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A smart GM should trade for Zion to cut him and get under the tax threshold

Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:13 am
Posted by saints5021
Louisiana
Member since Jul 2010
19106 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:13 am
Due to his contract, I would expect he has more trade value than we think. There are currently 14 teams that are above the tax threshold. I could see a team like Cleveland, Golden State, Boston, Phoneix or Philly looking to do so. If he comes in and plays gangbusters, keep him. If he continues to be a fricking worthless fat piece of shite, cut him and reap the tax savings.

spotrac
Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
175988 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:20 am to
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I would expect he has more trade value than we think.
Posted by saints5021
Louisiana
Member since Jul 2010
19106 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:24 am to
I think Zion the player has almost no value. Zion the asset, however, is incredibly interesting. For all that Griff fricked up, this contract could have been WAY worse. I assume it was Zion's Mom that acted as his agent, because no real agent would allow him to sign this type of contract. What a fricking clown
Posted by Snipe
Member since Nov 2015
15723 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:54 am to
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I think Zion the player has almost no value. Zion the asset, however, is incredibly interesting. For all that Griff fricked up, this contract could have been WAY worse. I assume it was Zion's Mom that acted as his agent, because no real agent would allow him to sign this type of contract. What a fricking clown


Master P representing Rickey Williams in his rookie contract was pretty comical as well.

IMO getting screwed over like that by a rapper (wanna be sports legend ) really caused Williams mental illness to boil over.
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
29743 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:58 am to
That’s not how it works.
His contract for this year is guaranteed now. If he’s cut, you still owe him the full amount for this year, you just don’t owe him anything after that.

Even in the offseason a team can’t trade for him and then cut him. When you make a trade matching salaries for someone whose contract isn’t fully guaranteed, the trade basically makes that contract guaranteed. They made this rule to prevent exactly what you’re talking about so tax teams can’t be bailed out.
Posted by Pistol44
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2019
2298 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:07 am to
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really caused Williams mental illness to boil over


For sure, Master P wasn't an issue. Ricky just ahead of his time
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
30927 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 1:57 pm to
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If he continues to be a fricking worthless fat piece of shite, cut him and reap the tax savings.


My money is on being a fat worthless piece of shite. We’ve paid that fat frick $500M. Think about that.
Posted by Balsamic_duck
Member since Jun 2017
4318 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 2:12 pm to
I’d use Zion’s contract to take back a bad contract for picks. Like could we trade Zion and Hawk for Paul George and picks?

Philly gets out of PG’s contract and sees if there’s any life left in Zion.

I would try and do the same thing next year when Poole is expiring, try to take a bad contract back for picks
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