2017 NBA Draft

[Bryan_Wilson]

Originally Posted by tap2390

Must have been Yogi and/or future 2nd for the pick. I don't see anything else that works. I'm guessing Chicago decided Yogi would be redundant with Dunn there and MCW possibly receiving a QO.

Why don't we have the cash to buy the pick? I know the limit every season is $3.5 million in any trade, what did we use the cash on?

We sent $3,227,286 to the Pacers to dump Jeremy Evans there last off season. And since the NBA season does not begin until July 1st our 3.5m doesn't reset until then.

[tap2390]

Originally Posted by Bryan_Wilson

We sent $3,227,286 to the Pacers to dump Jeremy Evans there last off season. And since the NBA season does not begin until July 1st our 3.5m doesn't reset until then.

Ahh I see -- thanks.

[mac222b]

Originally Posted by Bryan_Wilson

We sent $3,227,286 to the Pacers to dump Jeremy Evans there last off season. And since the NBA season does not begin until July 1st our 3.5m doesn't reset until then.

Seems like a poor use of assets. Could we not fit Harrison Barnes w/out dumping Evans? My memory is foggy. Think he was making minimum so they paid 3.2 to clear 1.2?

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by mac222b

Seems like a poor use of assets. Could we not fit Harrison Barnes w/out dumping Evans? My memory is foggy. Think he was making minimum so they paid 3.2 to clear 1.2?

Pretty sure he still had a couple years left on his contract and he was taking up a roster spot.

[Bryan_Wilson]

I had forgotten the circumstances so I looked it up. Sadly no, he was in the final year of his deal. He was scheduled to make 1.2m. We had to move him to make room for Signing Barnes and Dwill and absorbing Bogut.

Edit- I believe Bogut was the last one of those things to happen so I assume their thought process was "send out cash and get a stop gap center to compete with, no brainer". Us and Rockets were going after him and he chose us. At the time I think we all thought Bogut was an upgrade to Zaza to be fair I guess.