Looking Ahead: 2016 Free Agency

[Barolt]

This is what toronto is up against in free agency - they are not one of the big boys....and that would assume DD leaves and all free agents rescinded:

Team 2016-17 Max Space
Los Angeles Lakers $23,126,154 $66,873,846
Philadelphia 76ers $24,518,361 $65,481,639
Dallas Mavericks $28,212,230 $61,787,770
Boston Celtics $33,971,629 $56,028,371
Washington Wizards $36,858,521 $53,141,479
Detroit Pistons $42,425,365 $47,574,635
Portland Trail Blazers $44,468,987 $45,531,013
Brooklyn Nets $45,379,214 $44,620,786
Houston Rockets $45,598,308 $44,401,692
Charlotte Hornets $45,908,700 $44,091,300
Memphis Grizzlies $47,493,858 $42,506,142
Miami Heat $48,008,675 $41,991,325
Atlanta Hawks $52,717,353 $37,282,647
Denver Nuggets $54,613,156 $35,386,844
New York Knicks $55,366,567 $34,633,433
Utah Jazz $56,560,760 $33,439,240
Indiana Pacers $57,230,006 $32,769,994
Phoenix Suns $59,191,480 $30,808,520
Milwaukee Bucks $59,711,631 $30,288,369
Minnesota Timberwolves $60,264,642 $29,735,358
Sacramento Kings $60,424,376 $29,575,624
Orlando Magic $60,534,811 $29,465,189
New Orleans Pelicans $63,851,448 $26,148,552
Chicago Bulls $64,750,458 $25,249,542
Oklahoma City Thunder $65,906,301 $24,093,699
Toronto Raptors $69,909,899 $20,090,101
San Antonio Spurs $70,429,409 $19,570,591
Golden State Warriors $74,751,658 $15,248,342
Los Angeles Clippers $76,290,361 $13,709,639
Cleveland Cavaliers $76,641,961 $13,358,039

This is why I think the Lakers are a real threat to get DD. They can bring in DeMar and another max free agent, and they have a lot of talented young players.

[DanH]

This is what toronto is up against in free agency - they are not one of the big boys....and that would assume DD leaves and all free agents rescinded:

Team 2016-17 Max Space
Los Angeles Lakers $23,126,154 $66,873,846
Philadelphia 76ers $24,518,361 $65,481,639
Dallas Mavericks $28,212,230 $61,787,770
Boston Celtics $33,971,629 $56,028,371
Washington Wizards $36,858,521 $53,141,479
Detroit Pistons $42,425,365 $47,574,635
Portland Trail Blazers $44,468,987 $45,531,013
Brooklyn Nets $45,379,214 $44,620,786
Houston Rockets $45,598,308 $44,401,692
Charlotte Hornets $45,908,700 $44,091,300
Memphis Grizzlies $47,493,858 $42,506,142
Miami Heat $48,008,675 $41,991,325
Atlanta Hawks $52,717,353 $37,282,647
Denver Nuggets $54,613,156 $35,386,844
New York Knicks $55,366,567 $34,633,433
Utah Jazz $56,560,760 $33,439,240
Indiana Pacers $57,230,006 $32,769,994
Phoenix Suns $59,191,480 $30,808,520
Milwaukee Bucks $59,711,631 $30,288,369
Minnesota Timberwolves $60,264,642 $29,735,358
Sacramento Kings $60,424,376 $29,575,624
Orlando Magic $60,534,811 $29,465,189
New Orleans Pelicans $63,851,448 $26,148,552
Chicago Bulls $64,750,458 $25,249,542
Oklahoma City Thunder $65,906,301 $24,093,699
Toronto Raptors $69,909,899 $20,090,101
San Antonio Spurs $70,429,409 $19,570,591
Golden State Warriors $74,751,658 $15,248,342
Los Angeles Clippers $76,290,361 $13,709,639
Cleveland Cavaliers $76,641,961 $13,358,039

And all draft picks not signed.

[Bandit]

This is what toronto is up against in free agency - they are not one of the big boys....and that would assume DD leaves and all free agents rescinded:

Team 2016-17 Max Space
Los Angeles Lakers $23,126,154 $66,873,846
Philadelphia 76ers $24,518,361 $65,481,639
Dallas Mavericks $28,212,230 $61,787,770
Boston Celtics $33,971,629 $56,028,371
Washington Wizards $36,858,521 $53,141,479
Detroit Pistons $42,425,365 $47,574,635
Portland Trail Blazers $44,468,987 $45,531,013
Brooklyn Nets $45,379,214 $44,620,786
Houston Rockets $45,598,308 $44,401,692
Charlotte Hornets $45,908,700 $44,091,300
Memphis Grizzlies $47,493,858 $42,506,142
Miami Heat $48,008,675 $41,991,325
Atlanta Hawks $52,717,353 $37,282,647
Denver Nuggets $54,613,156 $35,386,844
New York Knicks $55,366,567 $34,633,433
Utah Jazz $56,560,760 $33,439,240
Indiana Pacers $57,230,006 $32,769,994
Phoenix Suns $59,191,480 $30,808,520
Milwaukee Bucks $59,711,631 $30,288,369
Minnesota Timberwolves $60,264,642 $29,735,358
Sacramento Kings $60,424,376 $29,575,624
Orlando Magic $60,534,811 $29,465,189
New Orleans Pelicans $63,851,448 $26,148,552
Chicago Bulls $64,750,458 $25,249,542
Oklahoma City Thunder $65,906,301 $24,093,699
Toronto Raptors $69,909,899 $20,090,101
San Antonio Spurs $70,429,409 $19,570,591
Golden State Warriors $74,751,658 $15,248,342
Los Angeles Clippers $76,290,361 $13,709,639
Cleveland Cavaliers $76,641,961 $13,358,039

Yea that's alot of money going around for an offseason without enough big free agents

[mcHAPPY]

And all draft picks not signed.

True.

Point was to show where the Raptors are in the available cap space hierarchy.


.....at the bottom.

[DanH]

True.

Point was to show where the Raptors are in the available cap space hierarchy.


.....at the bottom.

Yeah, I just knew someone would jump on and say that we can go after a 20M player to replace DD and still have the stud we draft with the Knicks pick after they slide to the bottom of the league.

[Mess]

True.

Point was to show where the Raptors are in the available cap space hierarchy.


.....at the bottom.

And that's with the other teams doing the same thing? So Lebron, KD etc. all opted out/rescinded/whatever?

[mcHAPPY]

And that's with the other teams doing the same thing? So Lebron, KD etc. all opted out/rescinded/whatever?

It is only guaranteed money.

So no draft picks at this time.

No options.

[JWash]

This is why I think the Lakers are a real threat to get DD. They can bring in DeMar and another max free agent, and they have a lot of talented young players.

Dude with how often you bring this up it's like you want the Lakers to sign DD lol

[Scraptor]

True.

Point was to show where the Raptors are in the available cap space hierarchy.


.....at the bottom.

Surrounded by championship contenders.

The margin of error for Masai is so small it's like trying to dive into a bucket of water from 80 feet up.

[JWash]

This is what toronto is up against in free agency - they are not one of the big boys....and that would assume DD leaves and all free agents rescinded:

Team 2016-17 Max Space
Los Angeles Lakers $23,126,154 $66,873,846
Philadelphia 76ers $24,518,361 $65,481,639
Dallas Mavericks $28,212,230 $61,787,770
Boston Celtics $33,971,629 $56,028,371
Washington Wizards $36,858,521 $53,141,479
Detroit Pistons $42,425,365 $47,574,635
Portland Trail Blazers $44,468,987 $45,531,013
Brooklyn Nets $45,379,214 $44,620,786
Houston Rockets $45,598,308 $44,401,692
Charlotte Hornets $45,908,700 $44,091,300
Memphis Grizzlies $47,493,858 $42,506,142
Miami Heat $48,008,675 $41,991,325
Atlanta Hawks $52,717,353 $37,282,647
Denver Nuggets $54,613,156 $35,386,844
New York Knicks $55,366,567 $34,633,433
Utah Jazz $56,560,760 $33,439,240
Indiana Pacers $57,230,006 $32,769,994
Phoenix Suns $59,191,480 $30,808,520
Milwaukee Bucks $59,711,631 $30,288,369
Minnesota Timberwolves $60,264,642 $29,735,358
Sacramento Kings $60,424,376 $29,575,624
Orlando Magic $60,534,811 $29,465,189
New Orleans Pelicans $63,851,448 $26,148,552
Chicago Bulls $64,750,458 $25,249,542
Oklahoma City Thunder $65,906,301 $24,093,699
Toronto Raptors $69,909,899 $20,090,101
San Antonio Spurs $70,429,409 $19,570,591
Golden State Warriors $74,751,658 $15,248,342
Los Angeles Clippers $76,290,361 $13,709,639
Cleveland Cavaliers $76,641,961 $13,358,039

This is why playing above the cap is the most logical option, and as a result re-signing DeRozan, assuming he maintains his play is a no-brainer decision.

Like here's the reality:

We let DD walk and keep the guys we draft, we have ~$15M cap space. We then have holes at starting SG (or backup I guess if you think Ross is a starter), starting PF and backup center, we also would've lost the second most impactful player on the team. So now you're scrambling to replace him with something that could offer similar impact in another way and fill two other positions. Then when you look at the reality that someone like DeMarre Carroll (an above-average starter) cost $15M under a smaller salary cap, with less teams competing for the same players because not everyone had cap space (like they will in 2016)... and the situation gets that much more dire.

So when I see all these ideas that we can just let DD walk and patch things together and everything will be fine, I kind of chuckle to myself, because financially it's borderline impossible.

If Masai wants to let DD walk (highly doubt) or DD just walks on his own (possible), I think the best course of action at that point would be to scrap everyone minus Jonas and the prospects and start over. But there's sure as hell no quick fix where DD walks and we magically make ourselves a better team the next season.

[JWash]

Would a team looking for draft picks make for a more likely trade partner? Our picks seems to be the one asset everyone agrees on is most likely to be shopped.

In theory yes. In practice no because teams like Boston and Philly have much better draft pick drawers to go to than we do.

[Barolt]

Dude with how often you bring this up it's like you want the Lakers to sign DD lol

Nah, I'd rather we keep him.(better to have an asset than nothing) I just feel like it's a significant possibility.

[mcHAPPY]

Surrounded by championship contenders.

The margin of error for Masai is so small it's like trying to dive into a bucket of water from 80 feet up.

Masai is this guy?



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[Scraptor]

Masai is this guy?

If Masai can pull it off, he'll avoid the water completely and simply fly off into the horizon.

[Primer]

Seems an appropriate place to stick this:

http://hoopshype.com/2016/01/16/nba-...e-top-players/

Kinda crazy but I think Miami has to decide between Dwayne Wade and Hassan Whiteside because they don't have Whiteside's bird rights and I highly doubt Wade agrees to a cheap deal.