The luxury tax is calculated based on the teams payroll as of the last regular season game. It's my understanding that once the team's season ends that they are then able to make trades between then and the moratorium based on the trade rules that apply. What I take from that is we can be under the tax on the day of our last regular season game and pay no luxury tax and then after our playoff season ends in May or June we are free to make trades that take our payroll past the luxury tax figure without having to pay the tax. Of course, I'd prefer @BimaThug to verify my understanding here. My understanding is the hard cap is in place until June 30th. But after the team' season is finished they can trade up to the apron level without accruing any additional luxury tax above where they were when the tax was determined on the last day of the regular season, which is April 11th for us this season.
There are a few complications to the Speights/Mack trade when it comes to calculating 2017-18 luxury tax payments: 1. Black has a 15% trade kicker - does that hit our cap or Orlando's? 2. Speights is on the vet minimum, making $2 MM+ but only $1.4 MM counts to the cap. Which number is used for luxury tax implications? 3. I believe that only the remaining portion of Mack/Speights' salaries count to our luxury tax bill, but I'm not sure here My understanding is that #1 affects our cap (but is <$500K since it applies to his remaining salary), #2 is that $1.4 MM is the relevant number, and #3 is only the remaining salary for each player. If these are all true, then we would remain below the luxury tax after the ORL trade. Actually, now that I think about it, if #3 is true, then we would remain below the luxury tax even after the proposed LeBron trade as well. @BimaThug, am I missing something here?
IIRC, when you trade for a player, only their remaining salary for that year applies to the luxury tax calculation. If we trade for LeBron on June 30, only his remaining salary (which could very well be $0 since its after the end of the regular season) would be applied to our bill. So you may be right here, but would love input from our resident capologists.
I think y'all may be on to something, but would a 3-way deal incl. ATL strengthen us for this year (& next year with our offer to Lebron & possibly sending Anderson to a 3rd party)? ATL: Tariq Black (HOU) + 2018 2nd (MIA) (via HOU) ORL: Chinanu Onuaku (HOU) HOU: C Dewayne Dedmon (ATL) + F Luke Babbitt (ATL) + C / F Mareese Speights (ORL) Would stregthen us for a playoff run this year by making front court much deeper. Babbitt is Anderson-lite, but much (much) cheaper. After we when the ship this year , you could send Anderson (to a 3rd) team with Dedmon (does have PO for next season) + T-Will (with 2020 1st + rights to Hartenstein) headed to the Land for Lebron. EGo stays to be spark off the bench along with DWade. 2018 - 2019 Rox CP3 - Wade - (rookie or vet on cheap deal) Harden - EGo - Green Ariza - LMBM - Babbitt Lebron - Tucker - Qi Capela - Nene - Speights
http://www.slamonline.com/nba/report-magic-open-trading-anyone-aaron-gordon-jonathan-isaac/ http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...eadline-preview-cavaliers-deandre-jordan-more From a legit source. knew that previous rumor was compete BS.
Anderson+Gordon+Black to Utah Utah trades Favors, Hood and a 2018 first to Cle. Houston trades a future first to CLE CLE trades Lebron to Houston and we get Joe Johnson in a trade or buyout. Sign Bogut Capela/Bogut/Nene or Tucker which IMO we will see in playoffs Lebron/Tucker/Luc Ariza/Luc/J Johnson Harden/Green Paul/Joe Johnson
Yeah... Zach Lowe aka one of the most respected reporter because of that right? **** Wojnarowski too if we're going by your logic. lol give it up dude. Told you not to believe that previous BS rumor.
Houston gets: Lebron James Jonathan Simmons Mo Speights Cleveland gets: Eric Gordon Bismack Biyombo Shelvin Mack *Rockets 2020 first *Rockets 2022 first *Orlando 2018 second Orlando gets: Isaiah Thomas (expiring) Ryan Anderson Tarik Black (expiring) Nanu Onuaku Troy Williams (non-guaranteed) *Rights to Llull Rockets Roster: Harden/Green CP3/Simmons Ariza/Mbah a Moute Lebron/PJ Capela/Nene/Speights
NBA.com says otherwise. Like Atlanta, the Magic are open for business. Jonathan Isaac is considered untouchable, while it would take a significant offer to pry Aaron Gordon loose. Orlando’s new management doesn’t seem interested in bringing back Elfrid Payton ...
At this juncture in the season.we have the best record in team history. Think about that. This team as structured has the best chemistry of any Rocket team in the past 5 seasons. Yes, we could use a vet PG or backup 4/5. I don’t hate Anderson, but if he can be used to acquire one or both of those, great. Other than a vet buyout, Chandler from PHX or any number of other players that might fill our needs, I say stay the course with this group. If we can get Lebron, personally don’t want him, let’s do that in the off season. All these other proposed trades that break up this core of players, I say hard pass. I agree I’d like to see MDA use a larger rotation of players. Injuries have forced his hand and he has expanded his rotation a couple of times. Though we are a solid 9 deep, a backup 4/5 and or pg would solidly this roster. Let’s keep the roster tweak minimal.
Here's my proposed trade. What do you guys think? TEAM #1 sends: All-Star PF they don't want for some weird reason + important roster piece they somehow don't mind giving away TEAM #1 gets: Barely Starter (3pt ace w/massive salary) + rights to injured Euro guy drafted around 2011 TEAM #2 sends: disgruntled GOAT who wants to play with his buddy TEAM #2 gets: 6th man + G-League center + aging vet + 2019 #29 or #30 draft pick ROCKETS send: crap players and/or crap contracts and/or Euro guys no one wants who will never sign to play in the NBA anyway ROCKETS get: One of the greatest players of all time and an All-Star PF, giving up almost nothing in the process Harden/who gives a shite? CP3/does it really matter? GOAT/guy who makes < $1M/yr All-Star/Keith Jones Swiss Dude/G-League reject The cool thing about this trade is that other teams give us AWESOME players, yet for some reason are willing to take our table scraps in return! I know it looks like 90% of the proposed trades in this thread, but mine is honest.
Do you see the Rockets not re-signing Ariza this summer and going after Rodney Hood instead? This assumes Lebron decides to not come here this summer.