ATL - CP3 to Clippers

[ShootingtheJ]

Enjoy, JRoy. And thanks for the set-off for our cap!

The media will never mention this.

[Ron Swanson]

Didn't think it was a legit possibility but that's pretty awesome. Dame's as loyal as they come and it's great that he doesn't care to just shamelessly ring chase for the rest of his career.

[Matches Malone]

Wait -- the contract he signed back with Portland offsets the amount we owe him?!

(Apologies if this has been answered ad nauseam, not a cap guru)

I'm not sure on that. Shams said Portland and Milwaukee will be combining to pay him 70m a year. Yucky

[ShootingtheJ]

Wait -- the contract he signed back with Portland offsets the amount we owe him?!

(Apologies if this has been answered ad nauseam, not a cap guru)

Only capwise. Actual money is still the same

[PG Graveyard]

So does Dame only hit our cap for 8 million the next 3 years before it returns to 22 (minus any contract he'd have then) for the last 2 years?

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I don’t think it works that way. Someone correct me if I’m wrong

[Bernman]

So does Dame only hit our cap for 8 million the next 3 years before it returns to 22 (minus any contract he'd have then) for the last 2 years?

No, that calculation is far off. I read up on it a little while ago & scanned a bit just now. I believe we get back half the difference between a minimum contract and what he signed for per year. So it's more like 14 - 4 = 10/2 = 5. Our cap is now around 5m lower the next couple yrs.

And I also read it's first usable in the following offseason. So I think that applies then in the 2027 offseason too. In '28 our cap situation becomes trickier w/ the full dead cap of Dame, Turner's ascending #'s, the extensions of our young players, & a #2 option we pick up between now & then.

[Ersanity]

So does Dame only hit our cap for 8 million the next 3 years before it returns to 22 (minus any contract he'd have then) for the last 2 years?

No, that calculation is far off. I read up on it a little while ago & scanned a bit just now. I believe we get back half the difference between a minimum contract and what he signed for per year. So it's more like 14 - 4 = 10/2 = 5. Our cap is now around 5m lower the next couple yrs.

And I also read it's first usable in the following offseason. So I think that applies then in the 2027 offseason too. In '28 our cap situation becomes trickier w/ the full dead cap of Dame, Turner's ascending #'s, the extensions of our young players, & a #2 option we pick up between now & then.

Thank you! I forgot that the difference between the vet min and what he signed matters, and never knew that number was divided by 2 because..... reasons? Thanks for the clarification though!

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[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

So PDX is paying him $20m a year as a thank you? Wonder if we would've approached him first if he would've taken this haircut on the buyout.

[Turk Nowitzki]

Good for everyone involved imo. I think he probably regretted not just staying there and making it work.

[aboveAverage]

Good for Dame, good for Portland. Happy for him and Portland fans. He should have never left that franchise.

Always happy when stars show loyalty to the team that drafted them.

[brewbucks]

Classy move by Dame! Glad he’s back where he wants to be.

[Jez2983]

I don't think anyone can be upset by this, good for all involved.

I'm sure Dame will be happy to be back.

[FlagsFlyForever]

Didn't think it was a legit possibility but that's pretty awesome. Dame's as loyal as they come and it's great that he doesn't care to just shamelessly ring chase for the rest of his career.

As loyal as they come? A couple years ago he was demanding a trade to Miami.

[MickeyDavis]

Dame to Tatum: "Thanks but no thanks"

[raferfenix]

Dame to Tatum: "Thanks but no thanks"

The correct takeaway.

[M-C-G]

Good for Dame. Wish it worked out differently but he is 3 years from living on a resort for the rest of his life. Nice perk we shed a few million

[Ron Swanson]

Didn't think it was a legit possibility but that's pretty awesome. Dame's as loyal as they come and it's great that he doesn't care to just shamelessly ring chase for the rest of his career.

As loyal as they come? A couple years ago he was demanding a trade to Miami.

Weird takeaway. So if our front office went to Giannis and said "sorry G, we're rebuilding around younger players and not trading away any more draft picks", and Giannis then asked for a trade, you'd be first in line to call him disloyal then, right?

[Bernman]

Good for everyone involved imo. I think he probably regretted not just staying there and making it work.

He can make it work better cuz he left, since they got to accumulate more assets & develop the youth in-between.

Took his 2-yr ring chasing vacation in sunny Milwaukee, & it didn't work out for a combo of injuries, attitude, and deficiencies.

[WeekapaugGroove]

So does Dame only hit our cap for 8 million the next 3 years before it returns to 22 (minus any contract he'd have then) for the last 2 years?

No, that calculation is far off. I read up on it a little while ago & scanned a bit just now. I believe we get back half the difference between a minimum contract and what he signed for per year. So it's more like 14 - 4 = 10/2 = 5. Our cap is now around 5m lower the next couple yrs.

And I also read it's first usable in the following offseason. So I think that applies then in the 2027 offseason too. In '28 our cap situation becomes trickier w/ the full dead cap of Dame, Turner's ascending #'s, the extensions of our young players, & a #2 option we pick up between now & then.

Is this the case with every buy out situation or case by case negotiated with the player when they accept a buy out? I'm under the impression it's the later but could be wrong.

[LittleRooster]

Maybe Dame also realized seeing Giannis stay was the right move for him and made him further realize he shouldn’t have left