Now they need to build a better team around him. I’m not deep into the salaries and stuff, but is keeping Lebron really holding up that money? Or are they just bad at making trades?
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Or are they just bad at making trades?
They traded for Luka Dončić.
Spotrac is a good source for this stuff. and it looks like even if you completely remove LeBron salary they’re still over the cap so free agent wise it’s not a problem.
But not having him would give them more room for trades since they’re currently hard capped at the first apron, I can’t remember the details on why that happens to some teams, think it’s trade related or something. Currently they’re only $1M below the first Apron so effectively can’t take back more salary really.
I hope this crybaby never wins a title.