Hopkins Trade Strategy

kerouac9

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And we gave a first round pick for Brown?
It was a different situation because Brown had two years left on a rookie deal and is likely to continue getting better or level off at a high level.

Hop is on his third contract and looking for one final payday before a decline that has been sudden and steep for a lot of similar players.
You may be right. The problem is that the Cards hold little leverage here. Teams know that if the Cards stand pat, they will be at a 30M cap number and nearly 2/3rds of that in dead cap if traded.

So while a 2nd is good value for a player like D-Hop, they likely won't get it unless they wait until draft day and a team gets desperate. (like the Cards were last year with Hollywood)
Many reports were that the Hollywood trade was agreed to in principle as early as January the prior year.
 

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Yes. If they really want to trade him, they will have to restructure.

They could restructure and save $9m against the Cap in 2023, payoff $$22m in 'dead' money in '23, and $9m in 2024. The team getting DHop would have to pay a salary of $10m in 2023 and $14m in 2024 or come to a new agreement.
 

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If cut, Ossi's personality will look like

Don't risk it
We didn't need the biscuit
 

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I’m not trading back with Vegas or Detroit unless I’m getting their 2nd this year and 1st next year.
 

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I dunno. His salary is guaranteed on the first day of the season as long as he’s on the active roster.

Now, do you want him hanging around training camp nursing a series of soft-tissue injures? Not if you’re instilling a culture of… not winning, but something?

Third-choice GM absolutely killing his 30-60-90 plan.
I presume he would holdout for a new contract extension all training camp?
 
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