01-24-2020, 05:51 PM
(01-24-2020, 05:18 PM)DanSchwartzman Wrote: So, the trick is to find deals that use up most or all of the TPE with a second player coming in at a large spread over the outgoing salary.
As a for instance, Dallas could deal Wright and Lee for Otto Porter Jr. They could also take Satoransky into their TPE. That deal works and keeps them under the apron by a few hundred thousand. HOWEVER, if they then try to add a center without first trading away someone like Roby, then there isn't room under the apron (or it would be exceedingly close).
Is Satoransky a better fit here than Wright? I think so. Would it be nice to have a healthy Porter on the wing playing D and hitting 3's this season and next? Would Chicago do the Satoransky deal in order to shed Porter? Someone smarter than me will have to figure out who, if anyone, would get a pick in a deal like that, but it might explain the meaning behind the rumor.
Wanted to bump this in case it got missed in the Patton Frenzy.
If you did something like Porter and Satoransky and then did a band-aid at center for the rest of the season, it would push you pretty close to the LT next season. It doesn't have to be those players. Just using the concept of using the TPE AND a trade with a spread over the outgoing salary to take on additional salary.
As Tyler said, getting rid of Roby's 2020 guarantee could have been a consideration too.