Originally <a href='https://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/showthread.php?p=30758564'>posted</a> on 02/04/2022:

Quote Originally Posted by thomorino View Post
Its not a salary dump, the Powell and Covington contracts match up with Bledsoe's deal. The salary is the same, the difference is that Covingont and Powell have longer-term deals so Portland is freeing up cap space next year, they won't be under the luxury tax this year.
They are under the luxury tax right now. Since Anfernee Simmons is the guy the think is their #3, they have leeway to dump the long term Powell contract. Freeing up cap space for next year, is a salary dump. Bledsoe, Winslow and Johnson won’t even be on the roster next year. Prob not even later this year.