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Originally Posted by BDHarrison
Cleveland let multiple trade exceptions expire and had a habit of trying to keep unused roster spots open as long as possible to decrease their luxury tax bill. Maybe GM LeBron thinks the Cavs should have matched Dellavedova's offer sheet.
It's not luxury tax related, but a request for a raise seems to be part of why David Griffin is no longer GM, as well.
Yeah, I mean they still had a top 3 payroll in the league like every year after the first one.
A team like the Lakers isn't going to be in the repeater tax for a few years so they would likely be more interested in paying to compete the next 3-4 years. Also, they just have way more $ to throw around than the Cavs.
Maybe the Cavs didn't spend the absolute most they could but they spent a ton. If they used those trade exceptions it would be spending like another 50mill a year after the luxury tax bill came.