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Not all of it but say you trade up from 15 to 5(random number here), unless I’m mistaken, a rookie at number 5 makes more than a rookie at 15.
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By MikeCurtis · Posted
Me too We can now afford Simmons and maybe another lower tier FA IMHO, there is no clear reason to do this, if you werent planning moves -
Right but it didn’t HAVE to be done right now unless they just wanted the flexibility for the “what if” thing arises
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That wasn't it either, at least for me. Whether we use it all now or not, doesn't really matter. As it can rollover and help us next year, whatever portion we don't use will just rollover. And what else I was about to say, which Superman just posted about, is, we won't be able to capitalize on Buckner's contract again, to where it could help with some cap space next year.
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If I had to bet I'd say there's nothing in the works right now. And I think it's unlikely that they make a big enough move that we look back at this say 'that's why they made all that cap space.' I could be wrong. I think the reason they did this is because Buckner's contract was the most likely target to be reworked to create cap space, and once they do it, they can't restructure for 12 months. So if you have one shot at it, just maximize the opportunity. Just in case something comes up later. That way if an opportunity presents itself later on, you don't have to consider backloading someone else's contract, which is something the team already doesn't like doing. And in general, while this kind of backloading shouldn't be considered a go-to cap management technique, doing this with one or two foundational players here and there isn't a big problem. It's when you start stacking up these backloaded contracts, especially for less reliable players, that you create problems in the future.
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