s/blazers - Offseason trade. Thoughts?

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Offseason trade. Thoughts?

This trade was created for the 2024-2025 season.

FAILED

Lakers

+2 players ($22.0m),

Cap Impact + $1.2M

Nikola Vučević

C, 6' 10", 0.66 LEBRON
Versatile Big

$20.0M

2yrs

Jabari Walker

SF, 6' 9", -0.79 LEBRON
Contract Over | Stationary Shooter

$2.0M

1yr

+1 Wins

-10.28 MPG

+0.09 Off.

+1.55 Def.

Financial Breakdown

Tax Space

Apron Space

2nd Apron Space

-$18.4M

-$11.1M

-$306K

($189.2M)

This team will be a 2nd apron team after these moves.

Outgoing Cap

(Trades)

$20,819,120

Incoming Cap

(Trades)

$22,019,699

Allowable Incoming Cap

$20,819,120

Cap Difference

+ $1,200,579

Standard Contracts

15 Salary Matching

Incoming < $20.8M x 1 + $0

You are over the allowable incoming amount by $1,200,579

Financial

Lakers are unable to complete this trade. Incoming player salary ($20.0M) is matched using multiple outgoing players. Since they are now an over second apron team after this trade, they are not able to aggregate players in a trade. This means for example, that they cannot send out two players to acquire one with a similar salary to both.

Financial

Lakers are unable to complete this trade. Since they are now an over second apron team after this trade, they are only able to take back 100% of the salary they are sending out, plus $0.

Lakers can only take back $20.8M in salary based on the amount they are sending out.

Cut $1.2M from the Lakers incoming trade value to make this trade successful for the Lakers.

Trail Blazers

+5 players ($103.8m),

Cap Impact + $1.5M

Zion Williamson

PF, 6' 6", 1.42 LEBRON
Shot Creator

$36.7M

4yrs

CJ McCollum

SG, 6' 3", -1.85 LEBRON
Primary Ball Handler

$33.3M

2yrs

Rui Hachimura

PF, 6' 8", -0.79 LEBRON
Stationary Shooter

$17.0M

2yrs

Zach Collins

C, 6' 11", 0.02 LEBRON
Recently Traded | Stretch Big

$16.7M

2yrs

Dalton Knecht

SF, 6' 6", -1 LEBRON
Off Screen Shooter

$3.8M

4yrs

-1 Wins

-4.25 MPG

+5.63 Off.

-4.53 Def.

Financial Breakdown

Tax Space

Apron Space

2nd Apron Space

$2.1M

$9.4M

$20.2M

($168.6M)

This team will be a over the cap/non-tax team after these moves.

Outgoing Cap

(Trades)

$106,031,214

Incoming Cap

(Trades)

$103,800,203

Allowable Incoming Cap

$132,789,018

ETPE's Used

(NTMLE, RME, BAE)

$3,819,120

Cap Difference

- $2,231,011

Standard Contracts

14 Salary Matching

Incoming < $106.0M x 1.25 + $250K

You are under the allowable incoming amount by $28,988,815

Recently Traded

Zach Collins cannot be traded to a team aggregated with other players from his team because 2 months have not passed since he was traded for. His outgoing salary cannot be combined with another one of his teammates to bring in a higher salaried player. This restriction expires after Apr 02, 2025.

Contract Over

After the trade deadline, the team cannot trade Jabari Walker since his contract is ending.

Contract Over

After the trade deadline, the team cannot trade Rayan Rupert since he has a team option next year which is worth $2.2M.

Stepien

Consecutive draft years 2027 & 2028 would be missing a 1st round pick.

Pelicans

+3 players ($52.6m) +5 picks,

Cap Impact - $9.9M

Jerami Grant

PF, 6' 7", -1.11 LEBRON
Shot Creator

$29.7M

4yrs

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

SG, 6' 5", -1.44 LEBRON
Off Screen Shooter

$22.7M

3yrs

Anthony Black

PG, 6' 7", -1.41 LEBRON
Contract Over | Primary Ball Handler

$7.6M

3yrs

2025 - Round 1

via POR

2027 - Round 1

2027 - Round 2

CHA holds rights to swap

2028 - Round 1

MIL swap rights

2029 - Round 2

via IND OR WAS

+1 Wins

+26.35 MPG

-7.52 Off.

+3.99 Def.

Financial Breakdown

Tax Space

Apron Space

2nd Apron Space

$10.0M

$16.0M

$26.8M

($160.7M)

($162.1M)

This team will be a over the cap/non-tax team after these moves.

Team is hard-capped at the 1st Apron

Outgoing Cap

(Trades)

$70,059,003

Incoming Cap

(Trades)

$52,550,104

Allowable Incoming Cap

$87,823,754

ETPE's Used

(NTMLE, RME, BAE)

$7,607,760

Cap Difference

- $17,508,899

Standard Contracts

15 Salary Matching

Incoming < $70.0M x 1.25 + $250K

You are under the allowable incoming amount by $35,273,650

Bulls

+3 players ($34.0m),

Cap Impact + $11.1M

Deandre Ayton

C, -0.34 LEBRON
Roll + Cut Big

$34.0M

2yrs

Wendell Carter Jr.

C, 6' 10", 0.45 LEBRON
Recently Signed | Stretch Big

$11.9M

5yrs

Rayan Rupert

SG, 6' 6", -1.58 LEBRON
Contract Over | Stationary Shooter

$1.8M

2yrs

+ 0 Wins

+19.24 MPG

-3.11 Off.

+0.95 Def.

Financial Breakdown

Tax Space

Apron Space

2nd Apron Space

-$6.2M

-$1.7M

$9.0M

($177.0M)

($179.8M)

This team will be a 1st apron team after these moves.

Team is hard-capped at the 1st Apron

Outgoing Cap

(Trades)

$36,741,200

Incoming Cap

(Trades)

$34,005,126

Allowable Incoming Cap

$36,741,200

TPE's Used

(Traded Player Ex.)

$13,841,857

Cap Difference

- $2,736,074

Standard Contracts

16 Salary Matching

Incoming < $36.7M x 1 + $0

You are under the allowable incoming amount by $2,736,074

Must Waive Players

Chicago would have 16 standard contract players after the trade and would need to waive 1 player.

Recently Traded

Recently traded player salary ($16.7M) is combined with another outgoing salary to match incoming player salary ($34.0M). Zach Collins cannot be traded to a team aggregated with other players from his team because 2 months have not passed since he was traded for. His outgoing salary cannot be combined with another one of his teammates to bring in a higher salaried player. This restriction expires after Apr 02, 2025.

Hard Cap

This trade would result in the Bulls crossing the tax apron of ($178.1M) while hardcapped at the 1st apron. Therefore this trade is not possible. Remove $1.7M of incoming value to remain below the hard cap.

Hard Cap Reasons

Used more than taxpayer portion ($5,168,000.00) of their mid-level exception to sign Jalen Smith.

Magic

+2 players ($25.9m),

Cap Impact - $3.9M

Anfernee Simons

SG, 6' 3", -0.91 LEBRON
Shot Creator

$25.8M

2yrs

Robert Williams III

C, 6' 9", 1.46 LEBRON
Roll + Cut Big

$12.4M

2yrs

-1 Wins

-31.06 MPG

+4.91 Off.

-1.96 Def.

Financial Breakdown

Tax Space

Apron Space

2nd Apron Space

$24.4M

$27.6M

$38.4M

($146.3M)

($150.5M)

This team will be a over the cap/non-tax team after these moves.

Outgoing Cap

(Trades)

$42,314,760

Incoming Cap

(Trades)

$25,892,857

Allowable Incoming Cap

$53,143,450

ETPE's Used

(NTMLE, RME, BAE)

$12,428,571

Cap Difference

- $16,421,903

Standard Contracts

14 Salary Matching

Incoming < $42.3M x 1.25 + $250K

You are under the allowable incoming amount by $27,250,593

Recently Signed

Wendell Carter Jr. cannot be traded because 6 months have not passed since he was signed to an extension. He will be eligible to be traded after Apr 07, 2025.

Contract Over

After the trade deadline, the team cannot trade Anthony Black since he has a team option next year which is worth $7.9M.

LEBRON (Luck-adjusted player Estimate using a Box prior Regularized ON-off) impact data is provided by BBall Index . See how LEBRON is calculated, and explore the data.

Blazers become a playoff team for the next few years (and reunite with veteran fan favs). Magic get some offense with Simons. Bulls and Blazers finalize their trade (Blazers owe bulls a non lottery FRP). Pelicans move Zion for picks, a young player, and salary filler. Lakers get a center Which team says no?