« Reply #119 on: July 12, 2017, 07:14:35 PM »
Toronto has traded DeMarre Carroll, a future first-round and second-round pick to Brooklyn for Justin Hamilton, league sources tell ESPN.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/883906848524578816
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Mike
Why? Carroll's horrible now, which is why they were rewarded handsomely for taking him.
Yeah, pretty questionable move on their part. Granted, it's not like they're competing right now anyways, so whatever it takes to get those extra firsts, I guess.
The best news, though, is that this more than likely takes them out of the KCP sweepstakes, because I believe this only leaves them with about $16M or so available in cap space. They must've felt that they had no shot at him. And with LA more than likely going to miss out on him by only offering single year contracts, this could be excellent news for us.
See, I think it's actually another savvy move from Marks. He just bought a pick in the 20-22 range (and a second) for $30M, and he's bringing in a great veteran presence (who his coach loves).
How is buying a mid-late (non-lottery) first round pick for $30M a good move? I could understand a top-3 pick, maybe. A latter first just isn't worth anywhere near close to that.
Liked the Lakers trade for the Nets (long-term for them, but even more so for our pick next year), but not the Raptors trade.
It's not that straightforward, though. In all likelihood, they're gonna be close to the salary floor, so a good chunk of that $15 million/year would likely have ended up being paid anyway (split evenly among the team's players or given to someone else in order to get above the floor). They also get, well, a player, so even if you figure he's as good as a minimum salary player that also takes ~$5 million off over two years.
So, really, they probably paid closer to $10 million for a first and second rounder (probably around the 23rd and 53rd picks), which is pretty good considering that the #38 pick this year got sold for $3.5 million
And it's not like Brooklyn was using that cap space to sign anyone meaningful in next summer. Might as well get an asset of some kind.
Plus, as someone else said, there's always a chance Carroll feels healthier, plays a little better, and can be flipped for another assett later.
My question would be: why not?
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