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Originally Posted by chumdawg
Presumably by going over the cap you would be retaining an asset perhaps more valuable than any asset you could obtain with those exceptions.
Is it strategic, or is it financial?
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Its both because the asset you retain may come down with an injury or their level of play declines. Another valuable part of the team may go down as well (just ask the Bulls). Running a team under a salary cap with guaranteed contracts is a crap shoot. You have to have some combination of financial flexibility, picks and/or talented young cheap players as trade bait going forward.
I can't believe one of the biggest spenders in the NBA is now being accused of being frugal.