drone3 wrote:Haven't heard much about Kurucs, is he on the move?
I guess he is out with health and safety protocols and an oblique strain but they have two weeks from the time the trade was official to get back to 14 players on the roster, not counting Toupane or Diakite, so I think he'll be on the roster as an afterthought for a while. If they had a worthwhile trade option for him, it probably would have been part of the PJ trade. It's much harder to flip him now because they can't package him with any other players and they can only trade him for a similar pittance of a salary in return.
If they wait long enough to fit two prorated vet min guys under the tax threshold, then they might just cut him. I get that vibe from the organization. By my rough calculations, assuming the estimates I've heard of $1.2m under the tax are true, that would be after the 3/29 LAC game, and they would then be able to sign two guys before the post-PJ deadline to get back to 14 NBA contracts on the roster. 13 guys now, subtract Kurucs, add two vet mins by 4/1 or 4/2, and you're set.
ETA: I also assumed the prorated vet min salary is just x/72 times $1.62m, which seems reasonable but isn't confirmed. They do have a tiny bit of wriggle room before the deadline to have 14 players though, and the deadline to be playoff eligible after a buyout is 4/9 if I'm not mistaken.
Wut we've got here is... faaailure... to communakate.