The bottom line is the new CBA makes keeping together an NBA team of 5 guys making 30+ (and two making 50+) borderline impossible. Could Wyc pay the massive tax? Sure, but it would be the largest ever paid for an NBA team. And that's before you consider the ramifications of having your draft pick frozen and sent to the end of the first round SEVEN YEARS after you are over the 2nd apron.
I think the bottom line is this: They have this year, and next year. If they win one of those years and make a deep run the next it will be hard to break the team up. A title probably buys them another year or two, even with a huge tax, because its hard to justify breaking up a title winner. But if they don't win the team will undergo some changes.
I don't automatically assume that's trading Brown, becasue a lot depends on HOW the actual games go down. Could be him, could be Holiday getting dumped, or KP maybe just becasue he doesn't stay healthy.
One thing that would help: Nailing your draft picks. Getting someone who can be a rotation guy going forward is crucial. Because Pritchard may get moved to cut cost this summer, AL and Sam both have just 1 year left as well. Walsh being a real rotation guy in the next two years would also help. We've all cheered these drfat pick trades, they've been worth it, but the c's need cheep talent now.