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We only have the mini mle... You can use the MLE and take a player in sign and trade but both will hard cap you... the mini mle takes us over the apron in this scenario so you aren't even using that.Clarkson/Favors/30 for Lonzo keeps us under the apron and potentially under the luxury tax depending on how much we pay him. Anything under 22M would be perfect.
Remember if we get a player in a sign-and-trade we can’t use the MLE.
I see no way for this deal to happen and think yall are dreaming. We can't trade the pick until after we have made it... the draft is well before free agency... so you have to pick someone NO wants without negotiating with either Lonzo or NO on a sign and trade?
Lonzo basically has to force his way here to make a sign and trade happen. Why is he doing that? Why would he force his way here instead of NY? If I thought it was remotely within the realm of possibility I'd think it through. It is not really worth discussing.