Evolved from the "Bring Back Diaw" thread on Homecourt... humbly submitted for your consideration

[sturt]

So, let's play with this.

Before I was saying we need to send out $10.5-ish and take back $15.75-ish, giving them the $5.25 of room they need to sign Gasol, and concurrently putting us over the cap so we can gain the $5.6m MLE.... and in it all, arguably improve both teams. And that's true, except... if Scott is part of the deal, then SA can just not pick up his contract, and that's that much less you have to take back, in order for them to meet their goal. Of course, on our side of the calculation, we're wanting to end up with enough in return that it vaults us over the cap, and can claim the MLE--so, in that way, there's a balancing act that takes some playing with the numbers to make both sides' spreadsheet happy.

Here's what works most efficiently numbers-wise, in concert with what seemingly could work for both of our rosters:

To Spurs

(Total Salaries $18,014, 938)

- Tiago Splitter

- Thabo Sefalosha

- Tim Hardaway, Jr.

- Mike Scott

Total Payroll After Trade (including Mike Scott release and Pau Gasol signing): $91,997,697, under the cap by $2,165, 303

(If Duncan retires, as is now expected, Spurs reportedly will stretch his $6.2m salary, which is important in allowing them the cap space to sign Ginobili, Marjanovic, Bertans, and potentially 2 others to fill their roster; if he does not, it could be more problematic to fill a 15-man roster, though that's probably a problem Spurs' front office would welcome.)

 

To HAWKS

(Total Salaries $21,853,938)

- Danny Green

- Boris Diaw

- Patty Mills

- Livio Jean-Charles (Note: Key to the trade is that Spurs intend to sign from Europe, and can negotiate a  $1,275,000 salary that makes all the numbers work)

Total Payroll After Trade : $94,164,437, over the cap by $21,437

(Asterisk to Patterson, b/c he could very well be replaced by another player acquired via the MLE, or let go and replaced by the Lithuanian combo forward we recently worked out, Mindaugas Kuzminskas... and yes, I checked the spelling.)

Critique away.... and fortunately @Spursfanpeacemaker is around and can critique from the other team point of view.