We don't have $12M in cap space

I don't think Atlanta and Denver have "touched" in this overall reported trade, which leads me to believe this is actually two separate trades:

Trade 1 (HOU-ATL): Capela/Nene for Turner, 2020 BKN 1st, 2024 GSW 2nd

Trade 2 (HOU-MIN-DEN): Houston flips Turner and the 2020 BKN 1st; everything else happens in this THREE-team trade

This structure allows the Rockets to potentially take in up to another $12M in salary (based on Turner's outgoing salary), although I think it's safe to say Houston won't take in more than the $5.8M in room below the tax threshold.

Even if they don't expand the trade, this structure should result in the Rockets getting a $7.3M TPE, which they can then use to take in up to $7.4M in salary without having to send anything out.

 

7.3 million TPE, perfect for a Mr. Davis Bertans...

 

Wizards aren’t trading him.

 

It's going to be 1 trade, but I was mistaken about the touch rule. You don't have to touch every team in a trade, but you have to touch at least 2 other teams. Denver and Atlanta don't touch, but don't need to for this trade since they both touch 2 other teams.

That's interesting though. I'll check to see how it affects the other teams in the trade.

 

I’ve read that it’s generating three separate TPEs: 3.5 for Clint, 2.6 for Nene and another smaller one at 1.4. Would this be a valid scenario?

 

In the scenario @BimaThug broke down, you'd still create the $2.6M TPE for Nene and $1.4M TPE for Green, but increase the $3.5M TPE into a $7.3M TPE. Very clever.

The risk is you trade Capela to the Hawks, then are allowed to give Covington his physical and he fails it. Then you're really screwed.

 

Or Montrezl Harrell.

 

In the spirit of this thread