Madhouse wrote:
I had hoped they would make Mann available. Would be the 3 and D player we need.
Getting rid of Mann would be like asking us to trade OG --tremendous value for the Clips.
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Madhouse wrote:
I had hoped they would make Mann available. Would be the 3 and D player we need.

youreachiteach wrote:Madhouse wrote:
I had hoped they would make Mann available. Would be the 3 and D player we need.
Getting rid of Mann would be like asking us to trade OG --tremendous value for the Clips.
That's only if we use our MLE though right? If we don't, we could re-sign him for 12-15M AAV and be under the tax right?Morris_Shatford wrote:Rodrickle wrote:I guess that indicates he's not getting traded to a contender. Dragic plus two seconds to Orlando for Ross and Bamba?Morris_Shatford wrote:
I think that is expected.
With the exception of Dallas, I think he is largely viewed as a big expiring a team can use to wash contracts off their books for next season rather than as a means to improve their bench.
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I think its unlikely as a contender would need to find 19m in matching salary to make it happen and there isn't a ton of dead salary on teams that may need his services;
Dragic's 19m for Ross and Bamba puts is near or over the tax so ideally Bonga goes along with Dragic;
I really did like that trade a few weeks ago as Ross as a bench vet is fine and Bamba we can see what we get for a few dozens games before having to pay him this summer,
The issue is Bamba's salary;
All things at the moment we would be around 30m from the tax threshold if everything went forward as is with no changes;
Then we add our FRP (between 2 - 4m) and use our MLE around 10m with upwards of 18m before the threshold.
Ross now eats 12.5m of that leaving is with 5.5m, Bamba for better or worse will likely command more than that.


Rodrickle wrote:That's only if we use our MLE though right? If we don't, we could re-sign him for 12-15M AAV and be under the tax right?Morris_Shatford wrote:Rodrickle wrote:I guess that indicates he's not getting traded to a contender. Dragic plus two seconds to Orlando for Ross and Bamba?
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I think its unlikely as a contender would need to find 19m in matching salary to make it happen and there isn't a ton of dead salary on teams that may need his services;
Dragic's 19m for Ross and Bamba puts is near or over the tax so ideally Bonga goes along with Dragic;
I really did like that trade a few weeks ago as Ross as a bench vet is fine and Bamba we can see what we get for a few dozens games before having to pay him this summer,
The issue is Bamba's salary;
All things at the moment we would be around 30m from the tax threshold if everything went forward as is with no changes;
Then we add our FRP (between 2 - 4m) and use our MLE around 10m with upwards of 18m before the threshold.
Ross now eats 12.5m of that leaving is with 5.5m, Bamba for better or worse will likely command more than that.
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Morris_Shatford wrote:The problem with a lot of this Ibaka / Bledsoe talk is between them both they make nearly 28m between them;
Dragic makes 19m so we have to make up 9m in salary to not get over the tax line.
The other issue is Bledsoe is slated to make 19.4m next season but only 3.9 is guaranteed.
There is no way we would exercise that option next season
Essentially we move all our expirings (Boucher included) for the privileged of paying Bledsoe to go away next season to be in the exact same spot as we would have been had we just let everyone expire on July 1st less the 3.9 we paid to Bledsoe.
If we really really really want Serge back for the next dozen or so games its likely Boucher + Expiring Min Guy and a separate Dragic deal which saves a million or two off our cap to keep Serge from putting us over the tax.
douggood wrote:Morris_Shatford wrote:The problem with a lot of this Ibaka / Bledsoe talk is between them both they make nearly 28m between them;
Dragic makes 19m so we have to make up 9m in salary to not get over the tax line.
The other issue is Bledsoe is slated to make 19.4m next season but only 3.9 is guaranteed.
There is no way we would exercise that option next season
Essentially we move all our expirings (Boucher included) for the privileged of paying Bledsoe to go away next season to be in the exact same spot as we would have been had we just let everyone expire on July 1st less the 3.9 we paid to Bledsoe.
If we really really really want Serge back for the next dozen or so games its likely Boucher + Expiring Min Guy and a separate Dragic deal which saves a million or two off our cap to keep Serge from putting us over the tax.
i dont know where i read it or heard it(winhdorst rings a bell), but ibaka + cash + 2nd to OKC for a fake 2nd is basically already done, clippers just waiting till deadline incase they need the salary for something else and to lower ibaka owed salary for rest of year.
at deadline ibaka will have about apx 4 mil left to be paid out this year, clippers will give cash to OKC to cover it, and a sweetener of a 2nd.
because clipeprs are so over the tax, taking ibaka 9.5 mil off the books, saves them something like $30 million in taxes.
ibaka will be a buyout player.

bluerap23 wrote:Ell Curry wrote:Nobody even fantasizing about Beal, but Siakam, a first rounder and Dragic for Beal and Bertans works, as does Dragic + Boucher + Birch + 4 firsts or Trent + Dragic + 3 firsts or change the picks however you like. Obviously he'd have to agree to the super max and we'd have to be comfortable giving him the supermax for his age 29-33 seasons which is scary in its own right.
You want to trade Siakam AND a 1st rounder for someone that is on an expiring contract and another dude that is on one of the worst contracts in the league?
Los_29 wrote:LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:Los_29 wrote:
Even that deal is ridiculous.
ya no way Masai does that with this core of FVV and Siakam.
No way he does that from a value perspective unless he truly believes in Kuminga's potential. And I am not sure Kuminga is really a Masai type player given his lack of feel for the game and how little he contributes in other areas aside from scoring.
Oakvillehoops wrote:Los_29 wrote:LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
ya no way Masai does that with this core of FVV and Siakam.
No way he does that from a value perspective unless he truly believes in Kuminga's potential. And I am not sure Kuminga is really a Masai type player given his lack of feel for the game and how little he contributes in other areas aside from scoring.
Didn’t mean literally just OG for Wiseman but them being the centrepieces. I think Wiseman is being grossly underrated, he never gonna shine in GS playing the garbage man
Ell Curry wrote:I could see Bledsoe and #45 for Dragic being our fallback plan. He fits us defensively well and then we cut him in the summer for 3.9M, still can probably just fit in Boucher and the MLE (maybe only 9M instead of the full 10) and we get a 2nd rounder for it.
Lord_Zedd wrote:Ell Curry wrote:I could see Bledsoe and #45 for Dragic being our fallback plan. He fits us defensively well and then we cut him in the summer for 3.9M, still can probably just fit in Boucher and the MLE (maybe only 9M instead of the full 10) and we get a 2nd rounder for it.
Bledsoe's $4 million deadweight contract next year is alot of money to pay for a 2nd round pick.
Rather just use the MLE to get someone, yet our cap situation next year isn't much better either.
Oakvillehoops wrote:Los_29 wrote:LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
ya no way Masai does that with this core of FVV and Siakam.
No way he does that from a value perspective unless he truly believes in Kuminga's potential. And I am not sure Kuminga is really a Masai type player given his lack of feel for the game and how little he contributes in other areas aside from scoring.
Didn’t mean literally just OG for Wiseman but them being the centrepieces. I think Wiseman is being grossly underrated, he never gonna shine in GS playing the garbage man
Asif16 wrote:If Wahington wants a ready player over a draft pick...I'll do
Dragic + Flynn for Dinwiddie