Trade & FA 2023-24: Stein-Ingram Trade Inevitable| LAL Want Lebron Back On Any Terms

[Ghost of Podkolzin]

One thing to remember about our having the #10, that got us Lively and rid of Bertans, is that it was pennies from heaven that the Mavs chose to grab up.  Had we not tanked we wouldn't have had that pick.  By the most narrowest of odds, our ping-pong ball came up #10.  If you look at it, the decision to tank and the masterful moves in the draft turned Bertans ($17m) into Lively, OMax, and Holmes (his negative value contract at least), for a total of $19.4m.  If nothing else, it proves that FRPs are valuable in moving back and shedding dead money like Bertans.  I have to remind myself that this is the kind of maneuvering that gets you an amazing roster. 

Current negative money (my estimate)...
McGee -- 100% of $11.7m over 2 years = -$11.7m
THJ -- 30% of $33.9m over 2 years = -$10.17m
Holmes -- 75% of $24.8m over 2 years = -$18.6m

This is a total of -$40.47m over 2 years, -$20.24m/year

IMO, we have to start looking at the % of negative value in every trade deal.  For instance, I'd say Ayton is at $20m/yr player, making his contract -$40.6m over 3 years.