Lets hope the cap projections are understated.
If they arent - the Luxury tax should still be around 130MM for the 2018-2019 season which means they can afford them both..
Rudy 23MM
Hayward 27MM
Hill 20 MM
Favors 19MM
Hood 23MM
Burks 11M
Lyles 3MM
2 2017 1st rd picks 3M
2 2018 1st rd picks 3M
Bolomboy 1M
Thats ~133M with 3 spots left to be filled (They've got so many 2nd rd picks to fill those spots cheaply with..) So they'll be in the lowest lux tax bracket. No big deal. This year's roster is super cheap lets hope this is what they're saving for..
If there's one thing we've learned from this stretch of games missed by Favors, it's that Trey Lyles is no where close to being able to fill those shoes. Favors is just a flat out better player. Whether or not he ever gets back to being 100% healthy seems to be a big question mark, but replacing him with an inferior player because of better fit is and always has been fool's gold.
Something we need to think about as well is if we do trade Favs or don't sign him. It will put us back at least 2 years. Lyles is at least that far out before you can count on him on a nightly basis. Even longer if he doesn't learn fundamentals of basketball like help defense and rebounding. This is something the front office has to seriously take into account. Cause we aren't going to win it now. So u either stay and let them grow together as you are. Or turn the tables and wait a bit longer.
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Why would anyone max Hood?
Burks received a 4/40 deal. That is the type of deal Hood will get (obviously it will be more money, because the cap is a lot higher, but Hood will get that "above average starter" money...because he is a very average starter).