Resistance wrote:BBallFreak wrote:Resistance wrote:
Why does Winslow need to be included to make it happen?
On this point you are correct. Winslow doesn't need to be included. However...OKC
In: Dragic, Olynyk
Out: CP3
Miami
In: CP3
Out: Dragic, Olynyk
..........................2019-20.........2020-21..........2021-22
Chris Paul.............$38,506,482.....$41,358,814....$44,211,146 (PO)
Goran Dragic..........$19,217,900.....................................
Kelly Olynyk............$12,667,886....$13,198,244..................
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.........................$31,885,786.....$13,198,244..................
$31,885,786 * 1.25 = $39,857,233
$39,857,233 + $100,000 = $39,957,233
It appears to be a CBA compliant trade with over $1.4 million to spare. Miami would have some luxury tax concerns, but they would be smart to find some other way to lower the team salary than just giving Winslow away for no compensation.
It's not a compliant trade. Miami is hard capped due to the Butler sign and trade and cannot go over that thresh hold, not even for a minute. James Johnson's inclusion (rather than Winslow's) makes the deal legal, but even then Miami has no desire to make this deal. We want to be free agent players in two years. As it stands now we can. After this trade? Nope. And what do we get for it? A guy who hasn't played more than 62 games in 3 years, is already 34 years old and declining, and will be due $44 million when he's 37 years old. That's just a hard pass...
I wanted to get some sleep and was trying to wrap it up, so I missed the hard cap issue from the Butler trade. Adding Meyers Leonard to the Dragic and Olynyk package would have Miami sending out $43,172,301 in salary versus the incoming $38,506,482 of CP3.
..........................2019-20.........2020-21..........2021-22
Chris Paul.............$38,506,482.....$41,358,814....$44,211,146 (PO)
Goran Dragic..........$19,217,900.....................................
Kelly Olynyk............$12,667,886....$13,198,244..................
Meyers Leonard.......$11,286,515.....................................
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.........................$43,172,301.....$13,198,244
It wasn't my trade idea and I knew that Miami wouldn't do it. I wish that people would think twice before posting "Homer" trade ideas in this forum.
You are correct that that trade would work from a legalistic standpoint, but even then we don't touch it. I really don't think anything OKC offers gets CP3 in Miami...