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What outgoing salary structures existed for the Phoenix Suns in 2022-23?

Target: Eric Gordon
decision date Feb 9, 2023 · incoming salary $19.6M

19 one-to-three-player salary combinations clear the selected minimum-outgoing screen; 1 roster salaries are unresolved. Every route still withholds exact trade legality.

Exact legality withheldComplete dated salary treatment, aggregation, apron, exception, consent, roster, trade-restriction and draft-rule evidence.

Salary screen

Era-correct minimum-outgoing screen — a screen, not a legality determination.
Rules era: 2017 CBA rulesGoverning lane: Taxpayer lane (125% + $100K)minimum outgoing $15.6MBetween the aprons (proxy)

A passing salary route is not a legal trade determination.

Outgoing salary routes

Salary routes found, but some roster salaries are unresolved
19pass the salary screen
6fail the salary screen
25await a full legal review
0declared exactly legal
Cameron Payne + Landry Shamet + Bismack BiyomboClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$18.4M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Cameron Payne 32% · Landry Shamet 36% · Bismack Biyombo 13%

Chris PaulClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$28.4M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Chris Paul 56%

Deandre AytonClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$30.9M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Deandre Ayton 46%

Chris Paul + Bismack BiyomboClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$31.3M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Chris Paul 56% · Bismack Biyombo 13%

Deandre Ayton + Bismack BiyomboClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$33.8M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Deandre Ayton 46% · Bismack Biyombo 13%

Chris Paul + Cameron PayneClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$34.4M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Chris Paul 56% · Cameron Payne 32%

Cameron Payne + Deandre AytonClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$36.9M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Cameron Payne 32% · Deandre Ayton 46%

Chris Paul + Cameron Payne + Bismack BiyomboClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$37.3M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Chris Paul 56% · Cameron Payne 32% · Bismack Biyombo 13%

Chris Paul + Landry ShametClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$37.9M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Chris Paul 56% · Landry Shamet 36%

Cameron Payne + Deandre Ayton + Bismack BiyomboClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$39.8M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Cameron Payne 32% · Deandre Ayton 46% · Bismack Biyombo 13%

Landry Shamet + Deandre AytonClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$40.4M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Landry Shamet 36% · Deandre Ayton 46%

Chris Paul + Landry Shamet + Bismack BiyomboClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$40.8M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Chris Paul 56% · Landry Shamet 36% · Bismack Biyombo 13%

Landry Shamet + Deandre Ayton + Bismack BiyomboClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$43.3M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Landry Shamet 36% · Deandre Ayton 46% · Bismack Biyombo 13%

Chris Paul + Cameron Payne + Landry ShametClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$43.9M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Chris Paul 56% · Cameron Payne 32% · Landry Shamet 36%

Cameron Payne + Landry Shamet + Deandre AytonClears the selected minimum-outgoing salary screen$46.4M out vs minimum $15.6MLegality withheld

prior rotation shares: Cameron Payne 32% · Landry Shamet 36% · Deandre Ayton 46%

Closest failing routes (6)
Blocked by the salary screen: Cameron Payne + Landry Shamet — $15.5M vs minimum $15.6M
Blocked by the salary screen: Landry Shamet + Bismack Biyombo — $12.4M vs minimum $15.6M
Blocked by the salary screen: Landry Shamet — $9.50M vs minimum $15.6M
Blocked by the salary screen: Cameron Payne + Bismack Biyombo — $8.91M vs minimum $15.6M
Blocked by the salary screen: Cameron Payne — $6.00M vs minimum $15.6M
Blocked by the salary screen: Bismack Biyombo — $2.91M vs minimum $15.6M

Outgoing-player tray

The roster pieces the combinations draw from — and the basketball that would leave with each.
Deandre Ayton$30.9M

Salary resolved; player included in generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

PHX lineups performed 4.6 points per 100 possessions better with Deandre Ayton than without him. The best supported alternative was [Chris Paul, JaVale McGee, Jae Crowder, Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges] over 238 possessions.

rotation 46%Interior finish at risk (27.4%)Lineup performance dependency
Chris Paul$28.4M

Salary resolved; player included in generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

PHX was highly dependent on Chris Paul. Removing him cost about 33.0% of passing production, and lineups with him performed 5.7 points per 100 possessions better than lineups without him. The best supported replacement group was [Jae Crowder, Devin Booker, Cameron Payne, Mikal Bridges, Deandre Ayton] over 280 possessions.

rotation 56%Passing at risk (33.0%)Critical basketball and lineup dependency
Landry Shamet$9.50M

Salary resolved; player included in generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

PHX had a supported lineup path without Landry Shamet: [Chris Paul, Jae Crowder, Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Deandre Ayton] at 5.7 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 1718 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 36%Shooting at risk (13.0%)Observed replacement path
Cameron Payne$6.00M

Salary resolved; player included in generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

PHX had a supported lineup path without Cameron Payne: [Chris Paul, Jae Crowder, Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Deandre Ayton] at 5.7 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 1718 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 32%Passing at risk (13.6%)Observed replacement path
Bismack Biyombo$2.91M

Salary resolved; player included in generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

PHX had a supported lineup path without Bismack Biyombo: [Chris Paul, Jae Crowder, Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Deandre Ayton] at 5.7 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 1718 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 13%Rim protection at risk (7.8%)Observed replacement path
Mikal Bridges

Salary unresolved; player excluded from generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

PHX did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Mikal Bridges. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 74%Interior finish at risk (31.3%)No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence

Draft capital

Reconstructed control, never confirmed tradability.
WithheldNo dated pick-control interval was found. That is missing evidence, not proof that the team owned zero picks.
0 first-round candidate row(s)0 second-round candidate row(s)0 conditional claim(s)0 confirmed tradable

No pick is called tradable without complete Stepien and encumbrance evidence.

basketball: Not scored or used to determine legality.legal rules: Rule-by-rule checks with unresolved inputs named directly.draft capital: Dated control candidates, conditions, Stepien and tradability remain separate.salary and cap: Package salary math and team financial-position proxy only.outcome and causality: Not inferred from a legal screen or observed completed receipt.availability and intent: Not inferred from package legality.price and market access: Not scored or used to determine legality.

Direct team link and basketball fit remain separate from salary construction, draft inventory, completed price, exact legality and transaction outcome.