orlando_joe wrote:jbk1234 wrote:orlando_joe wrote:well thats a spin...to be more clear ross has some value and could i think be traded for no money next yr.so its eating 30 mill next yr..and ross and harris have roles on magic this yr...love would not so eating 30 more mill..
It's not spin, it's the math. The only question mark is the amount of a buyout. But if the Magic prefer to trade Ross for an expiring contract, then I get that as well.
so do you agree it very well would cost magic 30 mill next yr?...plus paying a useless player to magic 30 mill this yr?
orlando_joe wrote:jbk1234 wrote:toooskies wrote:Cavs would probably ask for Gary Harris anyway, although the pick would probably be somewhat protected.
Yeah, Harris and Ross for a protected pick does a lot more for the Cavs than yet another big, who's had injury issues, saves us minimal money next summer, and costs us an unprotected 1st.
well it would depend on protection and if love agree to buy out and how much he would give up...sure not giving usefull players and paying 60 mill for a protected pick? i mean love is useless to magic who would do that?
- Both Harris and Ross are pretty much useless players to the Magic this year (and Ross next year), they're getting in the way of young guys getting minutes.
- The free agent market set Ross's value to a contender at... probably a vet's minimum contract. Guys like Otto Porter, Malik Monk, etc. We just saw Kemba Walker make 8m, we just saw Schroder get 6m. All more useful players than Ross. Danny Green at 10m, better player. Reggie Bullock, 10m/year, better player. Maybe his value increases mid-season if some team gets a bunch of injuries and needs to swap an injured guy for Ross and a pick, but I really don't see it.
- We just saw OKC turn Horford's mediocre salary into Kemba's buyout and a non-lotto 1st, with some 2nd rounders being exchanged. The Cavs probably get a little more in Ross + Harris than the Celtics do with Horford, but they're also probably sending a better pick back than the 16th overall.