re: Boston's talent

No, it would happen the second the moratorium is lifting. July 5th or 6th. And it would be agreed to in mid-June, which means the Pels can negotiate and make whatever other moves they need to make with no restrictions. It holds nothing up for any of the teams. This is how everything is done in the offseason, every year. We agreed to trade for Asik before the draft and then completed the actual trade officially weeks later. This isn't an abnormality. Its actually the norm

Oh I’m not arguing with you. I agree with ya but im just trying to mediate. I just think some fans tend to be reactionary without knowing that most of the info leaked is old news to nba organizations. Also, they know way more than what’s reported. There’s a ton of moving parts in every deal between every organization.

I was just trying to get the math to work. I'm still a bit lost on it and where this is the room. If they wait till after the draft, does the pick's contract count against the cap? I'm guessing if it's the first pick, that would be about 8M (that is what Ayton is getting). So this is where I'm at. Tell me where I am wrong.

If they do not pick up Mudiay's option, that gives them 6 players under contract. If you add the first round pick, that gives them 7 players for 39M. 3 cap holds at 800K equals 2.4M. So that is 10 spots for a bit under 42M. If the cap is 109M next season, that leaves 67M. So two max players can split that at about 33M a piece. Is that right?

KD's max will be bigger than Kyrie's because he has 10+ years of service. But yes, Zion would count against the cap even though he won't have officially signed yet. It will essentially act as a cap hold

Long story short, they will have enough cap space to sign those guys and then they only need to send out about 21 million and change to bring AD and his 27 million back. That is another place you seem to be getting confused. Don't count AD as 27. Imagine that they need 21.5 (including Zion's salary) to get AD.

Hope that helps. But even if you don't fully understand...trust me, it wouldn't be difficult at all.

I hate being the team that helps to create a super team, but....I really love the Knicks deal if it pans out and would be best long term for the franchise. Plus, The super team would be in the East so who cares!! I think it is hilarious how people don't understand 3 things...

1.KD wants to get a huge contract(check knicks can offer that) and he wants to be the head dog on the team.
2.Kyrie wants to play with vets, but still compete for championships and Knicks provide that with AD and KD. Plus he gets paid huge and in a big market.
3.AD will go deep in the playoffs in his first year and maybe wins a title. He has never done that and does he throw all that away to maybe get there in the West with Lakers(no way). He also will be paid long term big money.

Side note- Don't you think Klutch would love it having their two biggest clients in the two largest markets? Can you talk about money from sponsors!

The only issue would be Knicks paying a huge tax bill, but I bet they care less bc the money coming in would cover that aka Golden State now.

A Kyrie, KD and AD big three would possibly be the most talented big three ever assembled. All with pretty complimentary skill sets too