DilatedHeatFan wrote:Anyone with a little patience care to explain something that I'm sure has already been dealt with in 10 different threads at least 20 different times? How would the Bulls get both Wade and Bosh if Toronto won't take back Deng? I thought I was pretty sure that Johnson and Gibson (and picks, presumably) wouldn't be enough. Are you guys thinking that the cap may come in a little higher than expected on Thursday, and you'll get it done that way? It seems like there are only 3 possibilities for making a Bosh s&t happen:
(i) Higher cap figure (making Gibson/Johnson for Bosh viable);
(ii) Toronto taking back Deng (seems unlikely given Hedo and what they've said); or
(iii) Moving Deng to someone for cap space. (I'm assuming this would have to be the Clippers (although they did just draft that dude Aminu) -- are there other teams that could do this (maybe Minny?)).
Otherwise, Bosh (and/or Wade) pretty much have to sign for less money to make it happen, right?
Hope this comes across as an innocent query, b/c it is. I'm a Heat fan but have lived in Chicago/Bucktown for a half decade now and would love both the Heat and the Bulls to come out of this free agency period with something good.
That's a good question. If the Bulls had got Lebron, it made things relatively easy. The Bulls had suitors for Deng that could free up the capspace. With Wade and Bosh, you need Deng or at least, a starting SF.
If the Bulls trade Gibson and Johnson, that means they only have Rose, Deng and Noah on the roster. That's $20,018,000 total. Add in 7 cap holds and you have $3,297,000+$20,0180,000=$23,315,000. On a $56.4M cap, thats $33.1M or right around two max contracts.
Basically, Chicago has to find a suitor for Johnson and Gibson either as a salary dump or in sign and trade. Note that if both guys take $250,000 paycuts, the Bulls can keep Gibson.
