kodo wrote:Lavine's long term contract may actually be a benefit to his trade value due to the new TV deal which dramatically increases the cap, making all current long contracts a bargain. Siakam's new deal pays him almost $50M a year, but by 2028 he will be actually making less % of the cap than he is now at $37M. It's considered a great deal from a team perspective. Lavine doesn't make anything close to that and goes to 2027.
In 2028 the cap is expected to be $206M, Lavine ~$44M next 4 years, or 21% of a $206M cap. 21% of the current cap would be $30M, which is what Jordan Poole makes ($27M-$34M) as a starting SG. If he stays healthy his contract is going to look more normal year after year...although that's a big "if."
TBH, it's a bad time to trade him. Not only is his on-court value at his lowest, but in a year or two his contract has both less money owed and the amount will look smaller & smaller as we approach the $206M cap. But when have we ever traded players at the right time.
I thought the same thing so did some math earlier. In the end, 30.5%, 29.6%, 28.7% are his percentages the next 3 years (he has 3 years left not 4).
Not sure that's going to move the needle that much, though it does get a tiny better.
I generally think if we can wait it would be better to wait, not sure from the human side of the equation if that's really a viable option though. A lot of reporting seems to be that the Bulls and Zach are done with each other.
