atl - $0
gsw - $0 (* maggette)
sea - $6.8
por - $7.4
chi - $9
lac - $11.3 (* baron)
min - $13
sac - $17
cle - $17.2
njn - $17.3
was - $19.5
phi - $21.3 (* brand)
mia - $22
uta - $23.4
tor - $23.8
det - $24.3
hou - $25
mem - $25.1
cha - $31.2
pho - $33.8
sas - $34.2
ind - $38.5
noh - $43
orl - $43 (* pietrus)
bos - $44.7
den - $45
dal - $45.2 (* diop)
nyk - $45.6
mil - $53.7 (* bogut)
lal - $54.8

* = does not include

Posted by Cookdcokehop:

I'm thinking 5 yrs 125 mill

Posted by crzymdups:

Posted by djsunyc:

obviously there'll be alot of changes...but in the knicks case, that # is fixed barring an unforeseen situation where curry + crawford both opt out and leave the knicks altogether. otherwise, if they pick up the options, that's the #.

but this is just to show that alot of teams can get way under the cap that summer if that's their goal. and the knicks, along with the few other teams w/ $40 mil or so committed already will have a very difficult time shedding some loot.

maybe not as hard a time if some of these teams actually have $40 million. they may be willing to take on some salary.

Posted by WOODMANnYk:

I see us getting either Chris Bosh or maybe Amare Stoudmire instead in 2010. Wade probably will remain with MAimi now that their goal is to get Boozer next yr when he opts out.

Lebron + JAY Z = Brooklyn

Walsh should be able to go below the cap by 2010.
If he can rid himself of Zach for expring contacts asap and Curry opts out just like Brand, our payroll would be around 28 mill.

Neither Bosh nor Amare are the kinds of players that can bring a championship to a team. We'd have to get both, and have stocked up on talent through the draft to even be looking at a decent good team.

This 2010 talk is garbage- their is no light at the end of that tunnel.

Posted by TMS:

Posted by WOODMANnYk:

I see us getting either Chris Bosh or maybe Amare Stoudmire instead in 2010. Wade probably will remain with MAimi now that their goal is to get Boozer next yr when he opts out.

Lebron + JAY Z = Brooklyn

Walsh should be able to go below the cap by 2010.
If he can rid himself of Zach for expring contacts asap and Curry opts out just like Brand, our payroll would be around 28 mill.

even if we miss out on Lebron, if we can get a Bosh or Amare & then in 2011 sign a Tony Parker, that's a good way to build a core to contend... the important thing is to have that option... we NEED to unload salary by 2010, it's a huge step in achieving prolonged success IMO.

i think Dwight Howard, melo and Deron Willimas will be free agents then too. the goal is to get enough cap room for those two years. its a shame about cp3, though. i would love to see him as an option to come to the big apple.

Posted by franco12:

Posted by WOODMANnYk:

I see us getting either Chris Bosh or maybe Amare Stoudmire instead in 2010. Wade probably will remain with MAimi now that their goal is to get Boozer next yr when he opts out.

Lebron + JAY Z = Brooklyn

Walsh should be able to go below the cap by 2010.
If he can rid himself of Zach for expring contacts asap and Curry opts out just like Brand, our payroll would be around 28 mill.

Neither Bosh nor Amare are the kinds of players that can bring a championship to a team. We'd have to get both, and have stocked up on talent through the draft to even be looking at a decent good team.

This 2010 talk is garbage- their is no light at the end of that tunnel.

Key thing for the knicks is acquiring one of the top free-agents in 2010 and take it from there.

Whoever they select, may not be the cornerstone of the franchise unless it's Lebron.

Posted by WOODMANnYk:

Posted by franco12:

Posted by WOODMANnYk:

Posted by franco12:

Posted by WOODMANnYk:

I see us getting either Chris Bosh or maybe Amare Stoudmire instead in 2010. Wade probably will remain with MAimi now that their goal is to get Boozer next yr when he opts out.

Lebron + JAY Z = Brooklyn

Walsh should be able to go below the cap by 2010.
If he can rid himself of Zach for expring contacts asap and Curry opts out just like Brand, our payroll would be around 28 mill.

Neither Bosh nor Amare are the kinds of players that can bring a championship to a team. We'd have to get both, and have stocked up on talent through the draft to even be looking at a decent good team.

This 2010 talk is garbage- their is no light at the end of that tunnel.

Key thing for the knicks is acquiring one of the top free-agents in 2010 and take it from there.

Whoever they select, may not be the cornerstone of the franchise unless it's Lebron.

What good does it do us to max out someone like Bosh in 2010? Its just Allan Houston all over again.

When you have a player earning up 1/3 the total cap number, that player better be a super star- because there isn't much room left after that.

We need to face reality. There is no quick fix in 2010 and it will take about 5 years to undo Isiah's mess.

Why makes you think it will take 5 yrs to clean isiah's mess? 3/4 of the team can come off the books by 2010 so we'll be able to obtain some flexibilty and buying power in the free agent mkt.

We have Donnie Walsh as the pres and when the opportunity presents itself, he may orchestrate some major deals.

Our payroll can possibly hit 28mm by the end of 2010 so we can sign one premiere player to a max contract and take it from there.

Acquiring Bosh won't be like Allan Houston. By 2010, Bosh will be 26 and he's not a shooting guard. HE's a bonifide 20- 10 big man that could really help the knicks upfront. When houston got his 100mm, he was already 33 yrs of age.

[Edited by - WOODMANnYk on 11-07-2008 1:32 PM]