2023 Off-Season Cap Space Team Challenge: Spend ALL Your Cap Space

[NYG]

This is a project I'm working on for cap space teams, just because I'm interested.

Here is your off-season projected cap space...
Projected NBA Salary Cap: $134,000,000

Myler Turner $20,975,000
Buddy Hield $19,279,841
Daniel Theis $9,108,386
T.J. McConnell $8,700,000
Bennedict Mathurin $6,916,080
Tyrese Haliburton $5,808,435
Aaron Nesmith $5,634,257
Jalen Smith $5,043,773
Chris Duarte $4,124,400
Isaiah Jackson $2,696,280
Andrew Nembhard $2,131,905
Jordan Nwora $3,200,000
8th Overall $5,969,400
26th Overall $2,499,480
29th Overall $2,394,960

Nik Stauskas $702,311
Juwan Morgan $576,230
Malik Fitts $555,217

Total Salary $106,315,955
Tax Space $55,684,045
Cap Space $27,684,045
Empty Roster Spot Cap Holds $0

So here are the rules...

1. You must spend ALL of your cap space. It can be spread across 2-3 players.

2. You cannot use ANY of the cap space towards a trade.

3. The following free agent have already re-signed with their current teams:
Kristaps Porzingis
Kyle Kuzma
Kyrie Irving
Caris LeVert
Nikola Vucevic
Rui Hachimura
D'Angelo Russell
Jerami Grant
Matisse Thybulle
Fred VanVleet
Jakob Poeltl
Harrison Barnes
Khris Middleton
Jae Crowder
Brook Lopez
Jordan Clarkson
Josh Hart
Dillon Brooks
Grant Williams
Cam Johnson
PJ Washington
Gabe Vincent
Max Strus

4. The following free agent signings have happened:
Gary Trent Jr to Orlando
James Harden and Draymond Green to Houston

5. Here is a list of the best remaining free agents:

Point Guard
Russell Westbrook
Derrick Rose
Reggie Jackson
Cory Joseph
Patrick Beverley
George Hill
Ty Jerome
Dennis Schroder
Jevon Carter
Dennis Smith Jr.

Shooting Guard
Donte DiVincenzo
Bruce Brown Jr.
Will Barton
Terrence Ross
Josh Richardson
Victor Oladipo
Seth Curry
Shake Milton
Lonnie Walker IV
Justin Holiday
Kendrick Nunn
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Josh Okogie
Danny Green

Small Forward
Kelly Oubre
Torrey Craig
Stanley Johnson
Keita Bates-Diop
Justise Winslow
T.J. Warren
Kevin Knox
Jalen McDaniels

Power Forward
Christian Wood
Kevin Love
Dario Saric
Jeff Green
Georges Niang
Markieff Morris
Trey Lyles
Taj Gibson
JaMychal Green
Blake Griffin

Center
Moritz Wagner
Naz Reid
Dwight Powell
Mason Plumlee
Dewayne Dedmon
Robin Lopez
Bismack Biyombo
DeAndre Jordan
Thomas Bryant

RFA's Available
Coby White
Tre Jones
Ayo Dosunmu
Cam Reddish
Jaxson Hayes

So that's $27,684,045 to spend. You can overpay a vet on a one year deal if you choose, things like that.

[Tom White]

3. The following free agent have already re-signed with their current teams:

I think you may have jumped the gun on those players. Plus, any player who may have signed is not really a free agent, now is he?

[Scoot McGroot]

3. The following free agent have already re-signed with their current teams:

I think you may have jumped the gun on those players. Plus, any player who may have signed is not really a free agent, now is he?

I think they just meant in this game/exercise.


Otherwise, I’m not spending the money? Jalen McDaniels is the only possible want and we’re already tapped out on roster spots before even adding him. I can’t bring myself to overpay anyone to use up the cap space. Let’s say Jalen for $10m, and bank the rest?

[Tom White]

I think they just meant in this game/exercise.

AH. Re-reading the OP I think you are right. You may all now refer to me as "That really dense guy".

[8305]

I could see Pacers having interest in Jalen McDaniels. Beyond that there is no one available who fits a need. Is this breaking the rules? Pacers trade Daniel Theis for Gordon Hayward. Don’t know if the salaries match up exactly but, basic premise would suck up our cap space. The idea that Hayward would like to return to Indy has been out there, would be a feel good story. He would make us better.

[Wizop]

I also like both McDaniels. Hill should be resigned. I expect one from Theis, Jackson, and Smith to be traded to create a roster spot particularly if we can deal away a draft pick.