You have Yao ($14M) & Tmac($18M). You need to build an 8 or 9 man rotation. You cant go over the salary cap ($57M). You can't use rookie contracts. Go!
Where can you find contract information easily? Are you talking about trades ... or just constructing an ideal team under the constraints you've outlined?
PG-Andre Miller SG-Tracy McGrady SF-Bruce Bowen PF-Udonis Haslem C-Yao Ming Derek Fisher Hakim Warrick Steven Hunter Craig Smith Jose Calderon Alonzo Mourning
PG Chris Paul $3.6 SG Tracy McGrady $18 SF Rudy Gay $2.4 (sorry, I had to) PF Dwight Howard $6 C Yao Ming $14 $44 million for the starters Bench PG Deron Williams $4 SG Brandon Roy $2.8 SF Josh Smith $2.2 PF Al Jefferson $2.4 (for this year) C Andrew Bynum $2.1 $13.5 million for the bench $57.5 total.....needless to say i'll pay the luxury tax for that bunch .....I cheated, I know
PG-Steve Nash (at present) SG-Magic Johnson at 28 SF-Larry Byrd at 28 PF- Karl Malone at 28 C- Hakeem at 26 Subs: Barkley, Cousey, Wilt, Russell, Wilkens,
First Q starter: Yao, Scola, Bonzi, Battier, AB. 3rd Q starter Tmac, Hayes, Deke, Head, Rafer Bench: Landry, James, Novak. Snyder, SF Never Put Tmac and Yao on the court at same time.
Okay for real, this is very tough by the way...... Starters..... PG Leandro Barbosa $5.6 SG McGrady $18 SF Bruce Bowen $4 PF Marcus Camby $8 (or Udonis Haslem $6) C Yao $14 $49.6 (47.6 with Haslem) Bench..... PG Derek Fisher $4.3 SG Damien Wilkins $2.9 SF Travis Outlaw $4 or Luke Walton $4 PF Brandon Bass $770,000 C Amir Johnson $3.6 Pick any three of those players and you're in the ballpark of $57 million. Or....You could go crazy and start a cheap guy like Brandon Bass then spend that $8 on a Ginobili, Artest or Maggette type player.
PG - Michael Jordan SG - Michael Jordan SF - Michael Jordan PF - Michael Jordan C - Michael Jordan Subs: MJ's children...
You have to let me keep the Rocket Rookies we already have... Antonio McDyess $6,373,900 Tayshaun Prince $8,675,620 Steve Blake $4,250,000 Tracy Mcgrady $19,014,187 Yao Ming $13,762,775 Bonzi Wells $2,284,200 Chuck Hayes $1,750,000 Luther Head $1,122,000 Aaron Brooks $972,720 That adds up to just under 58 million.
PG - Mo Williams - $7.7 mil SG - Tracy McGrady - $18 mil SF - Hedo Turkoglu $6.3 mil PF - Udonis Haslem - $6 mil C - Yao Ming - $14 mil Bench Beno Udrih - $0.7 mil Brian Skinner - $1.1 mil Jarvis Hayes - $1.2 mil Grant Hill - $1.8 mil or Eddie House $1.5 mil Whew...
No, he was originally drafted by New Orleans then signed with Dallas this summer. His contract does look like a rookie deal though.
Starters PG: Beno Udrih 561,544 SG: Tracy McGrady 19,014,187 SF: Caron Butler 8,218,990 PF: Drew Gooden 6,400,000 C: Yao Ming 13,762,775 Reserves: F: Travis Outlaw 4,000,000 G: Keith Bogans 2,440,000 C: Chris Mihm 2,200,000 F: Brandon Bass 770,000 G: Maurice Evans 1,740,000 Comes to $56,907,496 That roster should bring in a championship
Assuming we are talking 57 million for a rotation, not for the entire roster, these would be my choice... Yao Ming (14) Ron Artest (7.8) Tracy McGrady (18) Chuck Hayes (1.7) Steve Nash (11.3) Beno Udrih (0.7) Carlos Defino (1.8) Austin Croshere (Vet min, onlly 0.7 counts toward the cap.. rest paid by league) Total: $56.0 million. This lineup should have plenty of firepower. Now if we have the luxury tax limit (about $68 million) to work with for the entire roster... I'd be adding Battier (5.9), Duhon(3.2), Udoka (1.0), Malik Allen (vet min, 0nly 0.7 counts), Pollard (vet min, 0nly 0.7 counts). That's 13 guys for under the $68 million. Edit: I win. None of the lineups above as as good as mine. Nobody can stop a combo of Yao, McGrady, Nash, and Artest. And I didn't even have to cheat with rookie contracts like Chris Paul or Luther Head.
