so if we are able to sign with Hayward which is pretty good chance considering his relationship with Brad
say IT4/Hayward/Horford
do we have enough cap room to trade and get George as well
IT4/Hayward/George/Horford sounds like a [dang] good lineup on paper, pretty good defensive team and good offensive all around, 3 capable 20 ppg scorer
who would you give up though to get these 4 in the lineup?
We don't need cap room to trade for George. If we're able to sign Hayward we would be able to match George's salary with AB, the Nets 2017 pick (after signing), and someone like Jackson or Rozier (maybe neither depending on where the pick lands). That would leave us with a really good backcourt and wings, but weak up front. Signing Griffin and trading for George would fit much better (although I don't see us having the opportunity to sign either Hayward or Griffin, never mind having a choice between the two)
gotcha, in terms of cost and longevity of the team, do you think we should part ways with bradley in this case vs Smart? Smart provides elite defense and running the team off the bench and definitely at a much lower cost vs Bradley. So who's next on that list? Jaylen and a Net's pick? Surely the Pacers would want a prospect in return
Bradley is the best/only way to trade for George without giving up multiple assets (after signing a max FA)
Paul George is getting paid $19.5 million next year, so in order to match salaries we need to send them $15.6 million (a team over the cap can bring in up to 125% of the salary they send out). The Brooklyn 1st should have a salary around $7 million if it's #1, but after that you still need ~$8.6 million going out in order to match. Avery Bradley will be making $8.8 million next year, so he and the Nets pick (assuming it's #1) are enough to match. If the pick is lower, adding a guy like Rozier or Jackson makes up the difference.
Smart and Brown, however, will make $4.5 and $4.9 million respectively, meaning that you almost need to include both in order to make the trade possible. The Pacers may want one of them, but they'll have to settle for the Nets pick as the young/promising aspect of the deal, because there's no way Danny gives up both of them and the Nets pick.
Note that, although we have Zeller on a non-guaranteed deal for next year, he would need to be waived in order to sign Hayward, as would Mickey (also nonguaranteed) (not to mention that Jackson and/or Rozier may need to be traded to make space). We would also need to renounce our rights to Amir, Jerebko, Young, and Olynyk, so signing and trading any of them to the Pacers (already extremely unlikely) as salary filler wouldn't be possible. Crowder will be making $6.8 million, so he could be packaged with a guy like Rozier to make a deal (assuming that Rozier isn't moved to make space for Hayward)