Nassir Little 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 Trail Blazers will be $4.1M while his incoming value for the receiving team will be $6.4M.
After the trade deadline, the team cannot trade Keon Johnson since he has a team option next year which is worth $2.8M.
Hard Cap
This trade would result in the Trail Blazers crossing the tax apron of ($156.9M) while hardcapped. Therefore this trade is not possible. Remove $2.6M of incoming value to remain below the hard cap.
Hard Cap Reasons
Used more than taxpayer portion ($6,479,000.00) of their mid-level exception to sign Gary Payton II
($8,300,000), Jabari Walker.
Financial
Trail Blazers are unable to complete this trade. Since they are now a taxpaying team after this trade, they are only able to take back 125% of the salary they are sending out, plus $100,000.
Trail Blazers can only take back $28.1M in salary based on the amount they are sending out.
Cut $9.9M from the Trail Blazers incoming trade value to make this trade successful for the Trail Blazers.
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