Re: 2020 Offseason Thread
It's tricky because the Harrell move. With Deng's dead money hanging over next year they would need AD and Bron to opt out and maybe both take a slight pay cut, if not then LeBron take a slightly larger pay cut.
But with Harrell's money on the books I don't know that it's possible. He was singed using the MLE so if those same rules carry over into the next season his money only effects the amount over the cap but under the tax, but if that money works like a normal contract after year 1 then he would need to opt out for them to have a shot. If he plays well in the playoff this year he's likely opting out anyways because he will be set to make more than the MLE. Being a Klutch player he likely already knows this and I'm assuming this is a 1 year type of deal to give him a shot at a ring and boosting his value to earn a bigger pay day elsewhere.
From what I read earlier in the year the Lakers would be able to afford a player on his first max deal, like Bam, with no problems, but not a player like Giannis who's max will be larger. The idea was that LeBron would opt out and sign a 1+1 where he would take a 1 year pay cut to sign said player and then sign back the next year to a max for 2,3,4 however many years he wants to play until he's retired.
But if the Lakers are granted to lose that 5 mil owed to Deng, they applied for that career ending injury thing that I'm not sure if it's been decided yet or not, then LeBron and AD both opting out they would both only have to take a pay cut of a couple mil most likely. It might be more realistic for them to do that than it would be for Bron to take a 8 million or so cut for 1 season.
They would have to trade KCP since he's signed a new deal, for basically nothing.. A draft pick for example, but I do believe if they wait to offer Kuz a contract until next off-season they can retain him with bird rights because his 8 mil cap hold, Bron, AD, Giannis contracts would be the only things on the book. If the cap rises at all they could do it, but like mentioned before Bron might have to take a pay cut for 1 year.
Either way both Rob and Klutch already know this and I'm sure Bron and AD could already have something worked out for them to shoot for a 3rd guy.
It's tricky because the Harrell move. With Deng's dead money hanging over next year they would need AD and Bron to opt out and maybe both take a slight pay cut, if not then LeBron take a slightly larger pay cut.
But with Harrell's money on the books I don't know that it's possible. He was singed using the MLE so if those same rules carry over into the next season his money only effects the amount over the cap but under the tax, but if that money works like a normal contract after year 1 then he would need to opt out for them to have a shot. If he plays well in the playoff this year he's likely opting out anyways because he will be set to make more than the MLE. Being a Klutch player he likely already knows this and I'm assuming this is a 1 year type of deal to give him a shot at a ring and boosting his value to earn a bigger pay day elsewhere.
From what I read earlier in the year the Lakers would be able to afford a player on his first max deal, like Bam, with no problems, but not a player like Giannis who's max will be larger. The idea was that LeBron would opt out and sign a 1+1 where he would take a 1 year pay cut to sign said player and then sign back the next year to a max for 2,3,4 however many years he wants to play until he's retired.
But if the Lakers are granted to lose that 5 mil owed to Deng, they applied for that career ending injury thing that I'm not sure if it's been decided yet or not, then LeBron and AD both opting out they would both only have to take a pay cut of a couple mil most likely. It might be more realistic for them to do that than it would be for Bron to take a 8 million or so cut for 1 season.
They would have to trade KCP since he's signed a new deal, for basically nothing.. A draft pick for example, but I do believe if they wait to offer Kuz a contract until next off-season they can retain him with bird rights because his 8 mil cap hold, Bron, AD, Giannis contracts would be the only things on the book. If the cap rises at all they could do it, but like mentioned before Bron might have to take a pay cut for 1 year.
Either way both Rob and Klutch already know this and I'm sure Bron and AD could already have something worked out for them to shoot for a 3rd guy.
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