(10-17-2022, 01:40 PM)F Gump Wrote: [ -> ]Yeah, that's my point -- that GS, like every team, does try to limit payroll and tax to a certain level that they find acceptable.
Interestingly, a 2023-24 payroll that's in that 200-or-so range, which you think is feasible for them to achieve, fits right into the ballpark of what they've been doing. If we plug in 202M as the number ...
Last season - payroll 175 and tax 170.
This season (so far) - payroll 190 and tax 170
2023-24 (projection) - payroll 202 and tax 170
If my assumptions are correct, that's 9 roster spots at ~$182M and a pretty big question mark in Dray, assuming he's still on the team and opts in would tack on $27m. By the time they get to 15, it's hard to imagine they'll be under that $200M number. $202M might be optimistic on your part, but I guess that depends on your personal thoughts about Dray. I think they work something out.
I'm just not sure I like the current cap rules or if the tax system really dissuades teams from going into it. It just feels like if you are willing to spend, you should keep spending that same amount to maintain flexibility (which we can probably circle back to the why the Mavericks should have figured out a way to keep Brunson). Repeater tax needs to be much heftier if they want teams operating closer to the cap. Credit to GSW though, they've done a lot of smart stuff over the years (drafting the core, developing players and turning the KD fallout into something positive) while getting a little lucky on timing (KD signing).
It's also kind of crazy that our payroll is only about 30M different than GSWs.
https://twitter.com/ScoopB/status/1581363919318573056
I was wondering how they would handle him being out for the season.
On a different note, a little over a year ago there was thinking Griffin has done a bad job and his job may be in jeopardy. Maybe that still happens and maybe the team he put together just doesn't work, but they have really made some interesting moves and still have future picks coming to them.
I think these are the additions:
CJ McCollum- trade and extension
Herb Jones- second round
Jose Alvarado- undrafted
Dyson Daniels- First round pick
Trey Murphy- first round pick
Jonas Valancunas- trade
Larry Nance- trade and extension
Devonte Graham- trade and has not really worked out so far
I think if Zion is healthy all year, that team is going to be a problem. May take some growing pains learning to fit in around Zion though.
(10-17-2022, 03:18 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: [ -> ]https://twitter.com/ScoopB/status/1581363919318573056
I was wondering how they would handle him being out for the season.
On a different note, a little over a year ago there was thinking Griffin has done a bad job and his job may be in jeopardy. Maybe that still happens and maybe the team he put together just doesn't work, but they have really made some interesting moves and still have future picks coming to them.
I think these are the additions:
CJ McCollum- trade and extension
Herb Jones- second round
Jose Alvarado- undrafted
Dyson Daniels- First round pick
Trey Murphy- first round pick
Jonas Valancunas- trade
Larry Nance- trade and extension
Devonte Graham- trade and has not really worked out so far
I think if Zion is healthy all year, that team is going to be a problem. May take some growing pains learning to fit in around Zion though.
They were a problem without him last year. They took Phoenix to six tough games before bowing out. If they get anything north of 65 games out of him, look out. All of a sudden, the Southwest division minus SA is looking kinda tough.
https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/statu...7579037696
Someone said that it looked like he got a wig one size to small.
I think the Hornets are going to be a seller at some point this year. They will probably wait to see if they can get the Lakers package and clear future salary. I see bad things this year for the Hornets.
If the Lakers package doesn't happen, I could see the Hornets making a trade purely on saving money. Rozier and Hayward have big salaries. Not sure there is a path that is feasible for the Mavs without Hardaway, right.
He looks like a meth head with that haircut.
Thunder waive Trey Burke, David Nwaba and Marquise Chriss.
(10-17-2022, 03:42 PM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: [ -> ]He looks like a meth head with that haircut.
Don't insult meth addicts like that.
Damn, they're locking these guys up with deals.
(10-17-2022, 09:53 PM)Jmaciscool Wrote: [ -> ]If the Price is Right? 
Mark doesn't shop at the mall anymore, only at thrift stores.
(10-17-2022, 11:15 PM)WildArkieBoy Wrote: [ -> ]Mark doesn't shop at the mall anymore, only at thrift stores.
Mark is into pharmaceuticals now so all he needs to do is sprinkle a breadcrumb trail of PEDs from Atlanta to Dallas.
(10-17-2022, 08:51 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: [ -> ]Damn, they're locking these guys up with deals.
...but the draft isn't important.
Still head banging that the Mavs finally got a major gem in the second round... and then botched his contract.
It would have been great if he were a restricted free agent, but then again, the offseason suggests that Cuban wouldn't have matched that offer sheet.
(10-17-2022, 09:02 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: [ -> ]Kevin Porter jr signs a 4 year 82 million extension with the Rockets. Only first year is fully guaranteed.
I can't remember the last time I saw a contract structured like that. Basically $70mil unguaranteed. I wouldn't have extended him in the first place given how many problems KPJr already has had in 4 years.