Trade Radar · confirmed · Friday, October 16 · 5 d ago
Hornets Waive Pat Connaughton
The Hornets have waived Pat Connaughton, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The team has confirmed the news (via Twitter). Connaughton had looked like the odd man out in Charlotte for some time. The veteran wing was the only player on a standard contract whose salary was non-guaranteed, and the Hornets had 16 […]
Confidence
71%
| Reporter accuracy | 58 | 7 confirmed · 0 denied · 5 expired |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −5 | 5 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Brooklyn Nets
$160.1M · under the cap · 15 contracts · cap sheet
Charlotte Hornets
$170.6M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Pat Connaughton → Nets
Fits into cap room
The Nets are under the cap and can absorb $3.82M without matching salary.
Pat Connaughton → Hornets
Send out at least $1.78M
The Hornets are over the cap, so to take on $3.82M they need to send out $1.78M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
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