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Quote: Originally Posted by Drewski

So you assume they could only get "marginal at best" talent in a S/T for Gordon, one of the few young SGs in the league that can actually play the position fluently? Hm. Ok. He can sign elsewhere, and I wouldn't be surprised if he did -at all-. And that's not to say he doesn't want to play in NO, but he knows that he's an RFA. Clearly the Hornets can just match, or they can work a S/T with the team and continue on their rebuilding path.

No I mean them being able to sign marginal at best free agents to make up the money needed to meet the minimum spending level not what they would be able to get back. But as far as what they would be able to get on a sign a trade deal it isn't that great. Most sign and trade deals that have taken place recently is for trade exceptions and draft picks. Neither of those add the money needed to be spent to reach the minimum spending level.

Let's say the cap stays at around 60 like they expect it to. The Hornets minus Gordon's QO they only have around 28 mil on the books next year. They will have to spend around 20 mil just to reach the minimum level. They only way they could get close to around that kind of money back in a sign and trade deal is to take on some overpaid guys and that is to opposite of what they are trying to do. So that means that have to spend that money in free agency. No offense to the Hornets but that aren't signing top free agents without overpaying them so that leaves you with marginal or middle of road type players to spend that money on.