Korver Template
Per NBA rumors, the Cleveland Cavaliers had sought Kyle Korver since the 2014-2015 season, finally landing him in 2017. While the Philadelphia 76ers will likely not see a similar package for Rodriguez, it does serve as a template by which the teams can model a new trade package.
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The Cavaliers did two things with the trade that dictates terms they value in this trade scenario: They ended up at or lower in their salary cap as a result of trading, and they traded two players and a pick for one player.
Let’s see what that gives us to work with now.
Sergio Rodriguez is an $8 Million contract. To absorb that much money, the Cavaliers have only one player who is expendable enough to swap: Channing Frye. Unfortunately, he does not give the Philadelphia 76ers any help in the back court.
But Kay Felder does. Packaged with Frye, Felder gives the Cavaliers a little salary Cap relief. Frye give the 76ers another option at power forward beyond this season, patching a bump in the road with the likely exodus of Ersan Ilyasova. Finally, to sweeten the deal, the Cavaliers could add the rights to swap 1st round draft picks in both 2018 and 2020.
In the end, what LeBron wants, LeBron gets. To do so, the Philadelphia 76ers need enough value to make this deal happen.
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While this has been a challenging season in many ways, pickup up a point guard prospect for Rodriguez is not a bad way to land.