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What outgoing salary structures existed for the Washington Wizards in 2020-21?

Target: Russell Westbrook
decision date Dec 2, 2020 · incoming salary $41.4M

No resolved one-to-three-player combination clears the selected minimum-outgoing screen; 3 roster salaries are unresolved. This is not proof that no legal trade route existed.

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: Non taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100minimum outgoing $33.0MOver cap below or at tax proxy

A passing salary route is not a legal trade determination.

Outgoing salary routes

No passing route among resolved salaries; roster salary evidence is incomplete
0pass the salary screen
3fail the salary screen
3await a full legal review
0declared exactly legal

No passing route among resolved salaries; roster salary evidence is incomplete

Closest failing routes (3)
Blocked by the salary screen: Thomas Bryant + Davis Bertans — $23.3M vs minimum $33.0M
Blocked by the salary screen: Davis Bertans — $15.0M vs minimum $33.0M
Blocked by the salary screen: Thomas Bryant — $8.33M vs minimum $33.0M

Outgoing-player tray

The roster pieces the combinations draw from — and the basketball that would leave with each.
Davis Bertans$15.0M

Salary resolved; player included in generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

WAS was highly dependent on Davis Bertans. Removing him cost about 32.6% of shooting production, and lineups with him performed 6.4 points per 100 possessions better than lineups without him. The best supported replacement group was [Ian Mahinmi, Ish Smith, Bradley Beal, Rui Hachimura, Isaac Bonga] over 195 possessions.

rotation 46%Shooting at risk (32.6%)Critical basketball and lineup dependency
Thomas Bryant$8.33M

Salary resolved; player included in generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

WAS had a supported lineup path without Thomas Bryant: [Ian Mahinmi, Ish Smith, Bradley Beal, Rui Hachimura, Isaac Bonga] at 2.4 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 195 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 33%Interior finish at risk (17.8%)Observed replacement path
Gary Payton II

Salary unresolved; player excluded from generated combinations

Basketball that would leave

WAS had a supported lineup path without Gary Payton II: [Ian Mahinmi, Ish Smith, Bradley Beal, Rui Hachimura, Isaac Bonga] at 2.4 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 195 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 12%Event creation at risk (6.8%)Observed replacement path
Robin Lopez

Salary unresolved; player excluded from generated combinations

Tomas Satoransky

Salary unresolved; player excluded from generated combinations

Draft capital

Reconstructed control, never confirmed tradability.
SupportedThe database found provisional dated pick-control candidates. They are useful leads, not confirmed tradable assets.
0 first-round candidate row(s)3 second-round candidate row(s)2 conditional claim(s)0 confirmed tradable

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

Observed completed trade

What actually happened — shown separately; it never rewrites the construction above.

Player-only package: 1 player(s) — outgoing cap hit $41.3M

This is a retrospective receipt and does not rewrite the pre-decision package screen.

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.