Consecutive draft years 2024 & 2025 would be missing a 1st round pick. The pick for 2024 may be traded away on draft day after the team officially makes their selection.
This trade would result in the Raptors crossing the tax apron of ($172.3M) while hardcapped. Therefore this trade is not possible. Remove $14.7M of incoming value to remain below the hard cap.
Hard Cap Reasons
Used more than taxpayer portion ($5,000,000.00) of their mid-level exception to sign Dennis Schroder ($12,405,000).. Used their bi-annual exception to sign Jalen McDaniels ($4,516,000).
Financial
Raptors are unable to complete this trade. Since they are now an over apron team after this trade, they are only able to take back 110% of the salary they are sending out, plus $0.
Raptors can only take back $13.6M in salary based on the amount they are sending out.
Cut $22.4M from the Raptors incoming trade value to make this trade successful for the Raptors.
Poison Pill
LaMelo Ball is on a rookie contract and signed an extension that is to begin the following season. Therefore, he has what is known as a "poison pill" contract. He can no longer be traded for a player making equal money. Instead, his current salary is averaged along with the salaries he is to receive in his extension, and that average becomes his incoming salary for trade purposes. His outgoing value for the Hornets will be $10.9M while his incoming value for the receiving team will be $36.1M.
Hornets are unable to complete this trade. Since they are now an over apron team after this trade, they are only able to take back 110% of the salary they are sending out, plus $0.
Hornets can only take back $11.9M in salary based on the amount they are sending out.
Cut $52.3M from the Hornets incoming trade value to make this trade successful for the Hornets.
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this second round pick holds so much value y'all dont even know