tecumseh18 wrote:Anyway, I'm starting to wonder about Tobias Harris. Yes he has the worst contract in the league, but the contrarian in my wonders how he would be if he was the first option. In exchange for Lowry and SJ or McCaw, how much draft capital would Mgive up to unload his contract?
This thought exercise to me works better if Morey also trades for Harden. Then all the incentives line up.
Morey could likely find a home for Harris and get some shorter deals, but they'd likely be junk contracts. If he wants to actually dramatically improve his team with an all star, here's the upside in a Lowry trade:
- can renegotiate a smaller Lowry contract the next year, giving him room under the tax and avoiding the team building restrictions of a tax team. Great flexibility.
- obvi Owners would love this.
- can lineup the Lowry contract to expire with Harden, in case Harden bolts after 2 years. Giving them potentially 2 max slots to reload.
- losing less depth in the actual trade for Harden with the mock 3way trade I made.
To me that's worth gambling on losing lottery picks. Morey gets to work with salary/cap flexibility instead of picks, and gets a bonus of an instant contender for the next two years, possibly more.