Mock Trade:

SAC Receive:

• Robinson ($9.8m of $19.8m guaranteed. Waive, $9.8m dead cap)

• Jovic

• Konchar

• Save $4.3m

MIA Receive:

• DeRozan

• Pick 57 (from MEM)

• 26 SAC 2nd (from SAC)

• 28 SAC 2nd (from MEM)

MEM Receive:

• Save $6.1m

👇 Thoughts 👇

• Memphis need to get off Konchar’s deal to be able to use cap space to raise and extend JJJ.

• Miami get a go to scores in DeRozan. Grab 2x 2nds. Jovic clears the runway for Ware. Miami owe a 1st in 27 to CHA for Rozier trade, so tanking isn’t an option until that pick conveys.

• Jovic is only 22, on the last year of his rookie deal and would have his RFA rights next offseason.

• Between Jovic and LaRavia, you have your size at the 4 sorted, while Keegan moves back to the 3.

• Konchar is a back end rotation guy and a walking $6.1m trade exception.

• Sac save $$$ to extend Ellis & resign LaRavia as priorities.

• That extra $4.3m allows use of the MLE or trade exceptions to take back a player for around $10m. Can be used to absorb extra salary in a bigger move if required. Gives room under the tax to operate.