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i thought this was the most interesting quote from Pluto's well written article:
he probably came up with the 2mio number because that's the type of contract they could acquire without going over the tax line (which is critical, you want to avoid paying the luxury tax as long as possible).
there aren't a lot of Centers out there who make ~2Mio and could help us (most of them either make more or are minimum players who wouldn't even crack the rotation here). the most interesting name i found was Ronny Turiaf, he makes 1.5mio and the Wolves are pretty loaded at Center with Dieng, Pek and Fesenko (in fact it wouldn't surprise me if they try to trade Pek in February). oh and it's likely that they'll be bad so they might look to unload some of their veterans. Turiaf has had durability issues in the past but if he's healthy come February he might be the player they go after (signing Okafor might be another option).
Cavs General Manager David Griffin wants a player at mid-season to help who makes about $2 million
he probably came up with the 2mio number because that's the type of contract they could acquire without going over the tax line (which is critical, you want to avoid paying the luxury tax as long as possible).
there aren't a lot of Centers out there who make ~2Mio and could help us (most of them either make more or are minimum players who wouldn't even crack the rotation here). the most interesting name i found was Ronny Turiaf, he makes 1.5mio and the Wolves are pretty loaded at Center with Dieng, Pek and Fesenko (in fact it wouldn't surprise me if they try to trade Pek in February). oh and it's likely that they'll be bad so they might look to unload some of their veterans. Turiaf has had durability issues in the past but if he's healthy come February he might be the player they go after (signing Okafor might be another option).