The intriguing question is whether they can pull something like this off:
Ryan Bernardoni: For the sake of argument, let’s say Horford to New Orleans and Rozier to Charlotte. A 3-team S&T carousel really does benefit everyone. BOS and NOP both preserve the MLE and some FA rights they may want, CHA gets a PG they otherwise don’t have space to sign.
I was thinking about this today and came up with this, wonder how far I'm off on value.
New Orleans gets a signed and traded Al Horford and a second round pick from Charlotte
Charlotte gets Guerschon Yabusele, and 2010 2nd rounder Latavious Williams from New Orleans(a zero just to satisfy NBA touch rule, could be replaced with Tony Carr)
Boston receives a signed and traded Kemba Walker and Marvin Williams
So Charlotte would save 12M for just a second round pick, New Orleans would receive that second round pick for facilitating the deal, and Boston would add 12M in salary but get a player in Marvin Williams who'd be in the rotation, and would also give Boston options to fill out the roster. Instead of just having the 4.75M or so room exception, Theis Early Bird rights and minimums to complete the roster, the Celtics would be hard capped at the 138M apron, and would be around 21M under it after the trade. They'd have these options to spend that 21M.
Morris Bird rights
Rozier RFA/Bird rights
Theis Early Bird rights
Baynes 5.5M trade exception
The 9.25Mish Non taxpayer midlevel exception
The 3.6Mish biannual exception
Minimum salaries
I think it would have to be worth it for Boston to open up those options, worth it for New Orleans as they get something for free, is that worth it for Charlotte? Is them losing a secong round pick worth saving 12M on Marvin Williams? Or am I underrating Williams value? I'm viewing him as a sunk cost for Charlotte.