Jeff McDonald quoting Paul Garcia on Twitter that they likely used taxpayer MLE. Makes literally zero sense. The hard cap is $20mm above where they currently are and are super unlikely to touch it. Much more likely to use BAE or other part of MLE.
These SAEN reporters are so damn lazy. If half my newspaper just got fired I’d work a little harder.
wouldn't it be hard for them to get to the hard cap?
BAE wouldn't even have a roster spot if they keep Anderson and Bertans, and Porker even oinking at a Manu contract isn't that much
Maybe if Utah signs Bertans to a deal starting at 10 I guess
Lol no they don't... literally nothing.
LA chasing Boogie, lol
Compe ive with what?
Nah, Garcia is usually correct and probably is correct here that SA left themselves the option of going over the apron. They will not do that this season, but it doesn't hurt. Though Paul may have meant non-taxpayer MLE if he was talking about the hard cap. You don't have to declare which one you use. If the contract would fit into the tax version, the NBA lets it go.
Yes, it would be hard, but not impossible. Tony, Kyle and Bertans getting big paydays combined with Leonard being traded with the team picking up salary or any other trades where SA gains against the cap would get them closer. Remember in 2015, the Spurs went from under the cap to over the tax in like one day of signings.
*sigh* Keith used to be on track for a legit career. But he's sort of fallen back since his Griffin leak didn't pan out.
Lottery balls I'm guessing.
Got it, so they left themselves the option. Can decide to use more MLE later or have option to not be hard capped.
Yep. IF Garcia meant it exactly the way you heard/read it, then SA could use the rest and/or the LLE, which would lock them into the hard cap. But if they hold off on using either, then they can go over the apron through various ways and not trigger the hard cap.
Cavs general manager Koby Altman spoke to both Rich Paul and LeBron James over the phone at 12:01 a.m., sources tell ESPN.
Denver's cap situation is so ed up.
It is. It was one thing when they kept paying mediocre guys when they were a playoff team under Karl. I can't rationalize them overpaying guys when they are on a streak of being in the lottery, though. When do you accept that your guys aren't worth it?
Both Harris and Gallo would make a ton of sense IF we can ship out Mills and/or Gasol.
Murray/TP
Bellinelli/Walker
Gallo/Gay
Harris/Bertans
LMA/TBD(Reed?)
Would not beat anyone in the playoffs, but at least, it would be a fun to watch, modern era team, not this old-school, slow team we had in the last couple years
Nik Stauskas agreed with Blazers
Yep. Fully expect Jokic to be over 300lbs by training camp. They'll probably try to dump Millsap to a team with cap space and trade away their picks for the privilege, so they'll be locked into this line-up. Yuck!
Unfortunately Gallo's body has fallen apart, I don't think he ever plays more than half a season the rest of his career
Tank for Okafor... I mean sign Okafor for the minimum.
Can we get the Manimal??
Marcus Smart , Avery Bradley and the Manimal please.......
awful post
PG: Murray, Mills, White
SG: Green, Manu, Belli, Walker, Paul
SF: Kawhi, Gay
PF: Aldridge
C: Gasol, Metu
That's how our roster looks right now. I guess the Kawhi trade will involve múltiple SF's coming. And one of either Anderson or Bertans is coming back.
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