{better not post a link, cc.net has a problem with this website} These will still change a little bit with more FA signings(Sac will go to #4 when they sign Bibby) but these are how they stand now. 1.Portland Trail Blazers $96,759,414 2. New York Knicks $75,509,360 3. Dallas Mavericks $63,377,035 4. Los Angeles Lakers $61,504,357 5. Sacramento Kings $60,293,020 6. Memphis Grizzlies $56,114,676 7. New Jersey Nets $54,851,983 8. Phoenix Suns $54,415,536 9. Philadelphia 76ers $53,564,055 10. Miami Heat $53,330,983 11. Atlanta Hawks $53,187,711 12. Milwaukee Bucks $53,128,541 13. Indiana Pacers $52,751,089 14. Boston Celtics $52,232,326 15. Toronto Raptors $51,335,814 16. Seattle SuperSonics $51,318,046 17. Minnesota Timberwolves $50,863,235 18. San Antonio Spurs $47,337,235 19. Golden State Warriors $46,458,272 20. Denver Nuggets $44,476,500 21. Cleveland Cavaliers $44,079,990 22. New Orleans Hornets $43,641,334 23. Orlando Magic $41,901,888 24. Houston Rockets $41,534,810 25. Utah Jazz $41,281,615 26. Detroit Pistons $39,663,395 27. Chicago Bulls $36,585,915 28. Washington Wizards $34,662,416 29. Los Angeles Clippers $22,490,074 Memphis at #6! Damn BReeves is a LOT of dead weight. And the Suns at #8 ouch! Gotta give the Rockets some props, you guys have a lot of talent for that payroll
Some of those totals are significantly off. For one, the Magic are near $51m in committed payroll for next season, not $42m. The Rockets had $49m in committed salary last season; losing Willis and Walt brings that down to the reported $41m figure, but that doesn't include Yao Ming, nor does it factor in salary increases over the next year. Even with Reeves, I don't believe Memphis is that high in the rankings. They only had $51m in committed salary last season, and even factoring in the players they added as part of their midcap exception, it brings them up to $56m, all of which is knocked down due to Ike Austin's free agency. Finally, the Clippers aren't that low in committed salary; Olowokandi is their only free agent of note and with the salary they've added this offseason, there is no way they have dropped the $22m in total team salary. In short...while some of the numbers may be accurate, a lot of them are not.
Hmm maybe your right. But I do know they already had Keon Clark's salary figured in on the Kings, so they should be up to date. Like I said, if I posted a link, the admin would probably delete this thread.
The Spurs have a payroll of roughly 47 millions at the 18th. Robinson's retirement takes away a big chunk off it, still, I don't see them having capspace to sign FAs, barring expiration of other contracts. Why are those Spurs fans talking about signing quality FAs after D-Rob's retirement?
Because just about everyone else's contract is up after next year, sans for a few smaller deals - Parker, Claxton, Rose, Bowen, Ferry, and Ginobili come to mind. They'll have just barely enough room for one max free agent at this rate.
