Devin Harris and the BSEC (updated with poll)

by two4larue on Jun 29, 2009 4:47 PM PDT Comment 63 comments

Everyone remembers the RLEC, right?

Well, I was listening to Ian Thompson being interviewed by Vance and Jaynes on 95.5 this afternoon and he said something that caught my attention. Thompson said that KP may be thinking about acquiring a large expiring contract as part of a lopsided trade. (Thompson called it "trading into their cap-space")

Say what?!

I think what he was getting at is, it would be a good idea to have "another RLEC" in hand next spring when the rest of the GMs are fishing for cap relief heading into the 2010 FA period

So, what does this have to do with NJ and Devin Harris?

As we've been speculating, the Nets appear to be in massive rebuilding and salary dump mode. Reports persist that they are shopping Harris and his LTC. And we all know that KP has been interested in Devin for awhile.

But what's this about a BSEC, you ask?

Bobby Simmons is owed a whopping 11,242,667 this year. But this contract is EXPIRING next spring.

Now, I know what you're thinking ('cause I thought it, too) 19 mil is a lot of scratch for a great PG and an overpaid SF that Portland doesn't really need. But when you consider the potential benefit of having the "BSEC" down the road? "Everything becomes clear"

OK, I've had some time to read the responses, and here's my "update"

Portland’s cap-space could be used to make that 19 mil a little more "reachable". Since the Blazer’s will be under the cap in a few days, that means they only have to send 11-12 mil to NJ to take back the 19 mil of Harris and Simmon’s combined salaries (and I think this would also create another trade exception)

Outlaw and Blake and Przybilla's combined salaries would easily take care of that amount, but NJ probably won’t want to deal with Joel’s 7.4 mil player option for 2011 (but you never know, he might opt out and they’d get the salary savings, anyway. But since they’ve already got Lopez, I’ll keep just Przy in PDX where he belongs)

So, here’s the proposal:

Capspace 8,000,000
Blake 4,000,000
Outlaw 3,600,000
Bayless 2,143,080

That brings the total to: 17,743,080
Harris plus Simmons = 19,642,667
The difference is 1,899,587

Now, I could plug Rudy’s 1,165,320 into that deal and get pretty close. But I’m not going to do that! It would be ‘way too easy, and I’d like to play some hardball with Thorn and show off some more of my “out of the box” thinking ;^)

Does everyone remember the trade exception that KP got for in the Diogu/Ruffin trade? Well, “what if” Portland used that TE in a completely seperate deal and acquired a player (we’ll call him “X”) and that player just happened to have a 2-3 mi/year contract? What do the rules say about KP putting this newly acquired “player X” into the above “equation” to bring Portland’s total closer to 20 mil? It may take a little longer to get the Harris-Simmons deal consummated, but then the Blazer’s bench wouldn’t be completely gutted in the process.

So there’s the proposal: Outlaw, Blake, Bayless, player X and all the capspace for Harris and Simmons.

Poll

How do you like me, now?

This is pure genius! I think you found a loophole in the CBA

57 votes

Why would the Nets do it? You need to add Rudy, at least

47 votes

Check your math, Einstein

17 votes

Don't quit your day job

49 votes

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I dig it.

by Rep- on Jun 29, 2009 4:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I like it depending on what we have to give up in the trade.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jun 29, 2009 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Okay

as a response to the updated trade, I think we can’t give up both Bayless and Blake. We need a backup pg.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.—Dune

by Muad'Dib on Jun 29, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I might

be more interested in the BSEC than Harris, show me a deal that brings BSEC to town and may be digging it. :)

by The Natural ala Mode on Jun 29, 2009 5:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

YES!

Harris has been my target since Roy: year 1.

I’d give up anyone but Roy, LMA, Oden and Batum.

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by BlazerD on Jun 29, 2009 5:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

that'd be awesome

but I’m betting that they’d want at least either LMA or Batum involved if they decided to trade Harris.

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by lefty6283 on Jun 29, 2009 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hard to reach that figure

One of the problems with having younger players is that the salaries don’t match up too well:

NJ would likely want Bayless in any deal involving Harris, so:

Bayless
Outlaw
Pryz
Webster

Could get this done, allowing Portland to accept the lopsided deal after 7/1.

This solidifies the PG spot while creating a hole at SF that could be filled by Matt Barnes as a UFA.

by Rip City Reign on Jun 29, 2009 5:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

NJ would probably want Rubio in any deal involving Harris (not Bayless)

by 52therim on Jun 30, 2009 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

douglast and I had come up with some offers:

in an earlier thread:

douglast’s proposal

mine, 3-way that involve Wolves’ Rubio.

mine, simpler 2-way deal

by iverigma2 on Jun 29, 2009 5:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I saw those

But I wanted to start a new fanpost to get the BSEC concept out in the open

The thing that you and douglast are over looking is…Portland’s capspace. Since the Blazer’s will be under the cap in a few days, that means they only have to send 11-12 mil to NJ to take back the 19 mil of Harris and Simmon’s combined salaries

Outlaw and Blake and Przybilla combined salaries would easily take care of that amount, but NJ probably won’t want to deal with Joel’s 7.4 mil player option for 2011 (but you never know, he might opt out and they’d get the salary savings, anyway. but they’ve already got Lopez so we’ll keep Przy in PDX where he belongs) So here’s the “longhand” way to do it

Capspace 8,000,000
Blake 4,000,000
Outlaw 3,600,000
Bayless 2,143,080

That brings the total to: 17,743,080
Harris plus Simmons = 19,642,667
The difference is 1,899,587

Now, I could plug Rudy’s 1,165,320 into that deal and get pretty close. But I’m not going to do that! It would be ‘way too easy, and I’d like to play some hardball with Thorn and show off some more of my “out of the box” thinking ;^)

Does everyone remember the trade exception that KP got for in the Diogu/Ruffin trade? Well, “what if” KP used that TE in a completely seperate deal and acquired a player (we’ll call him “X”) and that player just happened to have a 2-3 mi/year contract? What do the rules say about KP putting this newly acquired “player X” into the above “equation” to bring Portland’s total closer to 20 mil? It may take a little longer to get the Harris-Simmons deal consummated, but then the Blazer’s bench wouldn’t be completely gutted in the process.

So there’s the proposal: Outlaw, Blake, Bayless, player X and all the capspace for Harris and Simmons.

How do you like me, now?

by two4larue on Jun 29, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

well... all of our deals are using capspace

douglast’s deal is Joel + Outlaw + Bayless + Rudy
my deal is Outlaw + Bayless + Rudy + LaFrentz (S&T)
or Joel + Outlaw + Bayless

all of those deal leave 5~8 millions difference to be filled with our capspace.

by iverigma2 on Jun 29, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any deal that includes Joel Przybilla

they wouldn’t agree to. Which is fine, because that’s not something we want to do anyway. If we take back all that money we shouldn’t need to include Rudy in the trade. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Simmons contract is a bad one, and he’s not a good player either. Blake, Bayless, Outlaw and add a couple of Pender/Claver/Freeland/Koponen/Cunningham/future draft picks.

by as11osu on Jun 29, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even if they wanted Przybilla i don’t see how we can afford to lose him. From what we have seen so far Oden just has way to much foul trouble to not have a reliable backup center.

by Cory2669 on Jun 30, 2009 2:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

also to be clear...

I didn’t mean to question why this topic need another fanpost. That’s perfectly fine with me. I threw those links under your post just to join this latest conversation.

by iverigma2 on Jun 29, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

not a problem

I thought the Ian Thompson revelation needed it’s own fanpost. Props to you for mentioning Simmons yesterday, otherwise I’d never have considered this BSEC idea

by two4larue on Jun 29, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No Go

you have to renounce the TE in order to get the equivalent capspace

by neilan on Jun 30, 2009 1:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it would be really difficult to get to 19 million in outgoing salary, even with our cap room.

by Cablinasian on Jun 29, 2009 5:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ya... you need a lot of players going out to meet this trades requirments.

by as11osu on Jun 29, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It would be surprising if NJ and PDX could work this out

NJ would arguably be trading their two best assets… a 09-10 expiring and Devin Harris (which has a very reasonable contract). But, if the Blazers are willing to part with enough, I suppose anything is possible.

by neilan on Jun 29, 2009 5:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Could the same deal be in the works for

Tyrus Thomas and Hinrich?

by oregonslee on Jun 29, 2009 6:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

why?

way too much to give up for that combo. I’d be ok with getting Tyrus and Hinrich, but I’m not going to send out Bayless and Rudy to do it. TT isn’t going to be happy playing 15mpg as a backup, especially since he’s entering his final year on his rookie contract.

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by douglast on Jun 29, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love Harris

but we would have to give up way too much to get him and the BSEC. I don’t think that this team is at the point where we need to make a huge trade taking our team in an entirely different direction. I would be all for getting Harris, but not at the expense of changing the whole makeup of our team. If we can get Harris in a lopsided trade then I say go for it, but other than that lets go after Hinrich or J-Kidd

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by oregonduck4life on Jun 29, 2009 6:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I feel like Jersey must be counting down the minutes until "the BSEC" is exprired.

Probably going to hold onto that cheese for the great 2010 LeBron sweepstakes.

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by GonzoFan on Jun 29, 2009 6:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

but the rumor is that they want a team to take on Simmons’ contract for cap space, to save the eleven million.

by Cablinasian on Jun 29, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, ok. Probably should read before I comment.

But if they didn’t do it this year they would still save that $11 million next year, right? And wouldn’t they have to take contract $$$’s back in a trade, thus negating much of the cap space?

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by GonzoFan on Jun 29, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

if they were to trade Simmons for cap space, then they would have the same amount of cap space as if they had just let him expire. They would simply save paying him eleven million.

by Cablinasian on Jun 29, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

for the record I freaking love your pic!

by Mr. Nation on Jun 29, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like how nobody is voting in this poll... lol

And I’d totally do this… if it were possible. Like others have pointed out, it would be very difficult to get that kind of outgoing salary.

by Mr. Nation on Jun 29, 2009 7:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

:)

as soon as I post this, votes start rolling in

by Mr. Nation on Jun 29, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

the poll came late in the game

but I like having fun with ’em

by two4larue on Jun 29, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

couldnt we send out a big trade exception to offer immediate cap relief?

in addition to 3 mil cash? then we would only have to send out contracts totaling 9 mil or so.

could something like
przybilla
outlaw
bayless
6 or 7 mil trade exception
3 mil cash

for
Harris
BSEC

work?

by Qyntel Woods on Jun 29, 2009 8:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

trade exception can't be combined

The trade exception can’t be combined into other trades.

by boppitywop on Jun 29, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i meant couldn’t we use our cap space in a lopsided trade that would create a trade exception worth the difference in contract value? we wouldn’t actually be sending them one, it would be created by the trade

by Qyntel Woods on Jun 29, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think creating a trade exception would be a "side effect" of this deal

but I’m not smart enough to figure out how much $ the TE would be

It would be nice to take that “new” trade exception and go after a backup PG, since I traded away both Blake and Bayless! But maybe NJ would renounce Steve and he’d come back to PDX?

by two4larue on Jun 29, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We would have to do a sign and trade

We couldn’t re-trade a player we got on the trade-exception for 60 days. So if we want Devin in by training cap we’d have to sign and trade Raef to make anything work.

New Jersey could go for it since Trout and Blake are waivable, leaving them with just Bayless and a partial contract for Raef

by boppitywop on Jun 29, 2009 8:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

If Blake was waived by NJ

I’m hoping he’d be able to return and sign a LTC with Portland

by two4larue on Jun 29, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cap space for next year this time is zero.

We will have cap space up until the trade deadline of the coming season after that the contract extensions of LMA and BRoy will hit the books taking away any ability we would have to possess cap space in the 2010 FA signing period.

If we take back Simmons in a trade with the Nets for D. Harris, we could use the value of his contract in a trade for someone trying to get under the cap for 2010, so long as the trade is made prior to the trade deadline of the coming season. I would imagine we should be able to get something of good value, since the hefty contract of Simmons will have been payed by the Blazers for over half of it’s value to that point. Paul Allen would also have to be willing to pay some hefty change towards luxury tax too.

I say trade Bayless, Trout, Blake, Euros, and Claver for Harris and Simmons. The Euros and Claver make up the difference from what two4Larue shows above. That would be offer 1, with offer 2 of including Rudy and swapping out somebody else. I would be not as excited, but I still think it would be a Championship window opening move for the Blazers.

We go to a 3 guard rotation of Rudy, Roy, and Harris covering SG and PG minutes and with Martell playing a little sg on occasion too. Portland can find someone from the NBDL or a minimum FA that could cover the point too, or just use Patty Mills. Bring back Taureen, or someone like him. The Nets will then have the cap space to sign LBJ, DWade, and either Bosh or Amare come next year. In a way we would hurt our titile chances, but you have to take that chance. Who knows if the NJN and JayZ could pull that off.

by Titlein2011 on Jun 29, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Portland can find someone from the NBDL or a minimum FA that could cover the point

As I mentioned above, I’m “hoping” that NJ would waive Blake and he’d quickly “come back” and sign a LTC with Portland

Good point about the rights to the Euros. I’d use them as sweeteners, but I’m not sure if their “cap holds” would help narrow the gap between Blake/Outlaw/Bayless’ salaries and Harris/SImmons’

by two4larue on Jun 29, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

we have to do this before the 30th

to have Blake waived.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Jun 29, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oops

You’ve forgotten one large detail:

If Portland uses the trade exception to get a $3 million player, then by the time they are able to make this trade with New Jersey (2 months later), they will have $3 million less cap space. So you’re still short on your outgoing salary by the exact same amount.

by Storyteller on Jun 29, 2009 8:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

thanks for stopping by

what are the rules re: using the cap holds for Claver (etc) in a deal like this? Do they count as $0 or can their draft salary “slot” be counted as they appear on your website? Do they have to actually have to sign their rookie contracts, first?

by two4larue on Jun 29, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Claver counts against the cap on July 1st

in the amount of $1,012,900. That affects how much cap space the Blazers will have if they choose to go that route. He counts that much against the cap this summer, unless he actually signs his contract, then his actual contract amount counts against the cap. I assume he won’t actually sign a contract for another year or two. If he doesn’t sign this summer, his cap hold drops off on the first day of the season (assuming he’s under contract with his European team) and will not return until 7-1-10.

If Claver’s rights are traded (ie, traded before he signs his contract) , he counts as $0 for purposes of matching salaries.

Once he signs his rookie contract, he cannot be traded for 30 days.

by Storyteller on Jun 29, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks again

I suppose the same is true with Freeland and Koponen, as well

So, would you do the deal with Rudy as the “4th” piece? How about Thorn?

by two4larue on Jun 29, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and one last question

How do you interpret Thompson’s quote re: the Blazers “trading into their cap-space”

by two4larue on Jun 29, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd take it as meaning

using the cap space to make a lopsided trade or two rather than signing a FA with it.

by Storyteller on Jun 30, 2009 6:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ah well...

whatever harris prolly isnt even available anyway

by Qyntel Woods on Jun 29, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even if this trade was possible

I don’t think I would do it. By completing this trade we are effectively using up all of our cap space this summer on Devin Harris, unless we have a plan to trade the BSEC immediately in another big deal. I don’t know if this is too plausible though.

I just don’t think that Harris is worth eliminating all of our cap space. We would not be able then to sign a free agent (possibly a backup to LA or a starting 3 that can score). Not to mention then we would need a backup point guard. I like Harris, I just don’t think that he is worth banking all of our fortunes on.

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by oregonduck4life on Jun 29, 2009 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Strike while the iron is hot

and the iron (Roy and Aldridge) is definitely warming up

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by Kelsoballa on Jun 30, 2009 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

three way...could be good, could be awful...

Blazers Get:
Devin Harris
Shane Battier
Kyle Lowry

NJ Nets Get:
Steve Blake
Travis Outlaw
Carl Landry
-rid of simmons

Rockets Get:
Bobby Simmons (and his expiring contract)
Jerryd Bayless
Joel Przybilla (Yao is done)

In this scenario the Blazers get Harris, and Lowry as they would lose their two remaining PG’s, also a top level defender and vet in Battier.

For the Nets, they refill the positions they are moving but move simmons contract and free up like $6 mil in cap space.

Houston needs to fill Yao’s grande shoes now that he will be out for the season and possibly his career, and come away with a good young PG and an expiring contract that will allow them to spend some money next year.

Take it easy on me if this wouldnt work, my first try!

by p.r.o.o.f.PTB on Jun 29, 2009 9:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

As much as I like Battier (even though he was a Dukie)

I just don’t see how you could bring Shane in and find enoug minutes for Batum, Webster and Rudy (a good chunk of Rudy’s minutes came when Roy played the “3”)

To bring in Battier you almost have to move Batum or Rudy, otherwise it’s a worse logjam that with Trout

by two4larue on Jun 29, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Blazers get the goodies, the Nets get the cap space

the Rockets get the shaft.

We make out like straight-up gangstas in this trade.

by ninjasocks on Jun 29, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rockets get a sweet expiring contract and Joel (who they NEED) and Bayless, for an aging battier and two average bench players. They definitely do not get shafted

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by Kelsoballa on Jun 30, 2009 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good try

Nets need something else.
Harris and BSEC will command more than Blake, outlaw and Landry. Harris is a cut above. BUT – if they are seriously hurtin for money this is a great proposal.

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by Kelsoballa on Jun 30, 2009 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think you only need about 15.7 million outgoing

with the 125%+100,000 rule

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by Magnum on Jun 29, 2009 10:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

if we are using capspace

the 125% + 100,000 rule doesn’t apply. that is only for trades between teams that are over the cap

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by douglast on Jun 30, 2009 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

player X would need to be signed before the harris deal went down?

can we do that? I might be wrong, but I don’t think we can ? right? not until the free agency, and by then we’d be under cap, so player x would take up some of the cap space… right?

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by faith on Jun 29, 2009 10:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Two things, I'm pretty sure a trade exception can't be added at all to any trade in any way shape or form, and...

from the sounds of it, New Jersey is more likely to trade Harris than a gorgeous 11 million expiring contract. Their master plan is to lure FA’s in 2010, so I think the likelihood of them trading a great way to get under the cap is even lower than them trading Harris.

Love the idea though. I would reeeeeally love to be wrong about this one. It would be a great trade for us.

by dario argento on Jun 29, 2009 10:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Not only would i trade anyone

except Roy LMA or Oden for Devin Harris, I would trade EVERYONE except those three for Devin Harris. I wouldn’t even try to haggle. I’d let NJ pick up to a half dozen of our our hot prospects and blue collar workmen and take back whatever garbage they’d want to dump on us. They want Trout and Bayless and Batum and Rudy too? Fine. It was a pleasure doing business with you.

A core of Harris, Roy, LaMarcus and Oden will at least make the playoffs for the next decade no matter which roll players you put around them. And there’s no one I’d rather have trolling the NBA bargain bins for spare parts than KP.

The best part is if I’m new Jersey I’d actually have to consider giving up a top 5 point guard. The Nets know that their only chance to be relevant in the next five years will come though the 2010 free agent bonanza. By trading away Harris and almost all of the rest of their salary they stand to make out like bandits in free agency. If I were NJ I just might bite at the chance to get waaaay below the salary cap while still acquiring some interesting young players.

by Millz on Jun 30, 2009 12:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't understand why the Nets dump Harris

They are going to be waaaaaaaaaaaay under the cap next summer and they have no chance of attracting a big FA in 2010 if their team has no good players. Look at this:

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/new_jersey.htm

The Brooklyn move is finally lurching forward again. I don’t think its in time to attract LeBron James, but maybe someone like Amare or Bosh would be willing to play in NJ for one year.

Harris is untouchable. The Nets have no incentive to trade him except for a player of equal or greater youth and talent.

by matthewcc on Jun 30, 2009 1:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I like the idea

I don’t want to trade Joel but they likely wouldn’t take him.

Also I think Devin Harris would be part of NJ’s lure for someone like Chris Bosh or Amar’e to sign in 2010. So it seems unlikely they’d trade him. Dunno.

by austinpwnz on Jun 30, 2009 2:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs