Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, October 6 · 4 d ago
Central Notes: Porter, Herro, Bucks, Swain
Reported by Chris FedorRead the original report ↗
While Craig Porter Jr. wasn’t exactly happy to see teammates like Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis leave the Cavaliers this offseason, he recognizes that their departures give him a clear path to earning the team’s backup point guard job this fall, writes Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com (subscription required). “In this job, you hate to see […]
Confidence
46%
| Reporter starting tier | 50 | 1 call on the ledger, tier used until 5 |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −4 | 4 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Dennis Schroder
Hornets · G · 10.8 pts · 2.7 reb · 4.9 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $14.81M · next season $15.51M
Cleveland Cavaliers
$209.0M · in the tax · 16 contracts · cap sheet
Milwaukee Bucks
$191.4M · over the cap · 19 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Keon Ellis → Cavaliers
Send out at least $4.27M
The Cavaliers are in the tax, so to take on $8.78M they need to send out $4.27M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Keon Ellis → Bucks
Send out at least $4.27M
The Bucks are over the cap, so to take on $8.78M they need to send out $4.27M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Dennis Schroder → Cavaliers
Send out at least $7.28M
The Cavaliers are in the tax, so to take on $14.81M they need to send out $7.28M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Dennis Schroder → Bucks
Send out at least $7.28M
The Bucks are over the cap, so to take on $14.81M they need to send out $7.28M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Craig Porter Jr. → Bucks
Send out at least $1.08M
The Bucks are over the cap, so to take on $2.41M they need to send out $1.08M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
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