How Do Franchise's Get Players?

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  1. Marion X

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    How do franchise's get players

    How will the Bobcats get players? Are they limited to the free agency? What is their cap level? Just wanted to know these 3 answers. I heard that MJ might have a job there, hopefully he dosen't decide to come back and play a few more years...
     
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    They get their players in the following ways.

    1. They get the 4th overall pick in next year's draft. They can go ahead and select a player, or they can trade the pick.

    2. There will be an expansion draft. Each NBA team gets to protect 8 of their current players, and then Charlotte will then select a player from the list of un-protected players.

    3. Signing free agents. I think their cap will be in the $50 to $52 million dollar range. The same as the current franchises.
     
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    Stupid question but... When will Bobcats be in the L? (which season)
     
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    next season.
     
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    Actually, there team salary cap wont be at 52 million. Its lower than the rest of the teams in the league for that year(and maybe a year beyond?). Its put in place to prevent a team from signing 2 max players and building in just one season.

    I don't know what their cap will be set at though........
     
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    yeah i was taking a guess at their cap space. i just went with the league average.
     
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    I think the could sign Rasheed Wallace.

    Is the expansion draft before or after the nba draft.
     
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    Actually here is a more accurate number for their salary cap.

    So anticipate the Bobcats having a salary cap of about $30 million their first season, with the ability to exceed that cap through certain exceptions.

    If the Bobcats choose to be frugal in the expansion draft, they can -- particularly if a large number of restricted free agents are left unprotected. If the Bobcats draft a restricted free agent (a player whose team can match any other team's offer for him), that player immediately becomes an unrestricted free agent.

    So the Bobcats could draft a handful of restricted free agents simply to eat up some of the minimum 14 selections in the expansion draft, without adding to their payroll.

    Full Article:

    http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/spo...ats/6143689.htm
     
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    bump
     
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    Adios Jamal Crawford. Charlotte could draft him, which would make him an unrestricted FA, which means Chicago would have to below the cap to resign him. Talk about a pretty pickle.

    Or would they still retain his bird rights(which would allow them to resign him and exceed the cap)? I am going to have to look into that.
     
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