http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_22882.shtml
separate league source has confirmed that the Cavaliers are exploring possible trades for Gooden with several teams, of which the Warriors are one. The source has indicated that the Warriors may offer Anderson Varejao the full Mid-Level Exception, forcing the Cavaliers' hand into either matching him or letting the Warriors have him (provided he agrees to the deal).
Should the Cavs match the offer, the team will venture into luxury tax territory. After adding Varejao's prospective $5.356-million salary to their $64.36-million payroll, Cleveland would stand at a total of $69.716-million, giving them $4.216-million in luxury taxes; they'd also lose out on the luxury tax redistribution (tax paid out by teams over the threshold is redistributed to the teams under the threshold), which could total more than $2-million. That means the Anderson Varejao could end up costing the Cavaliers more than $11-million next season (MLE salary + luxury tax + loss of tax redistribution).
The question for the Cavs then becomes whether Varejao is worth that much to them. If not, the Warriors may have stolen Varejao at a great cost. If so, the Warriors' Traded Player Exception looks like an absolutely wonderful chip for the Cavaliers now that Varejao is back. It is very difficult to justify starting Gooden in front of Varejao at that cost and it is equally difficult to do the same for Varejao starting in front of a $6.4-million Gooden. Plus, the Cavaliers would still have to work on a deal with Sasha Pavlovic
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na toll murphy, du mit deinem gooden, jetzt haben wir den salat panik:
