We will have enough room for
1 MAX OFFER
2 Poison Pills (though I cannot think of any players outside of the PG/Combo guard that would be likely, the contracts would have an affect on the final year, the 3rd year which would be during the 2017/2018 and would expire for the 2018-2019 season
During the 2nd year of the poison pill, it would be the same year that Durant/Noah would likely be UFA's and which is also the same year the cap rises much, so the year after is when the poison pill will kick in
However, with the $$$$ that MSG and Dolan makes, ONE year of taxes is virtually NOTHING, as we would be resetted this upcoming season regardless
With the money we make, it would be a strategy to definately consider, though we must find talent that is worthy of signing to such a deal, not simply for the sake of doing so
I do not think we can offer a poison pills to players like Danny Green, Gereld Green, Wesley Mathewws etc but maybe I am wrong...
So which players are in their rookie contracts that would be RFA/UFA's that would be worthy of such a deal that might actually be worth that risk and be enough to allow the teams to consider to not match it?
Again, I believe poison pills can only be offered to players in their rookie deals and I am not sure about players like Greg Monroe (though I do not think that would be enough
Patrick Beverely
Reggie Jackson
Ernes Kanter *not even sure this would be enough as BIG men get payed a good amount of money*
Draymond Green *unlikely to be enough however, for the posters that think he isn't worthy a max, maybe offer 12m or so to a 4 year deal, for a poison deal structured at about 5m, 5m, 15m, it would give them plenty of time to move/trade players like Lee/Iggy, as GS would likely match, giving them 3 years of time to not worry about the 3rd year, while keeping their core together even while being the highest payed team while continue to build on their core and compete in the mean time
Full MLE if we resign Cole Aldrich or if we just make a trade with one of the lower trade exemptions as they eat up the salary cap and must be renounced in order for us to offer contracts out
Will be about 6m
So could be 2 contracts in about the 3m range with raises
Order of how to spend our cap space
1 - MAX, 1 MAX contract or near MAX depending on the years of experience, as the players with more years's MAX is much higher like Lebron...
2 - Poison Pills, 2 Poison Pills *doesn't have to be the MAX like what Asik and Lin got, it could a bit less like what Fields got*
3 - MLE (which we would need to keep Cole Aldrich and pay him to go over the cap* of which could be divided in to 2 players, even 3 players if we want, like a small portion in the range of 1m to secure Langston Galloway/Thanasis to 3 year deals, while using the rest on 2 players with raises
4- our #1st rounder this summer that could be a TOP 3 pick and any 2nd rounders or/and picks that we could BUY/trade for/trade up for with rest of our roster from
Pablo, Tim Hardaway JR, Early, Acey, Larkin, Jason Smith *has been playing very well recently*, whoever is on our roster including draft rights of Louis Lafayeette, and even trading some of our future picks to get in this draft his summmer, especially with many teams with MULTIPLE picks that they cannot fully utilize especially Philly/Boston
Signing HIGH IQ, versatile players that could defend multiple positions, and highly talented players that could play both inside/out in all positions
In todays game, we want all all our players to be able to rebound/handle the ball/penetrate, and have all the skilled froma G having BIG man skills, and Big men having G skills, so everyone can be a threat on both ends with multiple options, this is how we should build our team with the philosophy off
Let's not forget both The Bulls and Laker's had multiple players that were all versatile and were highly talented/skilled
With Bulls,
with Jordan/Pippen/Kukoc has these versatile skills and was a big part of their success, the rotations of BIGS that were quite under rated on the BUlls that could hit the 17 footer and score in 1v1 scenarious with Post Up's and great cuts, with Grant, Lonley, Cartright, Bryan Williams, Ron Harper/Randy Wittman, Jud Buchler
Lakers's with
Gasol, Odom, Ariza, Horry, Fox/Devin George/, Brian Shaw/Ron Harper, Kobe, Shaq/Bynum
Multiple players that had the ability to INITIATE the OFFENSE out of with HIGH % and the ability to score 1v1 and pass out of double teams
Many players with the ability to POST UP and players that could force mismatches
With many players that were just making good cuts, hit wide open shots, and played good defense, that were "role players" but were very important to the success of their teams
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