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If you really want meaningful cap space... step number one is finding a home for AB without taking any or much salary back. Teams will not exactly be lining up to pick up that salary. If you want to include a first or Tony Bradley (may not be enough) to dump it that is likely doable.

Favs will sign on to a one year value deal... so long as Dallas doesn't throw big money at him. He won't be their primary target. There are not teams that both have cap space and need a center outside of Dallas... basically he is toast.

I'd ask Thabo to push his date back and let him know if he doesn't we are releasing him... if we re-sign him later it likely isnt for $5.5 so I'm guessing he will be cool with that. Gives us all the flexibility we need to poke and prod the market without being to costly. If something good comes along waive who you need to... I don't think anything good enough is coming, but we are close enough to have conversations.
 
I have already been over the numbers. There are only 2 teams in the NBA who can and would take Burks' contract. Atlanta or Chicago maybe.

We are better served putting Burks with cap space to get something than give something to dump Burks.

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Handlogten's Heros said:
If you really want meaningful cap space... step number one is finding a home for AB without taking any or much salary back. Teams will not exactly be lining up to pick up that salary. If you want to include a first or Tony Bradley (may not be enough) to dump it that is likely doable.

Favs will sign on to a one year value deal... so long as Dallas doesn't throw big money at him. He won't be their primary target. There are not teams that both have cap space and need a center outside of Dallas... basically he is toast.

I'd ask Thabo to push his date back and let him know if he doesn't we are releasing him... if we re-sign him later it likely isnt for $5.5 so I'm guessing he will be cool with that. Gives us all the flexibility we need to poke and prod the market without being to costly. If something good comes along waive who you need to... I don't think anything good enough is coming, but we are close enough to have conversations.
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Clearing Burks by using Bradley would be a dynamite move. At the very least, we may draft someone in the second round next year!
 
LoPo said:
I have already been over the numbers. There are only 2 teams in the NBA who can and would take Burks' contract. Atlanta or Chicago maybe.

We are better served putting Burks with cap space to get something than give something to dump Burks.

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We’d be better off keeping AB and preserving our 2019 space... teams will pay a premium to clear space for 2018... the cap jump will mean less teams are willing to pay to take LT money.

DM is absolutely going to bring someone here... we’ve never had a recruiter like him... he knows everybody... most seem to like him and he has so much charisma and polish... even if it is just Middleton, Tobias, or Niko it is huge to get something for nothing... especially when you are in our position.
 
infection said:
Clearing Burks by using Bradley would be a dynamite move. At the very least, we may draft someone in the second round next year!
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How about this trade... we send AB and TB (and cash considerations) to Atlanta for Muscala (creates 6.5M in space) and get a second round pick.
 
HH - you just gave the two reasons why we should do a trade this summer:

#1 - teams will pay a premium to clear space in 2018

and

#2 - there is a cap jump for 2019

I love DM and I do think he can recruit for us down the road. However, I fail to see the player he is bringing us in 2019. I keep hearing about this 2019 space, but who is the target? With the cap jumping, teams will match on every restricted free agent. The unrestricted batch is not that strong or realistic for us anyway.

Take advantage of our cap space and get another asset.

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Atlanta doesn't want AB and Bradley. Jeez guys. We would have to throw them a 1st for them to take Burks. Y'all don't realize it but Atlanta's cap space is so strong. There will be so many teams wanting to shed cap this summer.

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LoPo said:
HH - you just gave the two reasons why we should do a trade this summer:

#1 - teams will pay a premium to clear space in 2018

and

#2 - there is a cap jump for 2019

I love DM and I do think he can recruit for us down the road. However, I fail to see the player he is bringing us in 2019. I keep hearing about this 2019 space, but who is the target? With the cap jumping, teams will match on every restricted free agent. The unrestricted batch is not that strong or realistic for us anyway.

Take advantage of our cap space and get another asset.

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Teams will pay a premium for 2018, but unless we go scorched earth we can't get anything meaningful... to then use that to get draft picks would send a ****** message to the team. Letting Favs, Thabo, jonas, Udoh, all walk to take on Faried and get a 2019 pick aint worth it. We then have minimums and like a $5M exception to fill out the roster... not great.
 
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