Dont we still need to spend 20ish million to reach the minimum? Also we need at least 13 players. Anyone know what the date is for either of those?
I have a feeling Meyers will get some of that (8M?) and we'll sign one more big FA, then fill out the rest with scrubbies.
Rasta could fill this roster 10 times over with guys I've never heard of...sign Rasta as our Euro scout and we'll have a never ending supply of roster pieces
I'm an idiot too and dont know how to multiply by 90%. Looks like we need to spend at least 22M...thats alot
If the Blazers were to end up $22M short, they'd have to divide $22M among the players on the roster and pay it to them. The players won't mind.
I suggested they could take Joe Johnson's $24M expiring contract from the Nets. You get the cap space back in a year as if you signed nobody. And you get a SG/SF who can get his own shot and defend. You probably can get the Nets to cough up something else to sweeten the deal, since you're doing them a huge favor.
My question is, is there a date it needs to be at 90%? Is it before the season? Is it before the end of NEXT season?
I could get behind that. Doesn't BOS have nearly every one of their picks though? Are there any other luxury tax teams who need to get rid of albatross contracts?
Everything is basically end of season. When it looked like Noah would win DPOY and Gibson 6MOY two seasons ago, the Bulls scrambled to dump salary late in the season so they'd remain a hair under. They got Utah to take on Eric Murphy's contract; called in some favor they earned in some previous deal.