Snooch wrote:
Pretty sure Demar + PPat does not make max cap space for Horford. Letting DD walk gets us about $10M cap space, then we have to send away PPat for no salary, and we're still only at $17M, give or take. Horford is going to get full max, which for a player with 8 years experience is 30% of the cap, 30% * $90M cap = $27M max contract.
I don't see Horford leaving Atlanta, I think they give him the 5 year full max, which should take him through the end of his high level playing days.
As for my hypothetical DD for Horford trade, I agree it's not likely, but it's far more likely then Horford coming to Toronto of his own free will. Why you magically think free agents will be clamoring to play for a Derozan-less Raptors is beyond me.
The smart play is resign DD and add him to your valuable trade piece collection (DD, JV, Carroll, Joseph, the rookies). Pretty damn sure that's what Masai will do too. Now if he could also just fire Casey we might be really getting somewhere.
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