ddb wrote:chrisab123 wrote:Fencer reregistered wrote:
The Celtics will be $20 million over the second apron with 9 players. Swapping Jaylen for Giannis would make that $21 million. Signing a couple of centers (Kornet/Horford or otherwise), signing a FRP, and filling out the bench (with or without Davison) would cost nontrivial further money.
Brad can't get all the needed cap room from just one team, and probably not from even two. He'd probably need to trade with the Bucks (core deal), two more teams (one each to rehome Jrue and KP) and yet one or two more (rerouting guys for cap reasons).
I guess an alternative would be to rehome one of Jrue or KP, keep the other, and trade Hauser into somebody's nontaxpayer MLE (or cap room). That could work arithmetically as well, although it would be tighter, and would likely involve just as many teams overall as the first strategy.
I’ll say this…if the Celtics do get Giannis then being over the 2nd apron does not matter at all. Any money they get dinged will be doubled in merchandise sales. He’s an international superstar. That said, while Boston has the best offer with Brown if it’s that, Giannis would probably kill the deal if NY Miami or LA are a possibility.
Boston would certainly be higher than SAS but by how much who knows.
I don't think this narrative about players killing deals to Boston has much for legs anymore.
I mean it was just back in 2023 when Lillard was vocal about wanting to kill any deal to Boston. It worked out but Boston isn’t the big NBA market that will give players other avenues to make money or to have that nightlife where you’re out till 4 am. Weather is cold. Stripclubs aren’t that great. Then you deal with the millionaires tax.
Lots of reasons why these guys would kill a deal non basketball related.
