s/cavaliers - What would the Rockets give up for a Shooting PG?

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u/robinson81985

3 weeks ago

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What would the Rockets give up for a Shooting PG?

This trade was created for the 2024-2025 season.

FAILED

Rockets

+1 player ($36.7m),

Cap Impact + $17.7M

Darius Garland

PG, 6' 1", 2.42 LEBRON
Primary Ball Handler

$36.7M

4yrs

-1 Wins

-31.67 MPG

+4.38 Off.

-2.99 Def.

Financial Breakdown

Tax Space

Apron Space

2nd Apron Space

-$15.2M

-$10.4M

$304K

($186.0M)

($188.6M)

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

Team is hard-capped at the 1st Apron

Outgoing Cap

(Trades)

$19,020,840

Incoming Cap

(Trades)

$36,725,670

Allowable Incoming Cap

$19,020,840

Cap Difference

+ $17,704,830

Standard Contracts

14 Salary Matching

Incoming < $19.0M x 1 + $0

You are over the allowable incoming amount by $17,704,830

Contract Over

After the trade deadline, the team cannot trade Jabari Smith Jr. since he has a team option next year which is worth $12.3M.

Contract Over

After the trade deadline, the team cannot trade Amen Thompson since he has a team option next year which is worth $9.6M.

Hard Cap

This trade would result in the Rockets crossing the tax apron of ($178.1M) while hardcapped at the 1st apron. Therefore this trade is not possible. Remove $10.4M of incoming value to remain below the hard cap.

Hard Cap Reasons

Used their bi-annual exception to sign Aaron Holiday.

Financial

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

Rockets can only take back $19.0M in salary based on the amount they are sending out.

Cut $17.7M from the Rockets incoming trade value to make this trade successful for the Rockets.

Cavaliers

+2 players ($9.2m),

Cap Impact - $17.7M

Jabari Smith Jr.

PF, 6' 11", -0.56 LEBRON
Contract Over | Movement Shooter

$9.7M

2yrs

Amen Thompson

SF, 6' 7", 1.58 LEBRON
Contract Over | Roll + Cut Big

$9.2M

3yrs

+1 Wins

+31.67 MPG

-4.38 Off.

+2.99 Def.

Financial Breakdown

Tax Space

Apron Space

2nd Apron Space

$18.6M

$23.1M

$33.9M

($152.1M)

($154.9M)

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

Outgoing Cap

(Trades)

$36,725,670

Incoming Cap

(Trades)

$9,249,960

Allowable Incoming Cap

$46,157,088

ETPE's Used

(NTMLE, RME, BAE)

$9,770,880

Cap Difference

- $27,475,710

Standard Contracts

16 Salary Matching

Incoming < $36.7M x 1.25 + $250K

You are under the allowable incoming amount by $36,907,128

Must Waive Players

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

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.

This is legit a question. I know they need shooting and I expect them to not take Van Vleet's option. So what would Houston give up for a PG that can create, while shooting 40% from 3 and more inline with their timeline?

What would the Rockets give up for a Shooting PG?

Rockets

Financial Breakdown

Tax Space

Apron Space

2nd Apron Space

-$15.2M

-$10.4M

$304K

Outgoing Cap

$19,020,840

Incoming Cap

$36,725,670

Allowable Incoming Cap

$19,020,840

Cap Difference

+ $17,704,830

Standard Contracts

14

Salary Matching

Incoming < $19.0M x 1 + $0

Cavaliers

Financial Breakdown

Tax Space

Apron Space

2nd Apron Space

$18.6M

$23.1M

$33.9M

Outgoing Cap

$36,725,670

Incoming Cap

$9,249,960

Allowable Incoming Cap

$46,157,088

ETPE's Used

$9,770,880

Cap Difference

- $27,475,710

Standard Contracts

16

Salary Matching

Incoming < $36.7M x 1.25 + $250K

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