dougthonus wrote:Psubs wrote:Phi trades: Simmons, Tobias and cash
OKC trades: Favors and Muscala
PG SGA
SG Dort
SF Giddey
PF Tobias
C Simmons
Doesn't work in ESPN trade machine, but I'm not sure why, I think the Trade Machine is holding cap holds for their trade exceptions which based on their salaries they don't actually have because they're under the cap even after adding their trade exceptions on unless I'm missing something.
So assuming TM is wrong, and this does work, if Philly is looking to generate cap room, this is a really viable trade for both teams. OKC could even give up three of its lousy 1st round draft choices to make Philly feel like they got something else without hurting themselves.
Given OKC probably can't attract talent, this would be a meaningful way for them to add in some real players. That said, it's paying a lot of money for Harris relative to his ability level, but it could be enough total talent to bring OKC back to the playoffs, but it gives up no meaningful value except cap room they can't easily leverage and draft picks which they have in massive abundance and many aren't very good.
It fails because it would throw OKC above the tax from my understanding. Even though they are well below the cap, there are conditions on which you can exceed it.
Using HoopsHype salaries:
OKC current salary: $78,327,385
Minus Favours: $9,720,900
Minus Muscala: $3,500,000
Plus Harris: $35,995,950
Plus Simmons: $33,003,936
= 134,106,371
And Harris has a trade bonus too of $1,800,000
Simmons has a 15% trade kicker = $4,950,590
Total = $140,856,961 (tax is $136M)
Found this link:
https://cbabreakdown.com/salary-cap-exceptions Taxpaying Scenario —
Rule — If a team’s post-trade team salary would exceed the tax level, then a traded player may be replaced in the same transaction by one or more players whose salaries together do not exceed 125% of the pre-trade salary of the traded player plus $100,000.
Even if they don't go over the cap - Non-Taxpaying Scenario —
Rule — If a team’s post-trade team salary is above the salary cap but below the tax level, then a traded player may be replaced in the same transaction by one or more players whose salaries together do not exceed the greater of (i) the lesser of (A) 175% of the pre-trade salary of the traded player plus $100,000, or (B) the pre-trade salary of the traded player plus $5 million, or (ii) 125% of the pre-trade salary of the traded player plus $100,000.
If only they could trade Kemba's salary.
