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BigO wrote:I have a solution. Get rid of Kuzma. Horst is dumb for getting him, but there has to be at least one or two dumber GMs.
The problem is that I don't even know that they want to get rid of him.
ShootingtheJ wrote:soxperry wrote:Bernman wrote:
a) for effort
b) you're triggering me w/ this full MLE for Trent talk. It's worse than the BP 4/80 stuff. He shouldn't get that, & he in all likelihood won't. It also impedes us from signing another rotation player. We need a true MLE split involving him, or we should go in another direction.
c) we can go in the GD tax a little. Up to like 8m we're only paying 12 in tax. That's opportunity cost. Beyond that, it jumps to 30+. Then the juice isn't worth the squeeze. I don't think we need to move $ around, unless we're s&t'ing Brook & taking equal salary back, or foolishly re-signing him.
1. Trent for full MLE is a place holder.. Just assume we use the full MLE
2. If we go into the tax, we no longer have the full MLE, we have the baby MLE which is only 5.7 instead of 14.1. So we are not going into the tax but it has nothing to do with the actual tax.
That's just an order of operations thing. We can use the full MLE, BAE, and pay the tax. The only obstacle is we'll be hardcapped at the Apron, which is $6 million more than the tax threshold.
soxperry wrote:ShootingtheJ wrote:soxperry wrote:
1. Trent for full MLE is a place holder.. Just assume we use the full MLE
2. If we go into the tax, we no longer have the full MLE, we have the baby MLE which is only 5.7 instead of 14.1. So we are not going into the tax but it has nothing to do with the actual tax.
That's just an order of operations thing. We can use the full MLE, BAE, and pay the tax. The only obstacle is we'll be hardcapped at the Apron, which is $6 million more than the tax threshold.
ahhh i see, so we have unlocked the MLE and BAE for this offseason by being under the tax at end of last season, and if we want the full MLE next offseason we just need to be below the the tax by the end of the season again.
well, that makes things a lot easier. we should have no problem retaining Rollins now.
M-C-G wrote:That’s a great deal for Bobby. I feel pretty confident he could have gotten more on the open market. Complaining about the PO is just being whiny.
John Henson wrote:This lady just asked me who I play for and I said the Milwaukee Bucks, she quickly replied “oh the highschool across the street?”
Why is that?ShootingtheJ wrote:WiscoKing13 wrote:Marks has us 22 below the tax line with 8 contracts. Assuming we use the 14 MLE across Trent and KPJ. That would basically only leave min deals left after that and goodbye Brook.
Wonder if they'll stretch Pat or do some type of Pat for Javon Carter type deal to save a few million.
We are without a doubt paying the tax. The new rules state you have to be out of the tax for 2 years to avoid the repeater tax, and that isn't happening. We can use our TPE or take back more money in trade.
DanoMac wrote:bullox wrote:That phone number was an asset to you. You had a direct line to the gm. You've squandered it.
I squandered an asset? Then Hammond taught me well.
DanoMac wrote:bullox wrote:That phone number was an asset to you. You had a direct line to the gm. You've squandered it.
I squandered an asset? Then Hammond taught me well.
M-C-G wrote:Ok, haven’t thought through it but something like
BKN Kuzma, Rozier, 31 1st, plus any extra assets we might get from a SnT with Lopez
MIA Dame
MKE Claxton, Wiggins, Cam Johnson
BKN clears a lot of long term salary, gets whatever assets we can assemble, most notably 31 1st, may require that 26 swap too.
MIA wanted Dame and pay pennies on the dollar to get him and hope he can contribute by the end of the season. The insurance money adds a lot of value to the bottom line as well (which is probably underrated value)
MKE goes all in AND sheds a bit of salary but the players we get are multi year guys in their prime
Resign KPJ, Sims, Rollins
PG KPJ, Rollins
SG Wiggins, AJG
SF Cam Johnson, Pat (or move him for a multi year contract that makes less money)
PF Giannis, Portis, Bogi
C Claxton, Sims
Much younger, much more athletic, plenty of shooting and still should be very competitive in the East.
midranger wrote:Hate to tell you guys, but Kuz and Pat for Gobert works.
stillgotgame wrote:Why does the board think owners won’t pay the tax this year? I’m sure they want to stay below the 1st apron to keep options open but I don’t think they’ve said they won’t pay some tax.