younggunsmn wrote:It doesn't matter how much revenue we are bringing in, our current level of luxury tax is going to cost us 3-4 times the player's salary in tax for anyone we add or bring back beyond the players who already have guaranteed contracts for next year. More if Ant makes All-NBA.
The only way trading for Tyus makes sense is if we don't think Mike will be back, and MIke is Priority ONE this summer.
Plan B if he leaves/retires could be a NAZ/Tyus sign and trade which would be salary neutral and save us about 50 million dollars over just signing someone, as much as I'd hate to lose NAZ.
But I don't think Tyus is a starting caliber PG. Be wary of guys going off on bad teams.
Miller is not ready to play at the level we need him to this year, having Kyle is essential.
Even with as bad as he has been, FInch leans on him as his security blanket.
And FInch has supreme confidence in NAW, his defense is so important that FInch would rather go without a traditional PG on the 2nd unit than put a subpar defender out there. The balance on that unit isn't very good, but it would likely look worse without Kyle out there. Every team we play from here on out is going to load up on Ant regardless of who we put out there, it's on him to make the right decisions with the ball. I think we forget how limited Tyus is as a scorer, he's a great spot up shooter but he doesn't have an elite first step or get to the rim.
1. We are not in the repeater tax, so the tax penalty should be between 20-70 million. Variables include how much the cap grows (how high is the tax and 2nd apron lines,) how far we actually go over the tax line, and Ant’s all NBA. My understanding is that it scales, first 5, next 5 ect…
2. We can and MUST sign both Mike and Mike’s future replacement. Mike will be 37 and I don’t know that he will be able to play at 38, at least not at the level we need. But, I don’t think we can pay Mike 20+ million. He needs to take a haircut, and the better we do in the playoffs the more likely he will. As for Tyus, if we trade for him we get his bird rights. 12-13 will hurt but it is doable, especially if Mike comes down to around 10. The final numbers matter here, and I don’t know what guys will accept.
3. Miller is next years replacement for Kyle. This year we need a buyout guy. I already suggested maybe Roco. In any case, a 3 man rotation with Rudy, KAT, and Naz works when people are healthy. If we lose a big maybe we convert Garza, or use the buyout guy who we sign to replace Kyle. I honestly believe Finch understands that as nice as it is to have Kyle, he is unplayable in the playoffs. He is like having a cheaper, more dependable Ben Simmons. In that theory that sounds fine, but you would never pair Ben Simmons with a non shooter because of the effect it has on spacing.
4. You underestimate Tyus. That dude had come a long way. He is hooping out of his mind right now. His defense is not as bad as you fear it is, and he is no smaller than Mike. He is the best we can afford when you have Ant, Jaden, Karl, and Rudy beside him, and we must not break up this core before Rudy’s contract ends.
5. Without a traditional PG the ball gets sticky and we lose. Just that simple. Playoff series will be lost if we stand firm. The gap is too great and NAW, Ant, and Kyle cannot bridge it. This is the fatal flaw, Shake was meant to fix it, he failed, and we cannot ignore it.