This seems to be about 2M less than expected?
That means the max for Hayward will be less too I think but I dont know the net effect
This seems to be about 2M less than expected?
One other factor that nobody dares to dream about......except maybe Danny who is not afraid to dream. If Gilbert really is wearing thin on LeBron a certain someone will be a FA next summer and the Lakers won't have George there to entice him......but we will. Just sayin.With the Cavs rocky situation, I think Danny should pounce and roll the dice on George. Take the gamble that George likes the culture and atmosphere in Boston and likes playing for Brad Stevens. If they go back to the ECF and LBJ leaves for LA the path to the Finals is wide open. Is LA worth giving up the amount of money he'll need to?
I do wonder about about this too but didn't want to get shouted down. There are only so many ready made super team options. And Lebron clearly *loves* Brad.One other factor that nobody dares to dream about......except maybe Danny who is not afraid to dream. If Gilbert really is wearing thin on LeBron a certain someone will be a FA next summer and the Lakers won't have George there to entice him......but we will. Just sayin.
They'd have to open up a ton of cap space to do that. In your scenario, is PG the only addition this summer?One other factor that nobody dares to dream about......except maybe Danny who is not afraid to dream. If Gilbert really is wearing thin on LeBron a certain someone will be a FA next summer and the Lakers won't have George there to entice him......but we will. Just sayin.
For this scenario yes the only major addition. Does #3 and Avery get it done? Crowder can be useful in a smallball lineup as a 3/4 combo with George but in the big picture of adding LeBron his salary can be cleared by next summer as his minutes would evaporate.They'd have to open up a ton of cap space to do that. In your scenario, is PG the only addition this summer?
Getting a FA needs to happen first.So it looks like that in the end the Cs didn't have that much interest int for Butler:
Per Zach Lowe at ESPN
"Boston has danced around Butler for almost a year now, and would not include the No. 3 pick in any package for him as the draft approached, sources say. Other reports suggest they refused to offer next year's Nets pick, or the Lakers-Kings pick they snagged from Philly in the Markelle Fultz deal.
Boston apparently just didn't want Butler at cost. There is no other conclusion to make at this point. Nabbing Butler now would have complicated its efforts to carve out Gordon Hayward-sized space under the deflated $99 million cap, though they would (depending on the package) have still been only one Avery Bradley/Jae Crowder salary dump away. Potential free agents might have been turned off playing alongside two ball-dominant guys in Butler and Isaiah Thomas. They still have time to work a deal for Paul George. Dealing for a star after filling their cap space is much easier mechanically; ESPN.com has already reported that George likes the idea of playing alongside Hayward."
So does this indicate that Danny is not actually interested in adding two high-priced stars this offseason or was this a timing issue (its pretty clear that signing Hayward first, then trading for a second star is more feasible)? Or perhaps Danny prefers George and knows he can be had for even cheaper. I still think its pretty shocking that the it seems like Butler could have been acquired for a package that would have preserved both the 2018 picks and Danny still passed...