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Rockets get over the hump despite not making a huge trade (Salary works next year)

This trade was created for the 2024-2025 season.

FAILED

Rockets

+1 player ($27.0m),

Cap Impact + $4.7M

Cameron Johnson

PF, 6' 8", -0.18 LEBRON
Movement Shooter

$22.5M

3yrs

+ 0 Wins

-10.43 MPG

+3.10 Off.

-1.60 Def.

Financial Breakdown

Tax Space

Apron Space

2nd Apron Space

-$2.2M

-$2.0M

$8.7M

($173.0M)

($180.1M)

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

Team is hard-capped at the 1st Apron

Outgoing Cap

(Trades)

$17,770,880

Incoming Cap

(Trades)

$22,500,000

Allowable Incoming Cap

$17,770,880

Cap Difference

+ $4,729,120

Standard Contracts

14 Salary Matching

Incoming < $17.7M x 1 + $0

You are over the allowable incoming amount by $4,729,120

Stepien

Consecutive draft years 2025 & 2026 would be missing a 1st round pick. The pick for 2025 may be traded away on draft day after the team officially makes their selection.

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.

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 $2.0M 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 $17.7M in salary based on the amount they are sending out.

Cut $4.7M from the Rockets incoming trade value to make this trade successful for the Rockets.

Nets

+2 players ($0) +1 pick,

Cap Impact - $4.7M

Jabari Smith Jr.

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

$9.7M

2yrs

Jock Landale

C, 6' 11", -1.12 LEBRON
Roll + Cut Big

$8.0M

3yrs

2025 - Round 1

OKC or PHX swap rights

+ 0 Wins

+10.43 MPG

-3.10 Off.

+1.60 Def.

Financial Breakdown

Tax Space

Apron Space

2nd Apron Space

$5.6M

$11.3M

$22.1M

($165.1M)

($166.7M)

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)

$22,500,000

Incoming Cap

(Trades)

$0

Allowable Incoming Cap

$30,000,000

TPE's Used

(Traded Player Ex.)

$17,770,880

Cap Difference

- $22,500,000

Standard Contracts

16 Salary Matching

Incoming < $22.5M x $7.5M

You are under the allowable incoming amount by $30,000,000

Must Waive Players

Brooklyn 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.

Rockets get over the hump despite not making a huge trade (Salary works next year)

Rockets

Financial Breakdown

Tax Space

Apron Space

2nd Apron Space

-$2.2M

-$2.0M

$8.7M

Outgoing Cap

$17,770,880

Incoming Cap

$22,500,000

Allowable Incoming Cap

$17,770,880

Cap Difference

+ $4,729,120

Standard Contracts

14

Salary Matching

Incoming < $17.7M x 1 + $0

Nets

Financial Breakdown

Tax Space

Apron Space

2nd Apron Space

$5.6M

$11.3M

$22.1M

Outgoing Cap

$22,500,000

Incoming Cap

$0

Allowable Incoming Cap

$30,000,000

TPE's Used

$17,770,880

Cap Difference

- $22,500,000

Standard Contracts

16

Salary Matching

Incoming < $22.5M x $7.5M

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