Trade idea: Shedding Kristaps Porzingis’ salary in 3 team deal (from Game Theory podcast)

There are a ton of commerce concepts floating across the web, and never all are definitely worth the effort of passing alongside (and albeit many aren’t doable beneath the principles of the present CBA). Nevertheless, I believed it will be instructive to check out one of many extra cheap concepts I’ve seen.

I heard this on a podcast referred to as Recreation Principle with the nice Sam Vecinie. Right here’s the hyperlink to the particular Recreation Principle podcast on YouTube I’m speaking about. (They do nice stuff, like and subscribe and all that.)

In the event you can’t learn the picture beneath, right here’s the three staff deal proposed.
The Lakers get Nic Claxton
The Nets get Porzingis, Gabe Vincent, Maxi Kleber, and a high 10 protected 2027 choose from Boston
The Celtics get Keon Johnson

The rationale for the Lakers is apparent. They get huge man that they desperately want. Actually I’m skeptical that they may get this a lot return whereas simply sending out contracts, however that’s one other subject. Additionally, buying and selling with the Lakers? Ew.

The Celtics clear over $30M in cap area and take a flyer on a younger participant. (They word on the podcast that this might be any variety of low price gamers on the Nets roster)

The Nets get a protected choose, three expiring contracts, and primarily kick the can down one other yr on their cap area. The truth is, additionally they clear Claxton’s contract off the books as nicely.

The choose coming from Boston can be protected and it will be within the yr that Tatum is again and presumably again at full pace, so the hope there’s that it will be within the late 20’s anyway. In idea the Celtics reset their books beneath the 2nd apron (after which some) and might both make extra strikes to get beneath the repeater tax or they will do a delicate reboot and run it again with largely the identical roster, minus KP.

Right here’s the place I’ve to notice that there are a whole lot of elements going in opposition to this sort of deal. To begin with, Brooklyn is the one staff with vital cap area prepared to soak up contracts this measurement. Lots of groups across the league are going to be seeking to shed wage and the Nets are going to be the belle of the ball, being requested to bop by each eligible bachelor within the room. Moreover, there’s a powerful chance that some huge names might be traded this summer time (Giannis, Durant, and so forth.) and it’s nearly at all times essential to contain a third staff with cap area to get offers like that accomplished. I wouldn’t be stunned to see them stroll away with a number of 1st rounders for using their cap area. Oh yeah, and the Nets have been identified to be focused on Giannis themselves.

As common, this isn’t a prediction that this deal will occur, neither is it an endorsement of this sort of commerce. Simply an attention-grabbing state of affairs that I believed I’d go alongside as dialogue fodder. So what do you suppose? Would you do that deal? If not, what would you intend as an alternative?