We might be able to afford a decent free agent

[dav7z]

We might be able to afford a decent free agent advove the MLE .
Spectra , Tams Let us know about how much money we have to spend.


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Right now we are seting at 45,o12 including seven milion of ok50s contract.
Im just guessing but im thinking we have between six and seven milion after the rookies are paid,

[spectre]

According to DX we have 45 million guaranteed with a caphold on Mek for 17 (which I think is wrong...should be around 12). That doesn't include the rooks, which should total around 2.5?

Add that up and we're approx. 1 million over the cap.

[Proudiddy]

Maan we shouldn't have traded for Nazr, that deal is truly biting us in the butt.

[kickazzz2000]

Any way we could move salary to make a move for Josh Smith?

How bad is Al Harrington's contract in GSW? Somebody mentioned doing a S/T Okafor for Harrington/B Wright. Could we then do a move to free up space to get Smith in as Center?

[BIGCatBobcat]

Maan we shouldn't have traded for Nazr, that deal is truly biting us in the butt.

That's what happens when you have a dumbass coach telling MJ "I need another big, I can't win without another Big" and MJ goes out and gets him one for 2 expirings? Sam couldn't have won if we could have traded Walter and Primoz for Dwight Howard. Just trying to do the best with what he could at the time didn't work and that deal has us semi-hamstrung.

[tamburello]

According to DX we have 45 million guaranteed with a caphold on Mek for 17 (which I think is wrong...should be around 12). That doesn't include the rooks, which should total around 2.5?

Add that up and we're approx. 1 million over the cap.

Spectre is right. Draftexpress takes the 250% of qualifying offer, which is the number they give, 17 millions and so on, but in true calculation, they should have taken last year's salary's 250%, which is exactly 13,368,268 $. But in our case, it doesn't matter since we just have MLE. Let me give you a breakdown (assuming Derek Anderson and Earl Boykins are renounced):
Morrison: $4,159,200
Okafor*: $13,368,268
Wallace: $9,500,000
Dudley: $1,222,320
Richardson: $12,222,221
Davidson: $711,517
Carroll: $5,050,000
Mohammed: $6,049,400
Felton: $4,148,715
Hollins*: $797,581
May: $2,661,026

TOTAL: 59,890,247

* Signed to offer sheets. Hollins' number is not confirmed at any source, but I'm assuming this is minimum for 2 year players.

If Okafor goes somewhere and we don't take back any salary, we drop to $46,521,979 which is 12,158,021 $ below the salary cap. We can renounce Hollins for emercency situations and go up to 12,955,602 $ maximum. With this capspace, we can offer 5 year 75,142,490 $ million deals (I've calculated with %8 annual raise, please confirm me spectre).

If we'd able to pull a s&t with another team, this number can go as high as 98,441,682 $ for 6 year deals (with %10.5 annual rise).. But is there any free agent on the market who deserves this money? IMHO, no. That's why I believe we should stick to Okafor. But I'd never want to see us paying him 1 $ more than 13 mil/year. So be it Mek.

I'd like to repeat that this gigantic amount of dollars are available only if Okafor goes away and we don't take any salary back. Without it, we only have MLE as I said and if we decide to use it immediately, probably we'd overpay someone because we're not contenders.

[Muttley]

Excellent analysis Tamb!

I'm a little frightened that Mek will leave and we'll be cornered into making a move that will not be the best for the team just to cover the team's collective asses after the fact. I'm OKAY with going into the season starting Mek and Jermareo; let's see where that gets us and if French Toast can pack on some muscle and become the starting PF we want him to be. I'm also OKAY with starting Nazr at Center if need be, but we'd better have a hell of a PF to pair with him. I don't think we can start the season with a Nazr/Davidson frontcourt.

So, let's just not let Mek walk.

If he does, though, would we then be forced to overpay for Josh Smith or someone else?

[spectre]

So, let's just not let Mek walk.

That's pretty much where I'm hanging my hat Muttley. If we're willing to give him near 13 before I'm not about to lose all compensation over a million more per year. If it's max and we don't want to pay it, trade him when the restrictions fall off in a year. We'll get fair value then.

Tamb, I love how well you spell that out...much better than I can. Far as I can tell you hit almost all of it right; I think it's 10% max raises for your own FAs (or someone traded to us w/ Bird Rights) but that's nitpicking stuff...and you might even be right on that one.

Well done sir!

[BIGCatBobcat]

So the way things fell with Brand have us saying PLEASE SIGN OKAFOR!? I've been thinking it but much like our front office I was waiting on something to happen. Now Bogut has been signed for $72.5 over 5 years? Okafor and his agent see that and must immediately say "I'm better than him i should get more money" now we're screwed...or semi-screwed.

[tamburello]

I made a huge mistake by calculating the salaries, I forgot Augustin and Ajinça. Sorry for that.

Revised version:

Total payroll: (assuming Othella Harrington, Derek Anderson and Earl Boykins are renounced):
Morrison: $4,159,200
Okafor*: $13,368,268
Wallace: $9,500,000
Dudley: $1,222,320
Richardson: $12,222,221
Davidson: $711,517
Carroll: $5,050,000
Mohammed: $6,049,400
Felton: $4,148,715
Hollins*: $972,581
May: $2,661,026
Augustin: $2,208,960
Ajinça: $1,276,320

TOTAL: $63,550,527

* Signed to offer sheets.
50,182,259 which is 8,497,741 $ below the salary cap. We can renounce Hollins for emercency situations and go up to 9,470,322 $ maximum. With this capspace, we can offer 5 year 54,927,870 $ million deals. (8% annual rise)

If we'd able to pull a s&t with another team, this number can go as high as 71,737,692 $ for 6 year deals (with 10.5% annual rise, I'm sure about 10.5% spectre).

This numbers are not so high, so we have to convince Okafor somehow to stay with us. But as I said earlier I'm still against every penny given to Okafor exceeding 13 millions/year.