Shams: George Hill returns 3 years $29 million

[coolhandluke121]

Maybe I'm stupid but so far I've trusted people have done the math. But I did it myself now:

Giannis 25,842697
Middleton 19,5 (cap hold)
Bledsoe 15,625
Lopez 12,1
Hill 9,2
Ersan 7
DJ 2,96112
DDV 2,9058
Pat 1,72305
Brogdon 1,676735
Brown 1,61852
2x Min 1,79662

Leuer 3,169348
Hawes 2,007058
Sanders 1,865546

= 108,991494 (without the Hill guarantee)

That means that without the guarantee, everyone fits. And I think the guarantee gets set off. Not 100% sure about that. In the CBA it says 'first team' & 'second team'. Nowhere is listed that the 'first team' & the 'second team' are different from another.

That all checks out except I still don't think we know for sure if they get a TPE. I know they can make the sign and trade deal without Brogdon's full cap hold, but I don't think they can take any salary in return (which a TPE basically is) if they don't have Brogdon's Bird Rights.

So basically they're not even close to paying the tax, even after using the room MLE. That's cheap. It's even cheaper than some of us feared.

[AussieBuck]

v happy to keep Hill, assuming the last year is non-guaranteed. We aren't giving everyone player options are we?

[machu46]

Read on Twitter

[LuessiT]

Maybe I'm stupid but so far I've trusted people have done the math. But I did it myself now:

Giannis 25,842697
Middleton 19,5 (cap hold)
Bledsoe 15,625
Lopez 12,1
Hill 9,2
Ersan 7
DJ 2,96112
DDV 2,9058
Pat 1,72305
Brogdon 1,676735
Brown 1,61852
2x Min 1,79662

Leuer 3,169348
Hawes 2,007058
Sanders 1,865546

= 108,991494 (without the Hill guarantee)

That means that without the guarantee, everyone fits. And I think the guarantee gets set off. Not 100% sure about that. In the CBA it says 'first team' & 'second team'. Nowhere is listed that the 'first team' & the 'second team' are different from another.

That all checks out except I still don't think we know for sure if they get a TPE. I know they can make the sign and trade deal without Brogdon's full cap hold, but I don't think they can take any salary in return (which a TPE basically is) if they don't have Brogdon's Bird Rights.

So basically they're not even close to paying the tax, even after using the room MLE. That's cheap. It's even cheaper than some of us feared.

If you just rescind the qualifying offer you still should have bird rights. I see no reason why we wouldn't have the TPE.

[Badgerlander]

Visions of Hill running around a Lopez+Lopez double screen lol

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

So do we know how many years are guaranteed?

[coolhandluke121]

If you just rescind the qualifying offer you still should have bird rights. I see no reason why we wouldn't have the TPE.

Okay, that makes sense. I have never seen that in action before but I guess there's a level between losing Bird Rights completely and just losing the right to match offers. Cool.

That TPE could still keep them under the luxury tax, as I believe it's good for a player or players making +/- 25% of half of Brogdon's starting salary. I'm still a little suspicious of them being cheap. More importantly, I'm not sure how much value the TPE has.

[crkone]

So do we know how many years are guaranteed?

Supposedly 2 guaranteed and last is a partial

[LuessiT]

If you just rescind the qualifying offer you still should have bird rights. I see no reason why we wouldn't have the TPE.

Okay, that makes sense. I have never seen that in action before but I guess there's a level between losing Bird Rights completely and just losing the right to match offers. Cool.

That TPE could still keep them under the luxury tax, as I believe it's good for a player or players making +/- 25% of half of Brogdon's starting salary. I'm still a little suspicious of them being cheap. More importantly, I'm not sure how much value the TPE has.

That's the point. I don't think we even use it until later in the season. It lasts for a year. Can easily wait till the crop of FAs are tradeable again. It only gives us an avenue to add other than minimum guys.

[buckboy]

Maybe I'm stupid but so far I've trusted people have done the math. But I did it myself now:

Giannis 25,842697
Middleton 19,5 (cap hold)
Bledsoe 15,625
Lopez 12,1
Hill 9,2
Ersan 7
DJ 2,96112
DDV 2,9058
Pat 1,72305
Brogdon 1,676735
Brown 1,61852
2x Min 1,79662

Leuer 3,169348
Hawes 2,007058
Sanders 1,865546

= 108,991494 (without the Hill guarantee)

That means that without the guarantee, everyone fits. And I think the guarantee gets set off. Not 100% sure about that. In the CBA it says 'first team' & 'second team'. Nowhere is listed that the 'first team' & the 'second team' are different from another.

That all checks out except I still don't think we know for sure if they get a TPE. I know they can make the sign and trade deal without Brogdon's full cap hold, but I don't think they can take any salary in return (which a TPE basically is) if they don't have Brogdon's Bird Rights.

So basically they're not even close to paying the tax, even after using the room MLE. That's cheap. It's even cheaper than some of us feared.

If all those numbers are correct, and I have no reason to doubt that they are, we will be right on the tax line if we use the TPE. Going to be very very close.

[machu46]

So do we know how many years are guaranteed?

2 years guaranteed, last year is $1 million guaranteed according to Frank Madden.

[JimmyTheKid]

Nice.

[wco81]

Are the Bucks into the luxury tax?

Or did they avoid it by not matching Brogdon’s deal from the Pacers?

[humanrefutation]

Are the Bucks into the luxury tax?

Or did they avoid it by not matching Brogdon’s deal from the Pacers?

No, we are not paying the tax at this moment.

[wco81]

Are the Bucks into the luxury tax?

Or did they avoid it by not matching Brogdon’s deal from the Pacers?

No, we are not paying the tax at this moment.

Hmm so the owners didn’t want to pay the tax to keep a 60-win, ECF team?

Or hold if off until they extend Giannis?

[humanrefutation]

Are the Bucks into the luxury tax?

Or did they avoid it by not matching Brogdon’s deal from the Pacers?

No, we are not paying the tax at this moment.

Hmm so the owners didn’t want to pay the tax to keep a 60-win, ECF team?

Or hold if off until they extend Giannis?

They're going to pay the tax next year one way or another when they supermax Giannis. Their decision against doing so this year could be either because they're cheap and/or because they just didn't want to pay Brogdon $21.5M a year over 4 when he has a history of foot injuries.

[Chuck Diesel]

Hill’s also an injury risk. If he goes down we’re ****.

[HaroldinGMinor]

No, we are not paying the tax at this moment.

Hmm so the owners didn’t want to pay the tax to keep a 60-win, ECF team?

Or hold if off until they extend Giannis?

They're going to pay the tax next year one way or another when they supermax Giannis. Their decision against doing so this year could be either because they're cheap and/or because they just didn't want to pay Brogdon $21.5M a year over 4 when he has a history of foot injuries.

The tax escalates every year you are over it too.

[Swan Vox]

I kind of love George Hill, if he can stay healthy and play like he did this year in the playoffs again, this is a good deal. He’s one of those Robert Horry type dudes that just shows up when it matters. Need a few of those savvy vets to win championships.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

Poor George Hill. Doesn't even get a sticky thread for his reup