Nope, trade exceptions can't be combined with each other or with player salaries to create a salary match. You can get a little creative with...
Right now, I think the Blazers have about $10-11M of space beneath the apron. The full MLE would eat about $8.4M of that, leaving $1.6-2.6M over and...
That would just move the Blazers back over the tax line and they'd lose the full MLE anyway.
Any dollars they keep on their player payroll affects it. If they dropped his salary, that's more that they could use towards the apron but Layman's...
Once you use the non-taxpayer MLE, you're hard capped at the apron (~$129M). So how much the Blazers need to shed depends on how much you think...
So your view is that he's cleverly and purposefully lifting the veil on corruption in order to indict himself as well? That seems...pretty unlikely....
Vonleh probably wasn't getting another contract from the Blazers anyway, as he hadn't shown anything beyond career journeyman talent. I'm fine with...
You named a replacement. Not necessarily a better one. What evidence is there that Langdon is a good GM prospect?
My usual stance: keep him until you've lined up a better option. I don't think Olshey is a terribly great GM, but I do think you can do worse, so...
I was hoping Portland was in on the Rakovic rights discussions. Solid move, very underrated.
On the upside, Vonleh isn't that great. This was probably the easiest and least harmful way to get under the luxury tax line. (No one was going to...
Yeah, I'm a little surprised at the reactions here too. Maybe people are just swept in seeing lots of action when Portland is quiet. Cleveland's main...
The return was fine. Griffin didn't have a ton of value because of his massive contract, age and struggles with health. He's tremendous on the court,...
Perimeter defense and rim protection are the most valuable defensive assets in today's era. In past eras, you could argue for post defense but not...
Roberson's D is far superior to Harkless', and I like Harkless. But I agree that the last thing Portland needs right now is a non-shooter. Harkless...
That should be great, as long as they have the books to work from.
Money isn't just money, it's also status. I don't see James playing for the MLE. Giving up a few million? Perhaps. Not $30M. Also, I don't know if...
Hey, if you're confused by the term and feel that your view of these stories is being obfuscated, I can't and won't speak for you!
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This is my favorite MarAzul correction/revision history story: I'd definitely be interested in more of these, when you have time MarAzul.
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