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here is another article from the same site that shows a few names that could be available. https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2020/05/16/nba-amnesty-provision-free-agent-rumors-new-orleans-pelicans-report-news-kevin-love-andrew-wiggins/6/

Because we have money to spend and will need our future assets when we don't (2 year from now cap wise when first John then Trae have to be signed).

Per the conversations we've all had offline - here is a very good example of a media generated story to gauge buzz. (Best guess) this was leaked by either Ball's agent or Knicks marketing. https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2020/08/25/lamelo-ball-rumors-new-york-knicks-2020-nba-draft-trade/ The proposal in the story that involves Atlanta is just too specific to be anything other than a proposed scenario gauging public interest and it goes hand in hand with something I've heard. Atlanta was the Knicks' original target if we landed in the top 2.

Well the problem with those bottom 10 picks is most of the teams are over the cap and they also want those picks to fill in roster spots. So its the only part of the offseason where a seller's market exists. Everything else is a buyer's market. New York is going to be very active in the draft and in free agency. Their phones are/will continue to light up. Though right now they are pushing the issue. They want a shot at Lamelo and the new mocks showing Minny taking LaMelo is meant to push NY to up their offers for the pick. There are as many as 5 potential suitors to move up into the top 3 but by far NY is the most serious.

What Supes is alluding to is there will be as many 25 players available between the end of the playoffs and the start of free agency available in salary dumps.

I'll step in where you can't. Atlanta had deals in place if they had 1 or 2 in the lottery. Atlanta going 6 in the lottery changed their plans and the reduction in the cap that's coming after the playoffs ends is going to make teams make hard decisions about certain players. A number of teams in the league run a much tighter budget than say Boston. The loss in revenue over the last few months of the season are going to cause them a bit of trouble. A few teams will be having a fire sale of their bigger contracts. If Boston can find a buyer for Hayward, he's gone (as an example). We're going to see at least an 8-10 million drop in the cap which means a 12+ million drop in the LT threshold. A few teams not expecting to be in the LT are now set up to be repeat offenders. Basically, the 4 or 5 teams that will now have cap room will be in a serious buyers market. A giant market has opened up for 1st round picks in the bottom 3rd of the 1st round. These are very low, locked in guaranteed salaries. Teams are trying to buy them but giving up talent for a pick but there are only a few teams with low salary and they are mostly in the top of the lottery. Teams are really going to have few options to drop salary. This means those first 10 picks in the 2nd round are going to be way more valuable than in previous years and teams that can absorb players into their cap space will get premium pick.

Ya, I think the story was that Orlando was sitting on Trae at 6 and the Hawks had a deal in place. If I remember the rumors right, Chicago wanted to move up to take JJJ at 3. They knew he wasn't dropping to them at 7. Atlanta was considering it thinking that JJJ going 3 would push Trae down the board. They found out Orlando was planning to take them at 6 and it limited their partners to trade.

To be honest you're right. That was 90% Larry Brown.

Iverson and Philly got awfully close.

I do feel out of place. I really missed summer league. Just can't get into the Bubble.

Okay Spud, time to play "hot or not" Are these hot or not? Or these that Luka wore - hot or not?

Its really unfair how they are treating Philly's loss. They lost Ben Simmons. You could easily see the difference us being without John Collins for 25 games made. Bum deal really.

Teague was not good upon first rearrival but he played well the last week or so before the shutdown. He needed time to adjust. We run a very different system.

I'm not campaigning for hom. Just laying out facts.

Kanter is on a player option. The season has ended for Atlanta and Kanter can't be traded for players during the playoff run. Once their season ends, the team cannot trade him until after he opts in. This one isn't going to work and he certainly isn't going to opt in knowing he'll be waived. Its the same situation for him. Its why he wasn't mentioned in my "The Pitts" segment.

Post Corona teams are going to be hurting financially and will want every dollar they can get. There is no bigger draw in this year's draft than Lamelo Ball. He won't get out of the top 6 on marketing pull alone. From jersey sales to tickets....you can market the kid. As far as Dedmon goes, he'll be gone in 1 more season (13.33 mil non-guaranteed in 2021-22). Looking in to my magic crystal ball, if Wiseman drops to 6 the Hawks pounce and move Bruno to the 4 full time as a backup. Wiseman spends a year learning under Dedmon, Capela, making sure he stays healthy and develops a better shot. Dedmon leaves after this year and Wiseman backs up Capela year 2.

And now Supes gets the fun of calendar marking crazy statements pre-draft. Called crap on me a few months ago...but you get it now.

I'm thinking Deni keeps rising as teams try to capture some Doncic magic. Here's to hoping he pushes someone good down.

You're attacking my childhood there....them's fighting words.

Okay now its the time to panic - https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/12485489/kfc-finger-lickin-good-slogan-coronavirus/ If Corona can claim this slogan, nothing is safe.

I can't argue that, but that seems to be the current plan. It will be either "sign better" spend our 2020 pick on one of the PG's to back up Trae or sign Teague. All take a cap hit and it'll be about the same. We're going to resign Teague for $5-7 million for 2 years I'm thinking...3rd year option. He can get that or better elsewhere but wants to be here.

Yah I knew you knew I just didn't wanna start Spud on a lets buy 3 picks tirade....dang, too late.

I've been looking for the answer and I'm not sure. Check that found it. It does not affect the cap from either side. Other sports it does, not in the NBA. Because they cap the money transfers.

We are going to have to fill the roster for the upcoming season as well. This presents 2 problems. 1 cap holds. 2 multiyear deals to get people to sign for 20-21. The chance we'll have max salary available in 21-22 is slim. It's all because of John Collin's salary. Let's pretend we sign 6 and got 14 from The Pitts...err Boston. Those 2 picks commit $10 million in new salary. Let's also pretend we make the playoffs and draft 16 overall next year. That's another 3.5 million. Assuming John's cap hold of 12 million we're at $72.4 million of committed salary. Assume a cap of $110 million and you have $37.4 million to sign people. But that means not resigning Teague to a multiyear to backup and not signing any vets to this year's roster to 2 year deals. Same scenario but instead of getting 14 we trade 6. We can absorb that 10 million player with an identical (ish) cap hit. Say we take on $18 million in salary for 6 instead. The real impact on the $37.4 million is $8 million bringing it down to $29.4 left in cap space (give or take a bit). One more quality player worth 18 million and $29.4 in cap space (known commodities) is way better to me than rolling the dice on 2 players in a college basketball shortened season where we didn't get to see these players perform in the tourneys. I'll take the known commodity and an $8 million hit with a developing core over adding another youngster.

Here's the basic rules for sending/receiving cash in this article though its more complicated than the author suggests and includes cash paid/spent during the regular season, cap considerations etc. https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2017/06/how-cash-trading-rules-may-impact-teams-draft-plans.html