Pharaoh wrote:According to storytellers we have slightly less than $31 million committed for next season, which includes #8
With a cap of $58.5 we're looking at $27.5 mil in cap space without even dumping CV-DNP and Stuckey
#13 + Marion would take up approx $12.7 million which leaves us with $14.8 mil to spend
#22 + Humphries takes us another $13.1 mil... and we're done!
A likely Draft (using DX's latest Mock)
# 8 = Bazz... we get someone with a killer mentality to score from the perimeter
#13 = MCW... we get a big PG that could be a defensive weapon... allows Knight to stay off the ball
#22 = Crabbe... we get a shooter
Roster for 2013-14:
Drummond/Humphries/Slava
Monroe/CV-DNP/Marion
Singler/Middleton/Jerebko
Bazz/Stuckey/Crabbe/English
Knight/MCW
Humphries, Slave, CV-DNP, Marion, Stuckey, English all come off the books... and we'd have to retain Monroe
Drummond, Monroe, Singler, Bazz, Knight, MCW, Crabbe, Middleton, Jerebko,
Drummond = 2,568,360
Singler = 1,090,000
Bazz = 2,310,400
Knight = 3,553,917
MCW = 1,729,800
Crabbe = 1,130,900
Middleton = 915,243
Jerebko = 4,500,000
Assume a $58.5 mil cap again...team salary would be approx $17,798,620
$40.5 mil in cap space...
IF we gave Monroe $12 mil we'd still have $28.5 million to attract free agents - and if the kids showed something next season we'd be looking for back-up big men and veterans to "show them the way"
Are we better served renting out our cap space for youth/prospects and then having another look at free agency next off-season?
I actually love the idea Pharaoh. The problem is I'd add Marshon Brooks for the BG TPE which would expiring next season to the Humpries deal. I also have a huge problem having so many vets though. Marion, DNP-Cv, Stuckey, and Humpries would all become potential huge locker room issues if all played only reserve roles. I think the Pistons would be forced to play a rookie line-up: Drummond, Monroe, Singler, Muhammed, (Knight or MCW, most likely Knight) with the bench minutes going to Marion, Stuckey, DNP-CV, and Humpries. I'm not sure that could work but all would have to be bought out. I'd Maggette Marion, Stuckey, and Humpries while Amnesiting DNP-CV and go with this line-up:
C Drummond/Krastov
F Monroe/Jerebko
F Kyle Singler/Crabbe/Middleton
G Muhammed/Brooks/English
G Knight/Carter-Williams
Maggetted:
Stuckey, Humpries, Marion
