Howard to Nets is Impossible.

[Richesly]

johnhollinger John Hollinger
One fact covers pretty much every @reply I'm getting: 74.3 million. Hard cap. No exceptions. Once you sign Mirza, that's the rules.

Monster contracts:

Dwill - $20 million
JJ - $19.7 million
Wallace - $10 million

Sub-Total - $49.7 million

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Smaller contracts:

Lopez - $4.5 million (Qualifying offer but this should end up around $10 million or so, right?)
Brooks - $1.2 million

Sub-Total - $5.7 - $11.2 million

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Free agent

Humphries - $8 million last year so should get at least that this time

Sub-Total - $8 million (guestimate)

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Total - $55.4 million (with Lopez at QO and not re-signing Humphries) (5 players under contract)
Total - $63.4 million (with Lopez at QO and re-signing Humphries) (6 players under contract)
Total - $69.2 million (with Lopez re-signed at $10 million and re-signing Humphries) (6 players under contract)

So they're anywhere from $55.4 million to $69.2 million, assuming they keep 2 very valuable players in Lopez and Humphries but they'll still need 7 more players who'll have cap holds.

And they have Mirza that I forgot about so that's another what $6 million?

Oh yeah and I heard they also signed Reggie Evans, is that so?

If there really is a $74.3 million hard cap then there's no way in hell they'd even be able to SnT for Dwight as you'd have to figure Dwight will get $20 million, which would mean damn near $70 million for their 4 highest paid players.

So now that Dwight can't be traded to Brooklyn and he can't sign there as a FA, what does that mean for him as a FA next year? Are we now a real threat to trade or sign for him? I'd guess that the Lakers with Bynum could be our biggest opponent in getting him and maybe the Rockets but I don't see them having anything nearly as good as Horford or Bynum to send to Orlando.

Told you all.

[TMT]

I think this was established much earlier today after the Tezovic signing.

[Richesly]

I think this was established much earlier today after the Tezovic signing.

Punpun refuses to believe.

[BlueCrayon]

I hope he doesn't come.

[GOBB]

Punpun refuses to believe.

So one known idiot on ISH = I told you all.

[TMT]

Punpun refuses to believe.

The JJ trade was the first straw, at that point you could say maybe they could still get Dwight. But using the MLE up this afternoon pretty much shut the door. I think they've established they aren't getting Dwight and are moving on: Tezovic signing, Reggie Evans pickup, attempting Humphries S&T for Ilyasova. I'd be drastically surprised if these two teams are even still in contact.

[Reverend Hoops]

Which would make the Hawks now frontrunners to get Dwight (FA or trade)



Not four, not five, not six....

[ispin69]

Dwight for Amare Stoudemire. Wasn't the original pact between Mello, Dwight and CP3? No way to get CP3 to NY even if they did a sign and trade for Chandler at the end of season, way too over the cap.

[WeGetRing2012]

I really wish someone would tell Broussard

[boozehound]

where is there this idea of a hard cap? thanks for getting your facts wrong. That was basically the one thing the players won in the last cba.
http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q2

[Richesly]

Which would make the Hawks now frontrunners to get Dwight (FA or trade)



Not four, not five, not six....

That would be a way better big 3 than Boston's or Miami's big 3.

[flipogb]

whatever will let you sleep tonight

[TMT]

Which would make the Hawks now frontrunners to get Dwight (FA or trade)



Not four, not five, not six....

CP3 not happening. Wouldn't be surprised if Dwight caves in to his boy J-Smoove though and heads home.

[G-Funk]

Only Net fans/Dwight/ESPN Idiots think Dwight to Brooklyn is still possible. lol

[boozehound]

That would be a way better big 3 than Boston's or Miami's big 3.

says the dude with the hawks avy. again, address the fact that your OP is entirely false. As long as the nets are willing to pay luxury (and then some after next season), the trade is entirely possible (presuming the magic are willing). Now, trade is the only way thanks to dwight being a dingbat, but its entirely possibly under the cba. go read it.