OT Sunday Morning after the big Trade roll call!

[Boob-No-More]

We won’t use it because it will most likely result in a luxury tax bill.

We're already over the tax threshold. We might get under at the deadline by doing something like trading Ed Davis and a future 2nd round pick for someone else's future top 55 protected pick.

That gets us under the tax threshold for this season, but we will almost certainly be over next year due to Nurk's extension. So, if Paul Allen thinks there is a player available during the draft, or during free agency (other teams will be looking to shed salary to sign free agents), he may decide to go all in on paying the tax. He'll be paying it anyway, it's just a question of how much he's willing to pay.

BNM

 

[kjironman1]

No problem at all. Timbers play today. If I don't want to be disappointed by the NBA all I have to is change channels.

Did they win?

 

[kjironman1]

Well we're sick bastards here

Getting closer to being banned from that site every day.

 

[kjironman1]

I don't think we are going to see any more moves before the season.

Nope... Looks like maybe trade deadline but not much before that.

 

[kjironman1]

I survived the night, but not sure i'll survive the end of the weekend

The hotlines are open. They cannot hang up first though so don't ask them to.

 

[kjironman1]

Started a thread and then had to drive to Coos Bay. Finally got back to it.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

We may not use the TPE before the start of the season, but it doesn't expire until 7/25/2018. We will have several other opportunities to use it:

12/15/2017 - buyer's remorse day for teams that signed free agents this summer
1/15/2018 - buyer's remorse day for teams that re-signed their own players
2/8/2018 - trade deadline
6/2?/2018 - NBA draft
7/1?/2018 - end or moratrium on signing free agents

We probably won't use it on one if the buyer's remorse dates. No sense taking on someone else's mistake, but someone worthwhile may become available at the trade deadline, or leading up to draft night.

BNM

When's the tax bill due?

 

[Boob-No-More]

When's the tax bill due?

It's calculated based on the team's payroll on the last day of the regular season.

So, we have until February 8, 2018 to get under the threshold via trade.

With our 14 guaranteed contract we are a little less than $3 million over the tax threshold. If we keep one of Morrow or Goodwin as our 15th man, we will be about $4.4 million over the threshold. If we keep Briscoe as our 15th man, we will be about $3.8 million over the threshold.

After the trade deadline, the only ways left to shed salary are to agree to a buyout with a player, and then waive him, or to waive him and use the stretch provision.

BNM

 

[Wizard Mentor]

It's calculated based on the team's payroll on the last day of the regular season.

So, we have until February 8, 2018 to get under the threshold via trade.

With our 14 guaranteed contract we are a little less than $3 million over the tax threshold. If we keep one of Morrow or Goodwin as our 15th man, we will be about $4.4 million over the threshold. If we keep Briscoe as our 15th man, we will be about $3.8 million over the threshold.

After the trade deadline, the only ways left to shed salary are to agree to a buyout with a player, and then waive him, or to waive him and use the stretch provision.

BNM

great post, thanks for the reply.

My guess is that some of those have nonguarranteed contracts that don't become guaranteed until the trade deadline, so if Neil could find a trade to lose $4 mil, we could get under by waiving the nonguaranteeds.

 

[ripcityboy]

Did they win?

Yep. Orlando suck ass. Playoffs here we come.

 

[kjironman1]

Monday morning "No Melo" blues.
That other thread just kept going. What the heck will all of you do now?
Glad it's Picture/Media day. Give us something to fill the void.

 

[Orion Bailey]

I did something similar on O live and of course got deleted.
Got told most people don't associate bridge suicide with humor.

HAHAHAHAH

 

[kjironman1]

HAHAHAHAH

It's true. Flat shut me down and now i had like three of 6 posts deleted since.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Red ass, standing by ...