Barring another trade, all the guys they have under contract will be with the team in Nov. - I think Spoon will not be activated if he is injured and Sura is already out, so the contract issues \pretty much covers the other 12 Howard, Yao, Tmac, Ward, JJ Boki, Deke, Mo, Padg, Gaines, Lue, Bowen unfortuately, since they didn't draft him, they can't send a Hawkins-type player overseas and retain his rights
I thought the deal was: a 15-man roster, no reserve. Anyone know that I'm wrong? As for why you pay the extra 3 guys: it's Les' money, so why do we care? It doesn't have any salary cap implications. It doesn't have any luxury tax implications. It won't affect the price of beer at the arena. So, why should we complain about spending the money?
