Bucks Free-Agent Money Broken Down

So, who should they get and which player they should get rip off?


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> > From Sunday's Journal Sentinel, it looks like the Bucks will have
$8.4M
> to
> > spend, which is quite a bit more than they had last year. He's how it
was
> > broken down: "The Bucks also have the $5-million, mid-level exception
> > available, along with another exception worth $1 million, and a $2.4
> million
> > salary "assignment" from the trade of Joel Przybilla."
> >
>
> The 1 million exception which retains that name and is available every
other
> season, is actually 1.6 next year.
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>> From Sunday's Journal Sentinel, it looks like the Bucks will have $8.4M
>to
>> spend, which is quite a bit more than they had last year. He's how it was
>> broken down: "The Bucks also have the $5-million, mid-level exception
>> available, along with another exception worth $1 million, and a $2.4
>million
>> salary "assignment" from the trade of Joel Przybilla."
>>
>
>The 1 million exception which retains that name and is available every other
>season, is actually 1.6 next year.
>
>
So the Bucks have $9M to spend and maybe more if the Bobcats take
Strickland, who's probably going to be left unprotected. I'm wondering if your
e-mail to Enlund is what prompted him to spell out how much money the Bucks
have available this summer. :)
In any event, the Bucks have almost twice as much money to spend on free
agents than they had last year. I think they're sitting in a good position to
add more talent in the off-season.
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> >> From Sunday's Journal Sentinel, it looks like the Bucks will have
$8.4M
> >to
> >> spend, which is quite a bit more than they had last year. He's how it
was
> >> broken down: "The Bucks also have the $5-million, mid-level exception
> >> available, along with another exception worth $1 million, and a $2.4
> >million
> >> salary "assignment" from the trade of Joel Przybilla."
> >>
> >
> >The 1 million exception which retains that name and is available every
other
> >season, is actually 1.6 next year.
> >
> >
> So the Bucks have $9M to spend and maybe more if the Bobcats take
> Strickland, who's probably going to be left unprotected. I'm wondering if
your
> e-mail to Enlund is what prompted him to spell out how much money the
Bucks
> have available this summer. :)

Perhaps. He never answered me.

> In any event, the Bucks have almost twice as much money to spend on
free
> agents than they had last year.

Trouble is the exceptions every team has, they can not outbid anyone. The
trade exception, the 2.4 mil and if the Bobcats take a player, only means
they can take more than usual back on a trade, that is not FA money.

> I think they're sitting in a good position to
> add more talent in the off-season.

There will be decent talent around they can get. Can not outbid teams under
the cap but might have good sign and trade possibilities too.


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>> In any event, the Bucks have almost twice as much money to spend on
>free
>> agents than they had last year.
>
>Trouble is the exceptions every team has, they can not outbid anyone. The
>trade exception, the 2.4 mil and if the Bobcats take a player, only means
>they can take more than usual back on a trade, that is not FA money.
>
>
So the $1.6M exception and the $2.4M exception can only be filled through a
trade?
>
>
>> I think they're sitting in a good position to
>> add more talent in the off-season.
>
>There will be decent talent around they can get. Can not outbid teams under
>the cap but might have good sign and trade possibilities too.
>
>
I don't know if Skinner would agree to a sign and trade and he's about the
only guy who it seems would have any value there. Maybe Kukoc, but I doubt it.
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> >> In any event, the Bucks have almost twice as much money to spend on
> >free
> >> agents than they had last year.
> >
> >Trouble is the exceptions every team has, they can not outbid anyone. The
> >trade exception, the 2.4 mil and if the Bobcats take a player, only means
> >they can take more than usual back on a trade, that is not FA money.
> >
> >
> So the $1.6M exception and the $2.4M exception can only be filled
through a
> trade?

The 1.6 can only be used on a FA. It can not be combined with the MLE.

The 2.4 is a trade exception and can only be used to make a trade work. Say
they trade someone making 4 mil they could usually take back 115% plus 100K
which would be 4.7 mil. With this exception they could take back a player
making up to 6.4 mil. in that example. If the Bobcats take a player his full
value would be added to the trade exception.



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>> So the $1.6M exception and the $2.4M exception can only be filled
>through a
>> trade?
>
>The 1.6 can only be used on a FA. It can not be combined with the MLE.
>
>
Got it.
>
>
> The 2.4 is a trade exception and can only be used to make a trade work. Say
>they trade someone making 4 mil they could usually take back 115% plus 100K
>which would be 4.7 mil. With this exception they could take back a player
>making up to 6.4 mil. in that example. If the Bobcats take a player his full
>value would be added to the trade exception.
>
>
So basically, the most the Bucks can use to sign a FA is the mid-level,
correct? I'm thinking that $2.4M exception is going to prove of no value this
summer since I can't think of anyone the Bucks would be looking to move. They
seem content to keep Van Horn, but obviously he would be candidate No. 1 due to
his contract. Maybe they could find a taker for Haislip and use the $2.4M
exception there.
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> >> So the $1.6M exception and the $2.4M exception can only be filled
> >through a
> >> trade?
> >
> >The 1.6 can only be used on a FA. It can not be combined with the MLE.
> >
> >
> Got it.
> >
> >
> > The 2.4 is a trade exception and can only be used to make a trade work.
Say
> >they trade someone making 4 mil they could usually take back 115% plus
100K
> >which would be 4.7 mil. With this exception they could take back a
player
> >making up to 6.4 mil. in that example. If the Bobcats take a player his
full
> >value would be added to the trade exception.
> >
> >
> So basically, the most the Bucks can use to sign a FA is the mid-level,
> correct?

Yes

I'm thinking that $2.4M exception is going to prove of no value this
> summer since I can't think of anyone the Bucks would be looking to move.
They
> seem content to keep Van Horn, but obviously he would be candidate No. 1
due to
> his contract. Maybe they could find a taker for Haislip and use the $2.4M
> exception there.

Unlikely they would need it for that.


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>> So basically, the most the Bucks can use to sign a FA is the mid-level,
>> correct?
>
>Yes
>
>
That's what I had been thinking, but then all these stories about how the
Bucks had more money started coming out and I got confused. Not that that's
such a difficult thing to do at times. :)
>
>
> I'm thinking that $2.4M exception is going to prove of no value this
>> summer since I can't think of anyone the Bucks would be looking to move.
>They
>> seem content to keep Van Horn, but obviously he would be candidate No. 1
>due to
>> his contract. Maybe they could find a taker for Haislip and use the $2.4M
>> exception there.
>
>Unlikely they would need it for that.
>
>
True. Maybe a sign-and-trade involving Skinner. Sign Skinner for $5M and
then make a trade for someone making $7.4M.
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