this particular deal. Just pointing out the math and trying to make it close. To answer your specific question...Yes, there is room for Kyrie at $40mm, Collins, G-Will at $17mm, #33, Powell at $7mm, the MLE and BAE and still be under the first apron. Your team is:
Bigs: Z. Collins, Maxi, Powell
Wings: G-Will, THJ, Green
BH's: Luka, Irving, Hardy
Plus 33, MLE and BAE. Wiping out this much salary is a powerful teambuilding tool as it turns all the crap into useful players. But, it costs 10.
Let's talk for a moment about the other Collins. As I've thought of this some more, SA currently has $22.1mm of room according to Spotrac. If we trade McGee for Collins, that expands to $24mm (can anyone think of a rumored trade target making just under $24mm????). Step two is trading Reggie at a $6.5mm guarantee instead of his lowest possible number of $5.4mm (similar to what is proposed with CP3) and Bertans into SA's cap space. That creates a TE big enough to swallow Collins (I think it can be done as a 3 way, but I'm breaking it down for the math). The difference here is we aren't asking Atlanta to swallow Bertans and give us 15. We are giving them zero returning salary and can more easily demand 15 for taking back J. Collins. They also get a large TE.
In this case you probably lose the full MLE. Instead of Williams, you get 15 and the TP-MLE. But, you are not hard-capped and can do other trade match deals (like C. Wood or THJ outgoing, but not for a S&T player). Using SA in this way is also a path to Ayton instead of Collins, but Phoenix doesn't have a pick to give us. Trade Machine's won't do this because they don't give you the option of cutting back Reggie's salary to a specific number. You have to do the math.