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[BSLMikeLowe]

That is nuts. Makes you wonder what will happen down the road when more of the real stars hit free agency, but teams have a ton of cap space tied up in these mid-level types.

[SportsGuy]

Well the teams have to spend the money...there is a floor.

What else are you going to do?

[BSLMikeLowe]

Well the teams have to spend the money...there is a floor.

What else are you going to do?

 

Just because there is a floor doesn't mean you have to spend up to it. It just means that at the end of the season you have to take the difference between the floor and your payroll and pay that out evenly to all the players on your roster.

 

For franchises that are willing to be more patient and disciplined this summer, there could be a big payoff down the road. It wasn't that long ago that teams with things like cap space and expiring contracts could acquire very valuable assets on the cheap. That said, I'm not sure how much longer we're supposed to see these enormous jumps in revenue and the cap like we are now. And with the players likely opting to terminate the current CBA next summer, things could change quickly anyway.

[SportsGuy]

Sounds like it's likely Durant stays for now and OKC is going after Horford too.

They will have to move Kanter but with the way teams are going to spend money, moving his contract shouldn't be a problem.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Centers are the first to come off the board in free agency this year. The Knicks reportedly have a 4-year/$72 million agreement with Noah, and the Lakers have a 4-year/$64 million agreement with Timofey Mozgov.

[SportsGuy]

Lol..4/64 for Mozgov?

[SportsGuy]

Drummond and DeRozen getting max deals to stay where they were.

[SportsGuy]

5/120 for Batum to stay in Charlotte.

[SportsGuy]

Whiteside will make the same amount of money in the first 12 games of the upcoming season as he has made in his entire career.

Good for him. That's a good story.

[mweb08]

Lol..4/64 for Mozgov?

We have to adjust our thinking regarding these contracts, but this one is still quite bad.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Nightmare deal for Mozgov

 

WTF are the Lakers doing?

[mweb08]

The only center with a worse real plus-minus last year was Jahlil Okafor. Hibbert one spot ahead of Mozgov.

[SportsGuy]

Nightmare deal for Mozgov

 

WTF are the Lakers doing?

I get that they want some rim protection but still....

[BSLMikeLowe]

The Blazers reportedly have a max offer on the table for Chandler Parsons, 4-years/~$98 million. If he accepts, the AAV of his contract will be higher than Damian Lillard's. Think about that for a minute.

 

*smh*

 

EDIT: He's going to Memphis. Blazers dodged a bullet there (even though they weren't trying to).

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Blazers reportedly have a max offer on the table for Chandler Parsons, 4-years/~$98 million. If he accepts, the AAV of his contract will be higher than Damian Lillard's. Think about that for a minute.

 

*smh*

 

Layman would get the chance to watch Parsons everyday. Someone he's been compared to previously.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Layman would get the chance to watch Parsons everyday. Someone he's been compared to previously.

 

They could sit next to each other on the bench during games, Parsons in street clothes. 

[BSLMikeLowe]

Lol..4/64 for Mozgov?

 

Or put another way, he will make $4 million more next season than Steph Curry.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Lol..4/64 for Mozgov?

  Or put another way, he will make $4 million more next season than Steph Curry.

I know I'm not a true fan but does the NBA salary structure not seem absolutely insane to anyone else?

[mweb08]

Lol..4/64 for Mozgov?

 
Or put another way, he will make $4 million more next season than Steph Curry.

I know I'm not a true fan but does the NBA salary structure not seem absolutely insane to anyone else?

This isn't really the norm. The cap just skyrocketed and Steph is massively underpaid because he signed a longterm deal when he had yet to become a superstar and was dealing with chronic ankle issues.

[BSLMikeLowe]

There are obvious circumstances as to why Curry is grossly underpaid right now, and he'll cash in big soon enough. Still, it just doesn't seem right that so many mid-level players, and in some cases that's being generous, will be far out-earning him this season. It's not like he's still under the rookie salary structure.