? I'm not trying to do anything in question 74. Question 77 is what I was attempting: Looking close, I was off. LMA can still only bring back a 7.4 contract by himself, but the TPE will allow us to get a 7.4 and a 3.99M player, and that gets us the ability to trade him. Another team would have to send back at least 8.49M, so it couldn't happen on its own. With the TPE, getting Player A (<7.4M) and Player B (<3.99) that combined make more than 11.4M are the requirements. So Nelson and Bass don't work. But a couple of trades are added to that list, and a couple are subtracted. that's next post. Good callout.
Also, trading for anyone's TPE (like ORL). I've continued to say that the best way to use Gomes is to trade for Beasley. But there are other, more arcane (as we've demonstrated) options.
Just to clarify, If we somehow traded Gomes to a team for nothing, we would get an exception for the 3.85 he made this year plus 100k. That would give us a 3.95M trade exception. The trading team would also be responsible for the buyout plus any luxury tax considerations. A team like Orlando would pay the 2.75M buyout plus another 3.85 in luxury tax this year. I will not cover trading LA while he is PPP, but his salary is 10.7M next year and will be BYC. Since that is less than double this years salary (5.844830M), trading LA can bring back a salary of 7.3931037M. So one player that makes 7.39M and the other that makes 3.95M.
The Orlando scenario does not work due to Bass making more than 3.95M. The others: to BOS for 'Sheed's cool retirement savings contract and Big Baby. LOL Nothing in the FAQ's about trading for a player that is probably going to retire, but think it may fall under bypassing the CBA. to CHA for Gerald Wallace (or Diaw, or SJax) and Augustine GW, BD, and SJackson all make more than 7.39M next year. to CLE for Mo Williams and Hickson Mo makes more tha 7.39M to DEN for JR Smith and Birdman Birdman makes more than 3.95M to GSW for Biedrins and Curry (or Wright, or Turiaf) AB makes too much, as does Turiaf to HOU for Battier and Brooks This works to MEM for Thabeet, Conley and Brewer Brewer is a restriced free agent. Thabeet and Conley make more than the exception. to MIL for Magette and Jennings (or Ilyasova) CM makes too much. to NJN for Harris and Yi Harris makes too much. to NOH for West and Collison West makes too much. to OKC for Krstic and Westbrook Westbrook makes too much. to ORL for Nelson and Bass Bass makes too much. to SAC for Udrih and Landry (guh) This works. to UTH for Millsap and Miles Millsap makes too much.
http://sportstwo.com/s2/NBASalaries.php#jump_MIN I am seeing it as 3.85M and cannot confirm it with Sham's site right now. Do see where ESPN has the slightly bigger number. Agree that if Miami is offering Beasley for Gomes, that is the best we can hope for using his contract.
