Should Olshey try to reach the salary floor?

Doing this trade just to avoid the floor is stupid. We should get something long term out of it.

 

I would not make any personnel move for monetary reasons only. Only reason to acquire any player is to improve the team in the future (now) or now (in the future).

 

To echo above sentiment, I'm all for it as long as we get picks in return. If not, #SPAM and build some equity with these players and agents.

 

The penalty is 'Salary Floor [minus] Current Salaries, distributed equally among current players' So how exactly is it an unnecessary expenditure? It's six of one, half a dozen of another. If there's a deal out there worth making then go for it, but if not then it doesn't really change the team's bottom line.

 

BEdge clarified this a bit: http://www.blazersedge.com/2016/1/14/10772416/portland-trail-blazers-trades-salary-cap

In this example, the 8.5 mil difference comes from the fact that PA would only be responsible for paying that player a third of his actual contract value because we'd acquire him in the middle of February.

The whole incentive is that it saves PA a chunk of change. My rationale is that I don't care about saving him as much money as much as maximizing our value for assets. If we get some second rounders or future firsts to absorb contracts, go for it.

 

We save money by making it to the floor, since player x's salary will be half paid by his previous team.

 

Ya, save money while picking up an asset? Should be a no brainer, no?

Philly did this a few times recently with former Blazers (Crash and TRob) while picking up assets in return.

 

Gotcha, I (wrongly) figured it was based on expenditures. Whatever though. If Uncle Paul is paying so little in actual salaries, it's not like his operating expenses are anything to worry about. Also I wouldn't be shocked if there was some massive tax write-off he can take on paying this kind of penalty.

 

Adding players just to get bodies in to reach the salary floor is the embodiment of unnecessary expenditure.

 

Stop trying to micro-manage Paul Allen’s coffee fund.

The goal is to improve the team, not buy PA another submarine.

 

Great question and not much of a topic of discussion as of late, but is fairly important.

Im with you. I chose no, but with kind of an asterisk. I have no issues spending the money on an expiring if it is something to help build for the long term ( IE. player resigns with us and is a piece to the puzzle, ETC.)
If thats the case, then hell yes, go get that player that will help us.

 

Adding players is dumbest thing we can do right now, especially when we are so low on cheerleaders!
Hire more cheerleaders, Neil.

 

I think it's easy for us as fans to say you don't make a deal unless we get a good asset in return. But saving 7 million dollars or so for doing basically nothing I imagine is mighty enticing for any owner

 

But he isnt really saving it is he? Either way its money gone from his pocket the way I understand it? Either pick up a contract, or divy it out to existing players. Money has to be spent either way.

 

If we trade for Lee and his whatever, 13 million dollar salary at the deadline, we hit the floor, or close. But 2/3 of his salary has already been paid. So Paul basically saves however much of his salary had been paid by Boston.

 

ahhh, okay, understood. That makes sense and if thats the case, I think you still only bring someone in if they fit the long term plan.

The biggest hurt this could cause is bringing someone in that now upsets the lineup/lockerroom and prevents someone else from continueing thier development.
For example. I would never want to bring in David Lee and put Vonleh back to the end of the bench because Lee gets his starting spot.

Do not sacrifice cohesion and development for saving $7 mill.

 

I don't think finances will be the key to driving a deal for the Blazers. I think it will be more about acquiring an asset such as a future pick. To get that asset though, we would have to give up a player on our roster. We currently have a full roster. Who would you be willing to cut or trade to open up the roster spot to take on the new player?
In order for me:
- Kaman
- Henderson
- Frazier
- Montero
- Connaughton
After that, it get's pretty tough. Would you give up Alexander to get some financial relief and perhaps a second rounder?