Den/Det/LAC

[JMAC3]

Denver sends: Nnaji, 2031 top 5 protected
Denver receives: Westbrook, Sasser

Detroit sends: Sasser, 2nd
Detroit receives: Nnaji, Denver 2031 top 5 protected

Clippers send: Westbrook
Clippers get: 2nd

[zeebneeb]

Yes. Absolutely. Done deal. (Piston fan checking in)

[penbeast0]

Why would Denver do this? Detroit is stealing a lot of value for absorbing a not very large contract.

[JMAC3]

Why would Denver do this? Detroit is stealing a lot of value for absorbing a not very large contract.

Denver is moving off of 32 million for a guy that is virtually unplayable.
Denver getting Westbrook and Sasser
Also gives Denver more room under the tax line so they can use the full MLE (12.8 million) on a FA.

Denver really lacks 2nd round picks moving forward after giving 3 away to Charlotte, so moving off Nnaji is a bit harder.

[JMAC3]

I still think this deal makes a lot of sense for Denver.

[Billl]

As a piston fan, that really is too good of a deal for us. Yes, 2031 is far away, but 7 years from now, the joker is 36. Maybe the team is still competing at a high level, but very few players age like lebron.

[Godaddycurse]

Why would Denver do this? Detroit is stealing a lot of value for absorbing a not very large contract.

Denver is moving off of 32 million for a guy that is virtually unplayable.
Denver getting Westbrook and Sasser
Also gives Denver more room under the tax line so they can use the full MLE (12.8 million) on a FA.

Denver really lacks 2nd round picks moving forward after giving 3 away to Charlotte, so moving off Nnaji is a bit harder.

Denver is already above the first apron. This deal only saves them 2 million so they cant use full MLE with or without it.

[JMAC3]

Why would Denver do this? Detroit is stealing a lot of value for absorbing a not very large contract.

Denver is moving off of 32 million for a guy that is virtually unplayable.
Denver getting Westbrook and Sasser
Also gives Denver more room under the tax line so they can use the full MLE (12.8 million) on a FA.

Denver really lacks 2nd round picks moving forward after giving 3 away to Charlotte, so moving off Nnaji is a bit harder.

Denver is already above the first apron. This deal only saves them 2 million so they cant use full MLE with or without it.

Yeah that post was before they signed Saric, who I assume got the tax payer exception.

[BelgradeNugget]

If pick is top 25 protected maybe. Joking.
This is realy bad for Denver. Westbrook will be bought out and Sasser is worst player than Nnaji. We save something like $2M. We don't need caps space we are under 2nd apron. Pick is worth much more.