Memphis-Sacramento trade. Wonder how this will affect our future drafts.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1019245696170377219
We should be more concerned about what the Kings might do with the cap room they just opened up, especially w/r/t Smart (though they'll probably go after Capela first).
they only opened up like a million dollars though right?
As I heard on a podcast yesterday, this deal opens up almost exactly the amount of space the kings would need to absorb Ryan Anderson's contract.
If the Kings stretched Labissierre (or Mason, or anyone else), they could completely receive Anderson into their cap space, which gives the Rockets a 20 million dollar trade exemption. The Rockets would need to send back at least one first round pick.
The Kings get a legit shooter to help stretch the floor and make the game easier for Fox, Hield, Giles, and Bagley. They also get a first round pick.
The Rockets get the space to offer Capella a max. They weren't afraid of the luxury tax, but this way they are paying the luxury tax for worth players. If the Rockets timed the signings correctly, they could still use a full MLE and Biannual exemption before they resign Capella, and then fill out their roster with minimum contracts.
If they were able to offer Melo more money, it might make the buy-out process smoother in OKC (or Brooklyn if he gets traded with a first for Crabbe).
1. Traded Ryan Anderson and Rockets 2019 First Round Pick for protected Kings 2nd
2. Waived Zhou Qi in 2018-19 with $ 0 remaining over 0 year(s)
3. Renounced $ 3,948,000 2018-19 cap hold for Tarik Black
4. Renounced $ 1,512,601 2018-19 cap hold for Joe Johnson
5. Renounced $ 1,512,601 2018-19 cap hold for Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
6. Renounced $ 838,464 2018-19 cap hold for Markel Brown
7. Renounced $ 838,464 2018-19 cap hold for R.J. Hunter
8. Signed Carmelo Anthony to 1yrs/$ 8,641,000 contract starting in 2018-19 using Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception
9. Signed Clint Capela to 4yrs/$ 114,093,280 contract starting in 2018-19 using Larry Bird Exception
10. Signed James Ennis to 2yrs/$ 3,025,202 contract starting in 2018-19 using 4-Year Vet. Minimum Exception
11. Signed Michael Carter-Williams to 1yrs/$ 1,512,601 contract starting in 2018-19 using 2-Year Vet. Minimum Exception
Two years of Anderson’s contract is going to require more than a very late 1st. That’s a two-pick contract, which is why Houston doesn’t want to pay to move it.
I didn't get this post either. Are you saying he's worth taking on for two picks, or all of the other teams feel this way too. I feel that a rebuilding team could take on that salary for the short term.
I’m saying that $20 million of cap space is worth about a late 1st, and as the Kings would be giving up two years of that, it should be 2 1sts. Teams don’t like tying up cap space for multiple years in advance.
I get your point, but I think the Kings know they aren't a FA destination. Ryan Anderson is a helpful player, and maybe one of the better ways they could use that space.
They could still get a 1st for an expiring from a tax team this year and have the space to do so again next year (either from a tax team or a team like the Lakers looking to create space). When the Lakers were trying to move Deng this summer, it was reportedly (from Bobby Marks) going to cost them two 1sts. Anderson is more useful than Deng, but also costs even more.
If you’re a team looking to move an 8-figure contract to reduce or eliminate your tax bill, you have one potential trade partner, and that’s Sacramento. Meanwhile Sacramento has about 6 teams that would like to avail themselves of Sacramento’s cap space, most or all of whom could offer a better pick than Houston, and most or all of whom could offer an expiring instead of someone under contract for two years. The Kings have the leverage, and also have no need to make a move immediately — they can wait until the trade deadline. If Anderson is the best they can do, they’ve really made a mistake.