No, clear $6M first and sign Meyers for $16M. If we have $16M in cap space, we could sign Meyers for $16M, then recieve back $20M via trade. Therefore, we could pay Howard $20M by only having $16M in cap space by trading away Leonard.
I don't think that player option does much for him at his age. And i don't think he would take 18 unless it went up each year. Somehow we need to get to 24 for Dwight and 20 for Parsons.
Duh, that's why it's hypothetical. I was showing how the math worked. You just saw $10M and stated saying it wouldn't happen. Duh, of course it wouldn't.
Your math doesn't work because as soon as you sign Meyers, you're back above the salary cap and there's no way you can match Dwight's money.
Let me break this down for you - You remove Cliff, Montero, Hendo, Kaman, and Roberts. That gets us to $25,337,465.00. Parsons max is around 22 million. That leaves 3.3 million in space. You can't just clear six million and then sign Meyers. Meyers will eat up the cap space, and we can't match 20+ million in salary. The only way to do it is to release our free agents and clear 7 million in cap.
If you have $3M in cap space, all you have to do is clear $6M in space to sign Meyers for $16M and stay under the cap. $3M in cap space + $7.7M - Meyers cap hold which would no longer apply + $6M in space that we'd free = $16.7M
Trading Meyers $16M for Dwight's $20M works even though we're going over the cap because you're allowed to to recurrence 125% more in a trade.
Maybe you are right, but I don't think 20 for Parsons is an insult if it goes up each of the 4 years. He is still getting a pay increase at 20. Dwight opted out of his 23 mil contract so he needs to make more to save face. We need to get him the 24 he wants. His potential max is what....30?
I think $20M over 4 years is better. He specifically said he wanted Ru sign a long term deal. I think years is a big factor to go doing with other variables in our favor other than money.
http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...rail_blazers_reportedly_offering_chandle.html The largest contract the Blazers could offer Parsons under league rules is for four years and about $94.7 million.
The only way we're getting Chandler and Dwight is if each agrees to take a little less. I know I'm not the one being asked to take a couple million less per year, but if they truly want to play together and have a chance to compete at a high level, is it really that hard to turn down 2/3 million a year?
I haven't been following because math makes my head hurt, but renouncing everyone and trading Plumlee and or Davis and or Aminu wouldn't give us enough?
