What is our cap situation like now?

<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Yes I understand, you can't break KG's contract up and I understand you can't package the TE with another player.

I'm not suggesting they do either.

Trade 1 - They could match KG's salary with Harrington, Foyle, Cabbage

Trade 2 - Then trade Wright + TE for Hudson

<u>Warriors Projected Lineup</u>

PG - Baron
SG - Ellis
SF - SJax
PF - KG
C - Beans</div>

Yeah, that would work then, its almost the same as the trade I just said. But your original trade was different than this one, thats where I got confused.

The question now is do you think a Baron/Jackson/KG/Biedrins (and Nelson) core will contend? That window will last us probably 2-4 years. I really don't know if that can beat Phoenix, Dallas, San Antonio, etc. Theres 3 max or near max contracts there too which leaves limited cap flexibility to add more pieces around that core. In 3 or 4 years Baron, Jackson, KG, and Nelson are going to be over the hill and assuming we lock up Baron and KG to long term extensions we'll have them around for a very long time.

Compare that to a core of Ellis/Wright/Biedrins for the next 10+ years. Does that core contend for a championship after the Spurs dynasty, Nash retires, Mavs crumble, etc? If Wright is a stud after a year or two then Baron and Nellie may still be around and we may have a pretty good team then.

 

<div class="quote_poster">AlleyOop Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Not to be picky -- I'm just trying to understand how this works -- but you say you can't package the TE with another player, and then suggest packaging the TE with Wright. Is it because he's a draft pick, or not "officially" an NBA player yet?</div>

Correct, it would be the "rights to Wright."