Fans always ignore the importance of money in any trade, but it is one of the most common reason behind many deals. The Suns gave up KT for nothing, that saved the organization 9M tax. Denver traded Camby for exactly same reason.
Now we are currently slightly above tax threshold, a couple of million. You guys know banker Sarvar. I was hoping him to be more generous if this team had show contending potential. Now forget about it.
10 million US dollars is a serious offer, it is very attractive for any GM or team owner. You can do a lot with that much cash, such as buying draft picks. If u know, 2nd round normally worth 1M, 1st round 3M+, u can get a lottery one by 5M.
Shaq is certainly one of the most valuable player in this team, by trading him we hope to get good value in return. But it is just not as easy as it seems, because only contending teams would want Shaq. Look into them, u will find out only Dallas, Cleveland, and maybe Detroit in the list.
To Detroit? Hamilton or Prince, either is clearly better than Josh Howard, and put in Sheed to fill the salary, such a deal would not lower our pay roll a bit.
To Cleveland? They don't have a good G/F to offer. And I don't think Ilgauskas or Varejao is a good fit here.
There is also another important point, it is better to trade Shaq now, instead of summer. That will reduce around 10M from our pay roll of next season, give us financial flexibility in summer.
This offer from Cuban looks like a very good one already, take it or leave it. The clock is ticking, deadline is just 19 days away.