Heat/Hawks/3rd team

Post #1 » by **Texas Chuck** » Mon May 19, 2025 10:08 pm

So I keep seeing Heat posters talking about waiving Duncan Robinson and just paying out his gtd money. So let's do better.

Robinson/#20 to Atlanta
Niang/#22 to Miami
Bufkin to any team that wants to take him on. If he's still worth a 2nd then send that to Atlanta.

Hawks move up in the draft for taking on some salary, get a great spacer for the bench for a year, have plenty of room under tax
Heat save more money than just waiving Robinson while getting back a bench shooter.
3rd team takes a flier on a young guard.

Post #2 » by **BBallFreak** » Mon May 19, 2025 10:36 pm

I mean, maybe? It seems kinda silly to move back to save $1.4 million and I'm not sure how much he'd figure into the rotation. I mean, with Robinson we have Herro, Wiggins, Highsmith, Larsson, and Jacquez. I feel like those minutes are already spoken for.

Post #3 » by **Texas Chuck** » Mon May 19, 2025 10:39 pm

BBallFreak wrote:I mean, maybe? It seems kinda silly to move back to save $1.4 million and I'm not sure how much he'd figure into the rotation. I mean, with Robinson we have Herro, Wiggins, Highsmith, Larsson, and Jacquez. I feel like those minutes are already spoken for.

More than $1.4M. There is the small difference in the gtd $$ in the pick slots, plus the empty roster charge that's removed.

but yeah if you see zero value in Niang, its not much for sure.

My thinking was he'd have a role for a team deleting one of the best shooters. Plus he's tradable salary rather than dead. And you might get the same prospect.

But yeah not meant to be a home run for Miami, more of an infield hit that you beat out.

Post #4 » by **theBigLip** » Mon May 19, 2025 10:54 pm

How about:
Robinson for Fontecchio/Sasser?

Miami reduces salary, possible backup PG
Det gets a more seasoned scorer

jayu70 · Post #5 » by **jayu70** » Mon May 19, 2025 11:08 pm

Texas Chuck wrote:So I keep seeing Heat posters talking about waiving Duncan Robinson and just paying out his gtd money. So let's do better.

Robinson/#20 to Atlanta
Niang/#22 to Miami
Bufkin to any team that wants to take him on. If he's still worth a 2nd then send that to Atlanta.

Hawks move up in the draft for taking on some salary, get a great spacer for the bench for a year, have plenty of room under tax
Heat save more money than just waiving Robinson while getting back a bench shooter.
3rd team takes a flier on a young guard.

Hawks add ~$8 mil to their payroll to move up just 2 spots which also reduces the available space under the luxury tax to with more roster slots to fill.
Niang's enough of a spacer off the bench at $8 mil - similar percentages to Robinson.

Post #6 » by **BBallFreak** » Mon May 19, 2025 11:26 pm

jayu70 wrote:
Texas Chuck wrote:So I keep seeing Heat posters talking about waiving Duncan Robinson and just paying out his gtd money. So let's do better.

Robinson/#20 to Atlanta
Niang/#22 to Miami
Bufkin to any team that wants to take him on. If he's still worth a 2nd then send that to Atlanta.

Hawks move up in the draft for taking on some salary, get a great spacer for the bench for a year, have plenty of room under tax
Heat save more money than just waiving Robinson while getting back a bench shooter.
3rd team takes a flier on a young guard.

Hawks add ~$8 mil to their payroll to move up just 2 spots which also reduces the available space under the luxury tax to with more roster slots to fill.
Niang's enough of a spacer off the bench at $8 mil - similar percentages to Robinson.

He can be waived, and you're only on the hook for $9.9 million. You move up two spots in the draft to take on $1.4 million extra money (plus a roster penalty).