If someone is dangling the right guy in a trade (like a solid PG) and seeking significant salary relief and some combo of picks and/or prospects in exchange, why wouldn't they? Cap space can be used to facilitate trades that don't balance in the salaries swapped. It can also be broken up to facilitate multiple separate moves. In this way cap space is a far more flexible trading chip then a single expiring contract. Also having RLEC come off PDX's cap gives management the most time to evaluate what they've already got... thats largely why many have been pointing to this offseason as the most likely point KP will make the next major roster shakeup. STOMP
