On January 10, the contracts of Kornet, Vonleh and Jackson become fully guaranteed for the rest of the season.
We've got three options for each player:
1. Keep them;
2. Waive them;
3. Trade them at any point before the deadline.
If we waive a player, we have to pay luxury tax on the salary they've been paid to date. If we trade them, we can potentially get out of paying the tax for them. The downside is that if we keep a player past January 10 and then can't find a trading partner, we're on the hook for their entire 2023 salary, even if we eventually cut them to sign a useful player.