New Orleans Pelicans 2015-2016 Cap Space

[Smitty731]

Updated 4/24 - signed James Ennis and Jordan Hamilton.

Current Cap Space: None. $11,398,006.00 over
Maximum Cap Space: None. $11,398,006.00 over (if all options/guarantees were not picked up, all FAs renounced, no Draft Picks were to be signed this season, and all Exceptions were renounced)
Luxury Tax Space: $3,143,872.00
Tax Apron Space: $7,143,872.00
Hard Capped due to using Non-Taxpayer MLE on Dante Cunningham, Bryce Dejean-Jones and Alonzo Gee.
2016-2017 Maximum Cap Space: $25,431,197.00

How I got there:

Guaranteed Contracts (18): Alexis Ajinca, Omer Asik, Ryan Anderson, Luke Babbitt, Norris Cole, Dante Cunningham, Anthony Davis, Bryce Dejean-Jones, Toney Douglas, James Ennis, Tyreke Evans, Tim Frazier, Alonzo Gee, Eric Gordon, Jordan Hamilton, Jrue Holiday, Kendrick Perkins, Quincy Pondexter

Partial/Non-Guaranteed Contracts (0): None

Free Agents (0): None

First Round Draft Pick Holds (0): None

Carried Money (9): $30,888.00 (Bryce Dejean-Jones 1), $30,888.00 (Bryce Dejean-Jones 2), $49,709.00 (James Ennis), $49,709.00 (Tim Frazier), $71,677.00 (Jimmer Fredette), $55,722.00 (Jordan Hamilton), $55,722.00 (Orlando Johnson), $44,094.00 (Nate Robinson), $845,059.00 (Jarnell Stokes)

Unsigned Second Round Picks (1): Latavious Williams

Exceptions: Non-Taxpayer Exception at $768,907.00 (partially used on Dante Cunningham, Bryce Dejean-Jones and Alonzo Gee). Bi-Annual Exception at $2,139,000.00. TPE at $102,217.00 (Ish Smith).

[Texas Chuck]

Nice work again Smitty!

Agree with pretty much all of your roster projections. If I am them I look really hard at finding a deal for Tyreke and just riding out the last year of Gordon. With his shooting returning to form, he's a useful, if very expensive, role player. And I think Jrue and Anderson bring you more on the court than you could get back in trade as their play/injuries have their value reduced.

Not sure what you could get for Tyreke, but moving him and using the exception wisely and I think they could get into the playoffs next year. Suns are still a total question mark, Dallas has major decisions in front of them and Dirk is finally declining. And if Gasol or LMA or Jordan move in FA, those teams could all find themselves in real trouble too. I think if they were healthy this year, they would have taken advantage of what happened to OKC.

[lordjeff05]

I pretty much agree with all of this, except I actually see us trying to bring back Cunningham and Babbit too. I think we make a play for a small forward with Anderson and Gordon. Ideally we can use just Anderson and have Gordon coming off of the bench.