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JJ_PR wrote:Royce O'Neal re-signed with the Phoenix Suns about 2 weeks ago.

durden_tyler wrote:RealGM experts, capologists, please chime in with regards to probable max contracts and if any (other) team can "steal" these free agents if they want to; like overpay for certain players just to lure them away from their current teams. Which teams have the capspace to do so? Or if trade demand (via sign and trade?) which teams hold zero leverage if this happens? Also, which teams currently over the cap can easily go under that with some moves before the season

All data via spotrac (so not sure if these are the actual correct numbers or are changing at the turn of the season,etc)

2024 Top Free Agents (Type) with average previous salary or new salary if option is picked up:

LeBron James - Player Option ($51.4M)
Paul George - Player Option ($48.8M)
Klay Thompson - Unrestricted ($37.9M)
Tobias Harris - Unrestricted ($36M)
James Harden - Unrestricted ($34.3M)
Pascal Siakam - Unrestricted ($34.2M)
DeMar Derozan - Unrestricted ($27.3M)
Bruce Brown - Team Option ($23M)
D'Angelo Russell - Player Option ($18.7M)
OG Anunoby - Player Option ($19.9M)
Gary Trent - Unrestricted ($17.3M)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - Player Option ($15.4M)
Jonas Valanciunas - Unrestricted ($15.1M)
Tyus Jones - Unrestricted (14.5M)
Luke Kennard - Team Option ($14M)
Malik Monk - Unrestricted ($9.7M)
Nic Claxton - Unrestricted ($8.6M)
Miles Bridges - Unrestricted ($7.9M)
Caleb Martin - Player Option ($7.1m)

Some others, old/useless/unrealized potential and or role players but may be of value for some teams:

Gordon Hayward
Kyle Lowry
Buddy Hield
Evan Fournier
Gary Harris
Robert Covington
Markelle Fultz
Deavis Bertans
Richaun Holmes
Nicolas Batum
James Wiseman
Monte Morris
Royce O'Neale
Kyle Anderson
Moritz Wagner

And these are the teams that have the lowest salaries and projected under the cap space for the 2024 season;

Detroit Pistons
Oklahoma City Thunder
Philadelphia 76ers
San Antonio Spurs
Utah Jazz

FarBeyondDriven wrote:Sixers have got to land either George, Siakam or OG or they're in real trouble. They worked real hard to clear out all that cap space to form a Big Three with Embiid and Maxey and if they strike out I think Embiid will want out after next season.

Richard4444 wrote:

FarBeyondDriven wrote:Sixers have got to land either George, Siakam or OG or they're in real trouble. They worked real hard to clear out all that cap space to form a Big Three with Embiid and Maxey and if they strike out I think Embiid will want out after next season.

They could use their picks to trade for Ingram, Butler, Lauri, or MIkal. But it's tough.

FarBeyondDriven wrote:Sixers have got to land either George, Siakam or OG or they're in real trouble. They worked real hard to clear out all that cap space to form a Big Three with Embiid and Maxey and if they strike out I think Embiid will want out after next season.

durden_tyler wrote:Siakam plans to re-sign with the Pacers, per Yahoo Sports (no surprise here)


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Tor_Raps wrote:

Richard4444 wrote:

FarBeyondDriven wrote:Sixers have got to land either George, Siakam or OG or they're in real trouble. They worked real hard to clear out all that cap space to form a Big Three with Embiid and Maxey and if they strike out I think Embiid will want out after next season.

They could use their picks to trade for Ingram, Butler, Lauri, or MIkal. But it's tough.

They don't have quality players to give back in any real trade though. Those picks arent going to be good enough justify that. Sixers are all in on free agency or else they will be making marginal improvements through trade.