re: Where Are They Now? (Former Hornet Edition)

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I think the detractors had an inflated idea of what we could get for Ariza's expiring deal.

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No. The opposite, sort of. I think they thought a team would absorb him for a couple of second rounders and cash if we got an expiring back.

I think this deal was the best that could be done, especially when you take out the variability of having to rely on someone to take Ariza. This deal was completely in the hands of the team and had a good cap space / salary paid ratio (over $2 in cap space per dead dollar). It just hurts some this year . . . as in 20+% of our salary. No deal is without cost, and I'm a fan.