Trade Radar · open rumor · Wednesday, October 28 · 2 d ago
Central Notes: Thomas, Hezonja, Pistons, Pacers, Miller
via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗
Cavaliers rookie guard Meleek Thomas didn’t see any action in the first two games of the season, but he logged 19 minutes off the bench in Monday’s overtime victory over Minnesota and was a difference-maker, scoring 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting. After helping the Cavs pull out a tight win in his NBA regular season […]
Confidence
43%
| Reporter starting tier | 45 | unattributed report |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −2 | 2 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Cleveland Cavaliers
$209.0M · in the tax · 16 contracts · cap sheet
Detroit Pistons
$193.3M · over the cap · 16 contracts · cap sheet
Indiana Pacers
$203.7M · in the tax · 13 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Meleek Thomas → Pistons
Send out at least $0.55M
The Pistons are over the cap, so to take on $1.36M they need to send out $0.55M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Meleek Thomas → Pacers
Send out at least $0.55M
The Pacers are in the tax, so to take on $1.36M they need to send out $0.55M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
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