***Official Caitlin/Fever/Kate/Meg Games Mega Thread***

[MplsHawk]

I was totally confused about the Wallace comment. She isn't a good shooter or defender.

Hull is those things.

 

[Chuck C]

Below i copied and pasted how it works, apparently. Essentially, if they can sign a vet for the league minimum + 42k (about 120k total) unless there is another trade involving wallace.

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First, this needs to be upvoted more to get it to the top as it answers the most pressing question of how the buyout affects the cap situation.

Second, I don't know about this move. Let's assume that they bought her out for the difference between her current salary ($180k) and a league minimum vet contract ($76,535) with the expectation that someone would pick her up for that price and she'd have a better opportunity at another team than the Fever. That would mean that that Fever incurred $103,465 in dead cap to free up $76,535 with no player to show for it. Put another way, the Fever valued KLS at less than a league minimum contract. While I don't think she was worth her contract, I think a 6'3'' floor stretching wing that is at least above average on defense is worth a league minimum deal. It also doesn't look like KLS was the one wanting out of Indiana. Even combined with the $42,419 in space, it only adds up to a hair under $119k. That's not a ton of money.

I wonder if this is a precursor to trading Wallace for a 2nd round pick (which would get them up to a hair over $200k. If they did that, they'd be able to sign a vet for ~$136k and still have room for their other 2nd round draft pick or Jaelyn Brown (each $66,079) with 11 on the roster.

Weren’t the Fever over cap and had to cut somebody?

 

[Tenacious E]

Weren’t the Fever over cap and had to cut somebody?

They can go with 11 players, so yes, they would have had to cut brown if they didn’t work something else out, just because of the cap. They still might cut brown if they can’t get rid of Wallace. They realistically aren’t going to draft someone at 18 or 19 that will make an immediate impact. So they it makes sense to me if they get someone to take Wallace plus the draft picks in exchange for a veteran big or draft picks. And then maybe cut brown in any event if they can land an expensive vet, and play with 11 this season. But then again I have been repeatedly surprised by the new front office, in the best of ways. So who the hell knows…

 

[RayRay3454]

I still can't believe they got Bonner.

 

[pablow]

I think players can voluntarily work with Caitlin. Who knows, maybe a good chunk of them are working out together now?

 

[Tenacious E]

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I quite enjoyed that. Thanks for finding it.

 

[Tenacious E]

I still can't believe they got Bonner.

I was thinking who she would compare with in the men’s game. I was thinking pippen. Not too shabby.

 

[wneff]

Looking at the Unrivaled 1 v 1 bracket. Did both Kate and her opponent (Mabrey) forfeit? That's how it looks, and I know Kate has been having some knee issues (and the Laces didn't play their last game due to health issues)

 

[littlez]

I see Betts is staying another year partly to play with her sister but I bet it is also about the rookie contract. By waiting a year she will probably make 50%+ more than what Clark will get in her 3rd year. Another reason for Paige to stay another year.

No way Paige is staying another year. Her and Geno have run their course. Shes not winning a natty, and I think she’s tired of Geno. She’s done all she can at that program for that ass.

 

[pablow]

No way Paige is staying another year. Her and Geno have run their course. Shes not winning a natty, and I think she’s tired of Geno. She’s done all she can at that program for that ass.

Geno needs to go away. He's dumbing on Paige every time they lose.

 

[Tenacious E]

No way Paige is staying another year. Her and Geno have run their course. Shes not winning a natty, and I think she’s tired of Geno. She’s done all she can at that program for that ass.

Maybe she hits the portal and comes to the Hawkeyes. Kidding but maybe she does transfer to delay her contract for the new CBA and avoid Dallas.

 

[Tenacious E]

So this is interesting regarding cap space. Says unless they have a trade they only have room for 11 to start the season. However, they can sign someone during the season because for every game during the 44-game season, the salary goes down 1/44.

How much cap space do Indiana Fever have left after Katie Lou Samuelson's 6-figure buyout?

Katie Lou Samuelson agreed to a six-figure buyout with the Fever. That leaves Indiana with very little wiggle room to fill out 2025 roster.

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