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[Richyyy]

As illustrated here - https://herhoopstats.com/salary-cap-sheet/wnba/team/chicago-sky-11eaecc7-355f-1c4a-b611-2362f5011b0b/ - Chicago kinda have 11 players under contract (only 'kinda' because that includes Gillespie, a cuttable 3rd-rounder, and Conde, who's never shown up) and 141k of cap room. So cut Conde, add her 58k to the space, and you have 200k of room, essentially. That's more than the max they can pay Candace Parker (barring a sign-and-trade) anyway. So there's no actual need to clear anyone, if they were willing to let one C.Parker walk in order to sign another.

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[Rock Hard]

This free agency period will be very interesting. We will find out which General Managers are great Poker players and which ones struggle to play Checkers.

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[Queenie]

[Rock Hard]

[Sparksfan]

[root_thing]

[ClayK]

Ah, the wisdom of the Internet ...

If we all spent 40 or more hours a week as general manager of a WNBA franchise, our knowledge of our limitations and possibilities would be infinitely greater. And just as outsiders are convinced they could do your job better than you -- and are often free with advice -- they really don't understand the situation the way you do from the inside.

WNBA GMs are intelligent people who've spent many years in the business of basketball, and though obviously some are better than others, and some are not good at their jobs, for us to assume we're so much smarter with so much less information and experience is, well, pretty much the Internet in action.

It is fun to call them stupid, I admit, having done so myself many a time, but whether that accusation has any relation to reality is difficult to know from the outside.

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[Sparksfan]

[johnjohnW]

[Stormeo]

Speaking about the Sky’s lone draft pick, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Sky draft Iliana Rupert at 8. I forgot James Wade’s nationalities are both American and French. He could also find a way to acquire a late-rounder or two to try & get some other draft-worthy French players, since this is the year to do so. Could’ve already had some had they not thought Mavunga was so valuable to trade for. (I get what they were doing at the time, but it still backfired when they needed it to work the most)

[root_thing]

[Richyyy]

[J-Spoon]

so this is financially possible if they cut Gillespie and Conde doesn't come over and Ch. Parker gets a standard max deal?

Sloot/#8 Evans or Westbrook
Quigley/Copper
Deshields/Williams
Stevens/Hebard/Mavunga
Ch. Parker/Dolson

I know it isn't very exciting but I still like this Chicago team, there is still a lot of room for internal growth from Deshields, Williams, Copper, Ch. Parker, Stevens and Hebard to think even if it is technically running it back they could still be much better than 2020 version. IMO they are borderline contenders and who know what will happen to LA, LV, Seattle and Washington with cap issues and question marks of their own.

[Richyyy]

[root_thing]

The difference between standard max and supermax is $30,900. That’s a lot of money – you’re leaving 14% on the table. The current team’s advantage is that only they can pay more than standard max. Leverage for the player is that her old team receives no compensation if she simply walks. She can also threaten to sit out the season. For the team, there are also intangible costs in terms of negative reactions from fans and other players. On the positive side, by unloading an expensive player, they’ll have more financial freedom to re-sign their own players or pursue free agents.

Ultimately, the battle is how close can the player get to supermax versus how much of a hometown discount the team can squeeze out of her? It’s actually easier if the player makes it clear she is determined to leave no matter what – provided it's credible. If you’re like Cheyenne Parker and you’ve already declared publically that you don’t want to leave, then the team is in a better position to lowball you. But if they do, will the player get insulted and suddenly change her mind? Furthermore, how do market conditions affect the decision? Are there cheaper options out there who can substantially fill the shoes of the departing player? And what kind of assets can you get back in a sign-and-trade?

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[Richyyy]

Also, especially for the aging players - as we saw with Kristi Toliver last year - sometimes years are more important than (or at least as important as) price point. Would someone give soon-to-be 35-year old Candace Parker a four-year deal (again, that would have to be sign-and-trade)?

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[ClayK]

I had this team in the HerHoopStats mock offseason, and my number one goal was to re-sign Cheyenne Parker, but to do so, players had to be cut and an 11-woman roster was required.

As I recall, the "agent" for Parker agreed to a three-year, max deal (not supermax). Parker might have gotten the same somewhere else, but she blossomed in Chicago and for me at least, is a fit at power forward next to Dolson.

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[DFWub2018]

[DFWub2018]

[mavcarter]

Jantel Lavender remains baffled by trade from Sky but optimistic about possible future with Fever

[Stormeo]

[mavcarter]

[Richyyy]

Wade had also obviously done the maths already and knew he'd likely only be able to keep one (at most) of Cheyenne Parker or Lavender, so trading Lavender away made no difference if Parker was going to be the preference anyway. It doesn't really make any difference regardless, considering they could reunite immediately if both sides wanted to.

A 32-year old center coming off multiple surgeries on her feet probably isn't going to be at the top of anyone's list anyway, to be honest.

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[Stormeo]

[mavcarter]

She said she feels a loyalty to the Fever, so shit who knows at this point..

I also remember reading somewhere how Lavender said Catchings made her feel important or something like that. Can’t remember where I read it though..

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Or maybe said poster should quit being a nuisance when people don’t agree?