brownbobcat wrote:Johnny Bball wrote:We can let Trent go and be over the cap and probably not use the space then. We can let Trent and Bruce Bown go and be 12 mil under the cap and not have the 13 mil MLE.
There pretty much has to be some sort of trade. But I doubt we have enough space to sign 4 guys.
Once they extended Olynyk I figure that means they are operating above the cap.
Going by Spotrac, they're at $105M for guaranteed dollars + IQ caphold. Assuming they keep their picks, that will be roughly another $12-13M for the 2 rookies + 1 minimum player, which means they could have $23M of space available.
On the face of it, GTJ + Brown + MLE is likely better than whatever you can get for $23M. If I had to guess, they'll keep Brown to stay above cap, let GTJ go and target a backup guard with the MLE. Maybe they try to move Boucher, or bundle him with Brown, but I'm not sure what's out there.
Starters: Poeltl, Barnes, Brown, RJ, IQ
Bench: KO, Boucher, Dick, Agbaji, MLE, 2 rooks
Another option with Brown is decline the option and then negotiate a new deal with him.