06-27-2023, 11:13 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-27-2023, 01:21 PM by DanSchwartzgan.)
(06-27-2023, 10:39 AM)michaeltex Wrote: Timing question...
Are the Draft Day trades post-July 1st? Does any of that affect possible timing for a PHX trade or negotiating with FAs? I know sometimes things have to happen in a sequence so the money stays legit. With cap lines, tax lines, multiple tax apron's do you have to keep the accounting as you go or just see where everything lands when the dust settles?
Been in meetings and about to start two more. No time to comment much other than…
Yes, draft day trades HAVE to be post July 1st. OKC doesn’t currently have cap room.
Phoenix trade can be Pre or Post July 1st depending on who is involved. Trade spreads for Phoenix change after 7/1 (probably 10% spread for Phoenix with them being over the first apron). But, after July 1st, Dallas has greater flexibility to take back salary because of the excess spread on the Bertans deal. This is only true (greater flexibility for Dallas) if Dallas also stays below the first apron (which might be why they want McGee included so badly…but I haven’t had time to do the math). The issue might also be a desire to preserve an option for adding another player to the squad if/when an Ayton deal is finalized. It would be an easy work around if we had seconds to throw around to move McGee to a third team.