Repeater tax reset more important than competing?

[Csfan1984]

Just wondering how many teams are really making their decisions based on money right now? Are Cs also making decisions to stay under the tax ahead of competing again this year? Could moving JB be 80% about the cap and 20% the team dynamic?

What are your thoughts on this topic across the league? For me it's the only thing that seems to make sense since teams are dumping guys just to save money more and more.

[Who]

I think many teams are over-reacting to these new rules.

Shooting themselves in the foot.

[Celtics2021]

It is not just about the tax.  The NBA made it more difficult to build your team if you go above the first apron, and made it punitive to go above the second apron.  The first apron is only a little above the tax, so teams stuck at the first apron (which is most teams given the rules) will tend to get below the tax.

But in this world where you are now regularly capped at the first apron, having two players who make what the Js do is probably prohibitive.  You can do it for a bit, but eventually the roster holes are going to be unpatchable.  I think the Celtics have looked at their roster which somehow was very successful last year, noted how much production was giving by guys making under $3 million, and determined that probably is not sustainable.  Either those guys need raises, which will bump you back to the second apron, or you have to get lucky year after year hunting for bargain players.

They do not need to make a trade this year.  If they do not get an offer that works, they will not.  But they probably do before Jaylen?s contract is over, and coming off the year he had, with three years left on his contract, this will probably be peak value.

[Who]

Jaylen Brown = 3yrs $180mil
LaMelo Ball = 3yrs $130mil

$50mil cheaper to have LaMelo at the 25% max contract versus Jaylen at the 30% supermax contract.

I think Jaylen's contract is lowering his trade desirability. A number of teams are scared off / unwilling to give up as much in a trade due to his contract. I don't think BOS has the offers some people are expecting.