Trading Obi Toppin

Most of us will have seen the report by now and it is the contract that makes the most sense to trade, but man it'd suck to see him go, so I hope he goes to a good team if it happens. If we trade him for an expiring, then this is what it'll open possibilities for us. We project to be $19mil under the tax with Obi, which jumps to $33mil without him.

  1. Myles Turner is looking for another contract. If we pay him something like 3 years - $85mil or 4 years - $120mil, his 1st year salary will be about $26.5mil.

  2. We can re-sign Thomas Bryant, let's say at a veteran minimum, maybe slightly above.

  3. We can make our 2025 1st Round Pick if we choose to.

  4. We can pay I-Jax a little to get him back on the roster and see if we can continue his development or pick up Wiseman's option if we want.

So ultimately, by trading Obi, we can re-sign Turner, Bryant, Jackson, or Wiseman, + make our 2025 1st Round Pick.

EDIT: Trading him also clears up our rotation so Jarace Walker can play.