Off-Season Realistic Expectations / Predictions / probably devolve dream acquisitions

[DanH]

To the Love Trade: We're not getting him. You want a better offer? Gibson+Mirotic+2014 pick. Dragic+Morris+Frye+2 1st rounders. Barnes/Thompson+Green+Lee+Future First rounder. Shoot, they'd probably prefer the high Lakers pick. But Love will not be a Raptor. Sad reality of the situation.

Gibson + Mirotic +2014 pick for Love. Illegal cap wise. Wolves would have to take on another couple contracts - actually, it's really hard to find a combination that would work. To make the salaries line up, you'd probably have to wait for the summer, amnesty Boozer, and do that deal. Of course, then the Wolves still need the cap room to be able to sign Mirotic, which might be hard to find (they certainly wouldn't have the room from your deal). And the Bulls need to make the pick for the Wolves well in advance. So Gibson, a late pick this year and a prospect who may or may not ever come over, and limited to no cap relief. Delightful.

You think the Suns give up that much for Love? Good on you, but I'm sure the Suns fans are glad you aren't their GM.

You think the Wolves want ANYTHING to do with Lee's contract? GSW can't send picks either.

[Demographic Shift]

Raps Cap Off Season

DeMar Derozan - SG 1 $9,500,000 Under Contract
John Salmons $1,000,000 Buyout Residual
Amir Johnson - PF 1 $7,000,000 Team Option Exercised
Landry Fields -SF 3 $6,250,000 Under Contract
Kyle Lowry - PG 1 $10,000,000 Signed FA 4 Yrs 40M
Chuck Hayes - C 3 $5,958,750 Under Contract
Steve Novak -PF 3 $3,445,947 Under Contract
Jonas Valanciunas C 1 $3,678,360 Under Contract
Tyler Hansbrough $1,000,000 Buyout Residual
Patrick Patterson PF 2 $6,000,000 4 Years 24M
Marcus Camby * $646,609 Buyout Residual
Terrence Ross SF 1 $2,793,960 Under Contract
Greivis Vasquez PG/SG $4,500,000 3 Years 13.5M
Nando De Colo PG 3 $1,828,750 Under Contract
20th Kyle Anderson SF 2 $1,200,000 Salary Scale Replaces Salmons
$64,802,376
NEW ADDS
Emeka Okafor C 2 $5,150,000 FA MLE for Non Tax Payers
Jarnell Stokes Draft 37 PF 3 $800,000 FA #2 Replaces Tyler

DELETES
Quentin Richardson * $0 End of Contract
D.J. Augustin * $0 Traded
Julyan Stone $0 Waived
Dwight Buycks $0 Waived

Total salaries: $70,752,376



Depth Chart

Start Bench Bench
C JV Okafor Hayes
PF Amir Ppat Stokes
SF Ross K.Anderson Novak Fields
SG Derozan
PG Lowry Vasquez DeColo

If you were to roll the dice and choose not to pick up Amir's option and not use the mid level exception on Okafor or anyone else at 5.1M the Raps would be in a postion to offer a 4 year 48M deal to Greg Monroe. That slots Monroe as the starting PF with PPAT backing him up and Chuck Hayes remains at the back up centre. Price is no Amir - worth it ?

Depth Chart w/Monroe signing
Depth Chart

Start Bench Bench
C JV Hayes Patric Young
PF Monroe Ppat Jarnell Stokes
SF Ross K. Anderson Novak &Fields
SG Derozan Ross
PG Lowry Vasquez DeColo

Rookie
Total salaries: $71,402,376

[007]

Who do we have behind DD?

[Demographic Shift]

Who do we have behind DD?

Any one of Ross / Kyle Anderson / Vasquez

I am all in on Monore if we can get him in without giving up more than Amir. I love Amir. I love the warrior in him but I am over the top on the upside of Monroe and how he fills a hole with a consistent and healthy low post player who we can draw up plays for.