I'm not saying we should or anything, I just would like to know what are some options for dumping at least say 10-15 million dollars off a salary. He makes 27 million can we trade him somewhere for 16 millionaire incoming salary if the other teams under the cap.
I think that it's a useful question, as Boston enters the hardest part of the cycle: going from being a playoff team to being a contender. There are just a lot more moving parts to get working together.
But the chance is small that they'll trade Horford during his present contract. They got him because of how they want to play, because he complements just about anyone you put him on the floor with, and because of his leadership.
That last part is critical as you bring along young players.
His game should age well, and he has continued to develop (now with two solid seasons of shooting 3's, for example).
In any case, with so much uncertainty about the bigs' contracts, trading him right now is inconceivable.