i'd like to give josh smith the same contract and iggy got. seems fair they are both at the same level. we can S&T asik and lin to ATL. if smith agrees to the same contract as iggy got, this would free up about 5M in cap space to go after a PG
Updated salary picture with today's moves. Key: Room to sign Dwight, Keep Beverley, G.Smith 01) Howard 20,513,178 02) Harden 13,668,750 (recalculated for 58.5 cap) 03) Asik 8,374,646 04) Lin 8,374,646 05) Jones 1,551,840 06) Montiejunas 1,422,720 07) Parsons 926,500 08) G.Smith 884,293 09) Beverley 788,872 10) Canaan 490,180 (no contract yet, rookie min. assumed) 11) Cap Hold 490,180 12) Cap Hold 490,180 13) Cap Hold 490,180 *Honeycut 100,000 Total Salary = $58,652,504
What are the rules on signing Delfino and Garcia now? Can we go over the cap to keep them or did we rescind that right when we waived them?
We will have to waive all our MLEs unless Lakers agree to a S&T. That leaves the Room Exception 2.6m (2 year max) We could offer Delfino or Garcia but they will be taking a pay cut. Last year they made 3m and 6m respectively. Apart from that we only have Vet Min. exceptions I think.
No way we let Beverley go. I think we keep Smith too. Who cares about Ohlbrect? Moving White for nothing will be best situation. Apparently we have.
Garcia Is really the perfect back up wing man for our situation.. Excellent shooting, winners mentality (despite being on the kings for like 9 years) plus solid defense and length
And the thing is, it's not like the roster is empty after Howard and Harden. Parsons is already good and still improving. Asik is a quality player (who will likely be traded for a different quality player). Lin is more than serviceable. Jones, Montiejunas, Beverley, and Greg Smith are all useful. Canaan might be useful, though it's hard to say. Not seeing the problem here.
Lin is not worth 4 million a year. 8 is a joke. There are people on clutchfans who can dribble better
You do realize that the rotation is usually limited to 8-9 man plus we should be able to scoop up someone cheap?
Can someone explain why we don't have the mid level exception to offer someone? Doesn't every team have it every year and isnt the full mid level 5 to 6 million?
No. Like the MLE, the Biannual Exception is only available to teams that are over the cap. They do, however, have the new Room Exception, which can be used to sign an extra player to a two-year deal starting at $2.652 million.
