TripleThreat wrote:meloshouldgo wrote:Kuz was more valuable than Sessions
It depends on what is done with the saved money.
Here's a typical scenario in pro sports. "Find The Money"
A pro sports GM wants to do something that is outside and above his budgetary constraints. Maybe it's spending a little more on international scouting. Or applying certain bonuses to attract coaching talent. Or something as simple as luring in a support staff person from another franchise with a better contract package.
Owner in place says, fine, you can do it, but you have to "find the money"
No matter how cash rich a team is, no one can spend unchecked like it's going out of style. Even franchises like the LA Dodgers or the NY Yankees have to make fiscal considerations.
If Scott Perry wants to spend more on international scouting for example, to unearth the next Porzingis, Dolan can say, fine, spend another million and a half if you want, but you gotta find the money and not raise the operational budget. Buying out a player like Kuz might be one way to skin this cat.
A more salient example is the Timberwolves and former GM David Kahn wanting to move on from Kurt Rambis, but his coaching contract still had years on it. Owner said, fire him if you want, but you gotta pay for his contract somehow. So Kahn got bits and pieces of teams 3 million cash allotment into trades to pay for most of Rambis' remaining deal, so he could fire him.
Being on a minimum veteran contract is not job security, but it is job security, you are disposable, but you are cheap and expendable at any time, so there's reason to want to keep you for a little while versus not. If the Knicks engage in a trade that takes in 2 for 1 or 3 for 1, Sessions and Beasley can be cut without cap implications.
It's not just cap space, it's also the value of the raw roster spot in itself.
Maybe, but I have a hard time believing Dolan is nickle and dimeing to that extent.
