07-05-2023, 09:40 PM
(07-05-2023, 09:01 PM)Tyler Wrote: The rumored Thybulle contract is interesting because it implies a starting salary of about $10.4mm. That just happens to be Bullock's exact number. The Bullock/Williams trade would NOT create a TPE alone. But what if Nico has a way to wedge the Williams acquisition into the larger Bertans deal? Then Bullock would technically be a salary dump, and Dallas would have a $10.4mm TPE to take Thybulle without sending money back.
So in that conspiracy theory situation, all of the specific Thybulle talk today could be Dallas saying that they DO plan on offering Thybulle a RFA contract. If Portland wants to match, they could just sign Thybulle on their own and it never would have gotten this far. But if they DON'T plan to match, why not S&T him to us before noon tomorrow and accept a 2nd rounder that we just acquired?
Now that is interesting. It means no TK for Holmes as $17mm outgoing for Bertans plus $7.5mm trade match is all you have to work with. It also means G-Will is taking slightly less than is being reported. Most he can get is $12.454mm and he is reported as $12.558mm. I like the conspiracy theory about Thybulle and we now have a sweetener second to offer. I’m sure the cap guy will read this and slightly change the G-Will number before turning it into the league.