re: Interesting Melo trade idea with Pels as facilitators

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I'm not for this trade or anything, but the biggest part of the trade seems to be dumping Asik's contract. If you could turn that into a good FA, then it might make it worth it. If it free'd up enough for Otto Porter, than it's a good deal. Someone like ATL would have to say if that is actually what it does contract wise though.

Lin/Reddick/Porter for Jrue/1st?

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None of that works. Dumping Asik doesn't free up any real money when you are bringing on Lin and Reddick. $17M caphold for Jrue and $11M salary for Asik is eaten up by the $15-17M for Reddick and $12M for Lin. We would not have room to sign Porter.

If you are hell bent on getting rid of Asik, then you re-sign Jrue and use the 1st to convert Asik into a helpful player, though I think you would get a much better player and better overall outcome using Moore.