re: Official 2018 Pelicans Offseason Thread

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If we wanted to keep Cousins, then we'd need to send back equal trade value to S&T for George?

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You cannot receive a player in a S&T if you will be above the Tax Apron after the trade, which next year would be about $127 million. To do that you need to cut Okafor/Liggins and renounce rights to Rondo (you'd have to use the MLE to bring him back) and not sign Cousins first so it's just his cap hold on the books. Then you only have to send out about $26 million meaning one of Solo/Niko + Moore + Ajinca should be enough to bring back George.