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Yeah but Hayward’s contract wasn’t about him suddenly having a big year and then getting paid off of that. There are certainly dumb gms like kupchak, but I think that nowadays it has a lot less to do with getting paid off of being a flash in the pan.
Basically they can trade for anyone up to the trade exception amount and just absorb the contract (ie it makes the salary cap 120% matching irrelevant). The nub is it can't be combined with outgoing salary to gross up (i.e. get someone making more than what the exception is worth). It looks like Beal makes too much, but someone like Aldridge or DeRozan, etc.. They also have to stay under the 138 million dollar apron since they used the MLE which means they have roughly 20 million to use of it without sending out additional salary.
i've also heard that, since it's good for a calendar year, that they can use it to "create" capspace to sign a free agent next offseason. correct?
They'd have to have to do a sign and trade, but yes since it lasts until some point into next offseason they could do that. With Tatum's extension, they'd have to either use that and go over the apron or the MLE. To add anyone of any significance next offseason, they basically have to get off of Smart or Thompson and/or decline some of G Williams/R Williams/Langford.
the cool thing is, if Traitor Danny doesnt have a blockbuster (Gobert?) in mind or the exception isnt all eaten up by having to replace Kemba (considering the Green's post-Leprechaun karma, a possibility), it can be used piecemeal if the Cs need patches. it's just nice, in the present construct, to be over the cap and still able to shop.
Ya I am still excited for it. Us Philly fans need basketball in the worst way right now haha
Terribly, but at least they have enough games so to where if somebody missed for covid or should still even out.
not sure if this guy is 100% accurate, but he explains it pretty good here and options they have to trade for (which isn't a ton realistically):
trade exception expires in 1 year, i am guessing Danny will not be able to utilize it.
i would guess that Utah will not want to move on from Gobert, unless that dope caused more internal issues then the media reported. Names mentioned are Heild, Aldridge, maybe Oladipo, and Christian "TTP part 2" Wood. Julius Randle too, and that would be somewhat interesting.
All those names would make some sense.
that is a bit of the infuriating thing with Boston (for the non-Celtics's fans). I don't think the talent level is all that high with their young guys, but mother f'ing Brad Stevens really does a nice job getting the most out of a lot of these guys, like the Isaiah Thomas Jr. types. I agree with most of the draft predictions that Peyton Pritchard is worth like a late round 2nd, if that. But pretty sure under Stevens the guy will be a nice 7-8 guy on their team
hearing that Evan Turner has joined the C's coaching staff made me think about how none of the players who made their bones under Coach Stevens then moved on have ever asked or been asked back. Turner, Crowder, AB, Jeff Green, the Leprechaun of course, Olynyk, Rozier. When you combine that with "happy to be" Celtics like Horford & Hayward opting out, you start to wonder
Here’s what Albert nahmad said
The fact that the Knicks passed on him maybe the first sign of life they have had in recent memory.
