I'mWithDan
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Our best bet is Joe Johnson. Brooklyn can get under the tax limit with the Haywood + Andy trade for Joe Johnson. That is why it is realstic and possible. Teams who are looking to rebuild and are under the tax limit won't be giving away their best players just to dump Haywood's contract.
I still think the entire board needs to temper their expectations when it comes to Johnson.
If I had to guess, our interest in Johnson probably wained considerably when Brooklyn signed RHJ to his contract. While it would be nice to move Andy, I don't think it's worth saving Brooklyn some $50-60 million dollars if we're not getting a young asset in return (wether that be a player or a pick).
Ownership is going to have swallow a tax bill of an additional $30 million dollars for one guaranteed year of Johnson. To me, he's just not worth that type of short term hit.
I think we're better off with a lesser move such as Crawford, not because he's a better player but because he's good enough. Take that $30 million you would have spent on taxes and stash it for next season, when Mozgov needs to get an extension.
Haywood becomes more valuable once free agency completely settles IMO. At that point, teams know where they stand and some GM's will decide to potentially tear down parts of their roster because there are no options for improvement.