Lauri to GSW

[Golabki]

Cap wise I don’t think it really works for more than a season or two at most, if at all. But on defense I think they would be fine. Maybe not an amazing defense, but decent. And the offense would be amazing IMO.

The GSW org is operating on a 2 season plan at this point... so that's part of the appeal. If you do this your plan is to be in the 2nd apron next year for sure.

The issue is they are hard capped at the second apron due to Horford and they are REALLY close. The deal I proposed adds a few million, and then have to backfill 2 roster spots, which costs a couple million more. If it happens at the deadline it's only half the impact beceause it's prorated (I think). So I think net-net it would be an impact of 2.5-3M on their cap number. But they are only under by $2M today.

I think it's literally close enough where if they trade TJD (or GP or someone on a vet min deal) for nothing and signed a zero-years of service free agent, that would be enough to make it work. But honestly I could be wrong.

Being above the 1st apron GS can't sent out more then they take in during a trade. So even just adding a small amount doesn't work.

Gotcha - so they need to add 2 vet min guys into the trade. Pods by himself makes the math easier, but I think they need him.

It is one of those things that would work easily under the old rules, but now it can maybe work if you do a bunch of tiny non-basketball related transactions.

[Nate the Great]

The GSW org is operating on a 2 season plan at this point... so that's part of the appeal. If you do this your plan is to be in the 2nd apron next year for sure.

The issue is they are hard capped at the second apron due to Horford and they are REALLY close. The deal I proposed adds a few million, and then have to backfill 2 roster spots, which costs a couple million more. If it happens at the deadline it's only half the impact beceause it's prorated (I think). So I think net-net it would be an impact of 2.5-3M on their cap number. But they are only under by $2M today.

I think it's literally close enough where if they trade TJD (or GP or someone on a vet min deal) for nothing and signed a zero-years of service free agent, that would be enough to make it work. But honestly I could be wrong.

Being above the 1st apron GS can't sent out more then they take in during a trade. So even just adding a small amount doesn't work.

Gotcha - so they need to add 2 vet min guys into the trade. Pods by himself makes the math easier, but I think they need him.

It is one of those things that would work easily under the old rules, but now it can maybe work if you do a bunch of tiny non-basketball related transactions.

It’s really not worth tearing your team up like that for a guy who only plays 55 games a season and sucks at defense.