AirP. wrote:JLop wrote:Wiltside wrote:Don’t do this to me banner OP. Don’t get my hopes up like this.
Is there any conceivable way to add Kawhi and keep Dipo? I assume a S&T where we send picks to LAC.
The best way is to let Oladipo go and use the money available to sign Kawhi so that we can also keep Duncan and Herro. Then we could acquire a point guard like Kyle Lowry or anyone else with a sign and trade or just a regular trade. A regular trade would have more advantages, but it also requires draft picks and would take 3 months or more. The positive side is that we can always sign Dragic and we have the luxury of waiting for a new point guard.
How about...
Negotiate the assets with LA that it would take to acquire Kawhi(S&T) vs signing him straight out.
Miami opts in with Dragic and Iggy, package them and the agreed assets for Kawhi when free agency starts.
Miami resigns Oladipo(if they feel he's a good fit) and resigns Robinson.
Miami in the tax with Oladipo, Robinson, Butler, Kawhi, Bam as the starters, Herro, KZ or Precious, Strus, Vincent and any good vets wanting to chase rings. You have incredible switchable defense and 4 of them can put 20 points in a game on any given night.
It's not about how much money we want to spend or how many players we could sign. If we complete a sign and trade, Miami will be considered to be hard-capped and must keept below the Luxury Tax Apron ($143,095,840 next season). The Cap Maximum is $112,414,200 and we can exceed it, but we cannot go over the Luxury Tax Apron ($143,095,840). Jimmy Butler ($36,016,200), Edrice Adebayo ($28,103,550), Kawhi Leonard ($39,344,970), Victor Oladipo ($20,000,000) and Duncan Robinson ($16,000,000) make a total of $139,464,720. Now, try to fill in the team roster until you have 14 players. It can not be done. If the Clippers want Tyler Herro, you don't want to sacrifice Tyler to sign Victor Oladipo.
My guess is that Miami will exercise its $19,440,000 club option on Dragic and they will attach Achiuwa and trade them both in exchange for a trade exception and a first-round pick. The next step will be to trade KZ Okpala for a pick and relinquish the bird rights of all players except Jimmy Butler, Edrice Adebayo, Duncan Robinson and Tyler Herro. We let Oladipo go and then we used the available money to sign Kawhi. Now we can sign Trevor Ariza with the mid-level exception and maybe we can include Max Strus and Gabe Vincent. After all that, we can sign veteran players for minimum wage and complete the team roster. Several months later, before the trade deadline, the Miami Heat can acquire a good point guard, perhaps Kyle Lowry, using the trade exception we created with Dragic and Achiuwa.
