Celtics Life · May 22, 2019
Everything you need to know about an AD trade from a cap perspective
I know what Danny Ainge wants to do this summer; you likely do too, if you're reading this.
However, fewer of us know how Danny might plan on trying to construct a deal for Anthony Davis this offseason, and even fewer know it better than Boston Celtics fan and NBA salary cap guru Ryan Bernardoni, known in the NBA Twitterverse as @Dangercart .
Ryan recently gifted us a comprehensive guide to what trading for AD might look like (which you should most definitely read in full), which I will give a very top-level summary below; some of the most important points:
DESIGNATED ROOKIE EXTENSIONS - Boston cannot trade in deed (rather than in promise) before July 1st due to league rules.