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[Laimbeer40]

Now that I have completed my seemingly endless team check-ins for 2022 I think the logical next step is our old favorite...

Trades I Think Should Happen

WAS sends: 
C Bam Adebayo $26.4m (2026) - $8m/yr  already paid thru 2025... WAS pays down $5m in 2026
SF Klay Thompson $9.6m (2025)

MIN sends:
C Karl Anthony Towns $27.0m (2024)
SF Josh Minott $0.8m (2025)

... This one makes too much sense. WAS is too deep in a hole to compete and doesn't have their 1st. This is a way for them to upgrade Bam with a stud in KAT. Picking up Minott gives them a prospect who will have the rest of the season to develop. Wizards come back strong next year. MIN on the other hand still could make a push for the playoffs especially in the West. No guarantee that KAT returns this year so get a guy who is 2 years younger and in the next tier of centers that can contribute to the playoff push. Klay is rounding into form and will be a big addition for them. While his salary is slightly high it also offsets the salary difference between Bam and KAT. Who says no???
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SAC sends:
PG Tre Mann $2.1m ORC
SG Keon Johnson $2.5m ORC

TOR sends:
PG Jaden Springer $1.8m ORC
2023 TOR 2nd
2023 UTA 2nd

... SAC sends two prospects who are contributing more to TOR who will be adding the depth to their guard rotation for the postseason. Kings get back Springer who they can sit in the G-League and a Utah 2nd that should be a Top 36 pick. This clears up some dough for their Jaylen Brown extension.
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BOS sends:
PF Jonathan Kuminga $4.6m ORC
PF Obi Toppin $4.9m ORC

LAL sends:
SF Jimmy Butler $16m (2024)... LAL to pay down by $6m both seasons
PF Larry Nance Jr $1.8m, UFA... LAL to pay 1.8m this yr

... Doesn't look like the postseason is going to pan out for LAL so maybe time to pivot. Pay down Jimmy to basically cap neutral this season and throw in a paid Nance who doesn't help LAL this year and is a rental. Celtics get two guys who will definitely give them some juice. BOS is tight with the cap and this actually puts them in a better position because Toppin is due a $1.3m raise next season they won't have to worry about. Kings get younger and look ahead to next season and hope Kuminga becomes what people keep waiting to see from him. 

MORE TO COME