Cavaliers do not have available cap space nor suitable TPE to use to sign James.
Hard Cap
This trade would result in the Cavaliers crossing the tax apron of ($172.3M) while hardcapped. Therefore this trade is not possible. Remove $42.7M of incoming value to remain below the hard cap.
Hard Cap Reasons
Used their bi-annual exception to sign Ty Jerome ($2,439,025).. Used more than taxpayer portion ($5,000,000.00) of their mid-level exception to sign Georges Niang ($8,800,000).
Financial
Cavaliers are unable to complete this trade. Since they are now an over apron team after this trade, they are only able to take back 110% of the salary they are sending out, plus $0.
Cavaliers can only take back $0 in salary based on the amount they are sending out.
Cut $47.6M from the Cavaliers incoming trade value to make this trade successful for the Cavaliers.
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