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0:10 every instance of “yesterday” means June 19th (video recorded on June 20th)
0:17 NTMLE video, Shivansh, “didn’t age well”
1:24 GP2 opting in was broken by Kendra Andrews (Shams, Slater, Aaron Goodwin, Oakland)
2:19 why my video was really based on what Lacob told Kawakami https://open.spotify.com/episode/5KY8...
3:05 Lacob: “Plan 1A is we’d like to get out of the tax”
3:33 Lacob wired $177M to the NBA on 6/18
3:56 CORRECTION: “getting under the CAP” (not luxury tax line) is what would’ve enabled the NTMLE idea in the previous video — see Addendum
4:18 same correction as above: “under the cap”, not the luxury tax line — see Addendum
4:38 GP2 interview:    • GARY PAYTON II: “redo my whole deal…s...  
4:47 so why did GP2 say he wanted to redo his contract?
5:03 Rich Paul has a strategy for Bronny James
5:18 I was told by an NBA agent that GP2 was “never” going to not opt-in
6:06 on being too close to the salary cap to get a significant free agent (only about $5M)
7:08 addendum: only $5M with NTMLE (hard cap at first apron) as well, as it turns out
7:50 Bobby Marks of ESPN wrote that he would offer Klay 2 years at $70M: https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/stor...
8:30 $35M for Klay doesn’t seem fiscally responsible considering he made $43M last year and GSW struggled so much overall
9:22 Lacob’s “Plan 1B”
9:39 paying Klay $35M would put GSW near the first apron, which is $179M. The luxury tax line is $171M. GSW can waive CP3 and Looney and afford to pay Klay up to $32M to stay below the tax line.
10:32 Addendum: salary cap is $141M, luxury tax line $171M
11:11 $32M available under tax to sign Klay, but you have to waive Looney ($3M cap hit though, thus $35M available if you can trade Loon for a draft pick)
12:00 on the problem of just signing Klay at $32M or $35M, usually GMs tend to make at least one big change (Paul/Poole)
13:00 on having to waive CP3 otherwise being over the second apron (again)
13:40 on the problem of trading Wiggins
14:00 all six re-watches of the 2022 NBA Finals, here’s Game 6: https://youtube.com/live/zL2GOHnr3wk
14:50 Dean Chambers for the optimistic view on Klay
15:15 on Klay allowing the Warriors a counter-offer
15:35 what if Lacob doesn’t want to go to $35M?
16:06 on Klay getting near the ORL offer by GSW offering more years
17:00 on hearing from Klay’s camp that “it isn’t about the money”
17:30 on push back from Klay going 0-for-10 in the play-in loss to SAC
18:10 on maybe GP2 being unable to re-sign with the Warriors without going through waivers, meaning GSW was prepared for GP2 not opting in
18:50 Dean asks if Klay isn’t worth what he can get on the open market to the Warriors

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