01-07-2024, 08:31 AM
(01-07-2024, 05:38 AM)omahen Wrote: Everyone is saying now, that Atlanta strategy has changed and they want to be sellers.
This leaves Capela. I think he is very much a center we could use. I know I have been against minor moves before a trade for big wing is realized, but this one is a bit different. Capela is overpayed to an extent, but will be expiring next season and will have value to teams. Holmes and Maxi would be great from Mavs perspective, as both don't play and none is expiring. Capela would be a huge upgrade. But, Holmes and Maxi are such negative contracts, that 2 SRP wouldn't be enough to motivate the seller, imho.
What I would consider would be Hardy and 2 SRP as assets.
Welcome to the dark side. I’m not sure Hardy is a great fit next to Trae, but who knows what they will look like post-Murray.
I saw something similar on another site, but their deal was Holmes/Maxi/2027 for Capela. Didn’t specify unprotected, but with the outgoing salary Atlanta would be eating, I’d assume it would be unprotected or very lightly protected. Atlanta doesn’t currently have a 2027 pick, so a swap doesn’t work.
Such a deal would have the benefits you’ve outlined plus some others. Capela makes about $1.6mm less than the Holmes/Maxi combo in 24/25 (getting you a little further under the apron). You’d also be further under the tax in 23/24 and might be able to use the rest of the MLE and still be under the tax in the current season. Atlanta has a $23mm TPE. If you structure a deal that matches by itself (like Holmes/Hardy) then anything else you send creates a TPE for Dallas (so, Maxi’s inclusion would create an $11mm TPE).
48 minutes of strong center play has always appealed to me. I also like some of the side benefits listed above. But, Hardy and seconds seems light on the Atlanta side and the 2027 pick seems like too much (even lightly protected).
What would we pay to get to:
Lively, DJJ, Green, Irving, Luka
Capela, OMax, GWill, THJ, Exum