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From Wikipedia:

In 1998, Smith was involved in a salary cap-tampering scandal involving Timberwolves executive Kevin McHale. Smith was allegedly promised a future multimillion dollar deal if he signed with the team for below market value, allowing the team to make some additional player moves in the short term. The league later found out about this violation and voided the last year of the contract, also severely punishing the Timberwolves by taking away five first-round draft picks and fining the team $3.5 million.[1] Smith became a free agent and signed with the Pistons, returning to Minnesota the following year.

Isn’t that what McHale got into trouble for and lost a few draft picks?[/quote]

No, he paid Joe Smith under the table.

Isn’t that what McHale got into trouble for and lost a few draft picks?

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That doesn’t take into account Fisher and Ronny’s contract for next year. The nba salary cap for next year will be around 57 million. As you can see, we are still over the salary cap until Lamars contract is off the books. That being said, in order to bring in a player like Arenas or whoever and give them big money this would be how to do it. Sign them to a 3 year vet min contract or 3 1 year contracts so they can qualify for the Larry Bird Rule then give them a huge multi year extension. Another way I think would be to give them the MLE for 3 years so they obtain their bird rights and then give them whatever amount desired. We can do this with Ron Artest and Jermaine O’neal too if they’re willing to take a 3 year pay cut.