Name some guys you'd like to see the TPE spent on. Don't care about luxury tax, I'm not Paul's accountant. I'll start Courtney Lee Iman Shumpert Lee has been talked about enough but I wouldn't mind Shumpert. He gets a lot of shit but he's a good defender who can guard three positions and improved his shooting last season. Still only 27 as well. He's already on the trading block but will be even more available if Cleveland signs Wade.
I think if/when we use it, it would be for someone more substantial than Courtney Lee or Shumpert although they're both good players
Shumpert defends well and can hit an open 3. But I don't know if he would make us better. He would probably also demand a cameo on Dame's next album. Personally, I'd rather see how this team performs as constituted over the next couple months before I suggest potential upgrades.
Am I crazy? His DRtg is 107 and he shoots 34% from three. He’s god awful. Why do people think he’s good? I’ve watched him play and every time he just shits the bed.
I asked in another thread but what would be the max value of TPE if max cash considerations are included
if I were a betting man, I would say that we are more likely to actually use it next summer after maneuvering to get under the tax threshold during the season. someone like Houston(but not them!) will need to clear space in free agency and we can aquire assets at a discount then.
36% last year, and an average of 1.6 DWS and 0.8 DBPM per year. He would easily be the best backcourt defender here. Still, like I said, I'm not really interested in him.
I would loooove Courtney Lee. Also I would like Shumpert if we couldn't get Lee. We need a combo guard that can defend coming off the bench. It should've been one of our main priorities this offseason
My feeling/guess is that NO is going to keep trying to make a deal that shaves $4 mil or so off the cap to get us under the luxury tax. If he doesn't get there, he can use the TPE next offseason, since it doesn't expire for a while.
Can someone clear this up; can we send a player out with the TPE? For example if we packaged someone making 10m with the TPE could we take back a guy making 20m? Second question; can we only use the TPE on one player?
Why do we need a combo guard? We have 3 players that can play PG (4 if you count Turner). We're going to play more inside out this year too, so why do we need a 4th/5th player that can play PG?
Nope, a TPE can only be used to acquire a salary that fits in the TPE. You can't use the TPE to acquire salary higher than the TPE value. You can use 60% of the TPE and save 40% of it for a separate deal.
Avery Bradley. If DET struggles then we could offer a pick straight up for Bradley. Or we could be smart add trade Davis + a pick for Bradley, then use the TPE to take on salary they might want to shed to further incentive them to agree to the trade.