12-26-2023, 03:24 PM
(12-26-2023, 02:30 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Interesting thing about Richards. He makes $5.0mm and we have a TPE worth $4.95mm. But Dan, you might say, $5.0mm is more than $4.95mm, so how would that work? Well, if we are under the first apron (which we are), the spread on a TPE is $250,000. So, we can actually take back up to $5.2mm.
That basically means you can do pick(s) for Richards with no outgoing players if you want. Or, Hardy for Richards (which keeps you under the tax). Or, a smaller salary like Morris or Powell with pick(s) for Richards. He's probably the right target from an age and skillset standpoint in that his game is similar (just worse) than Lively in many ways. He's an Excel guy. In case it wasn't clear, pick(s) meant seconds. Also, Josh for Richards straight up does not work.
Lively/Richards
DJJ/GWill
Exum/Green
Kyrie/THJ
Luka/One of the PG's
Edit: How much more would you pay to move Holmes in a Richards deal? The idea would be to get further under the apron next season to be able to pay DJJ. Holmes for Richards isn't a match, but if you add Non-Guaranteed Thor to the deal, it does work. Lowers next year's salary by over $7mm which gets us about $15mm under the first apron and able to use the full MLE (but be hard-capped for doing so).
I would be more than happy to send out Holmes, but I don't know if 2 seconds is enough for someone to take on his salary let alone pay for Richards. I would probably pull the trigger on a Hardy for Richards trade, but no idea if that has any interest for them.