babyjax13 wrote:The Bobcats and Nuggets have agreed to two separate trades (they are NOT dependent on each other, just posting on one post to make it easier).
Trade 1:
Nuggets trade/Bobcats receive:
Anthony Johnson $2,062,800
Dahntay Jones $1,200,000
Chris Quinn $825,497
Sonny Weems $736,420
Total: $4,824,717 x 1.25 = $6,030,896
Bobcats trade/Nuggets receive:
Francisco Garcia $5,800,000
Why the Nuggets do it:
Our backup small forward position is pretty weak and this trade gives us some more depth off the bench. I really liked Johnson and Quinn as my backup point guards, and Jones as my backup shooting guard, but I signed Antoine Wright, so one of he and Jones had to go.
Trade 2:
Nuggets Trade/Bobcats receive:
Cap Space (using $5.67 million TE)
Bobcats Trade/Nuggets receive:
Rafer Alston $5,250,000
This is exactly what trade exceptions are for, finding guys who are buried on another team's bench and making a trade that gives you depth and a boost in talent. It puts us WAY over the tax this year (which hurts), but next year when we have to resign him, O'neil, Smith and Mason we won't be nearly as far over (especially after Gadz expires). Our bench of Alston-Stuckey-Garcia-Smith-Perkins should be good enough to give us a shot at the title this year.
Charlotte still needs to accept















