Orlando's Cap Situation

Anticon · Post #1 » by **Anticon** » Sat May 3, 2008 1:54 am

I was wasting time perusing hoopshype checking to see which teams have cap space for this summer, when I got to the Orlando salary rankings. This must be the strangest salary arrangement I've seen before:

2007/08 - $58,819,313
2008/09 - $54,856,605
2009/10 - $56,571,969
2010/11 - $43,016,134
2011/12 - $46,606,798
2012/13 - $50,197,463

For 2010/11 until 2012, those figures are only for Jameer, Dwight, and Rashard.

Orlando is the only team in the NBA that has this kind of cap outlook; no other teams go down and then up again.

I'm not sure if this arrangement is irrelevant, poorly planned, or just a funny effect. Seems worthy of discussion anyway.

Pats19andO · Post #2 » by **Pats19andO** » Sat May 3, 2008 1:56 am

NOt worthy at all

Post #3 » by **SOUL** » Sat May 3, 2008 1:57 am

It's just gonna turn into LAWL RASHARD 118 MILLION

eyejayem · Post #4 » by **eyejayem** » Sat May 3, 2008 1:58 am

Talk about hoping for sleepers, drafting at the end of the 1st round for the next couple of years
And hoping you can sign MLE players with Dwight attraction.
Tough look

kookie_819 · Post #5 » by **kookie_819** » Sat May 3, 2008 1:58 am

Soul wrote:It's just gonna turn into LAWL RASHARD 118 MILLION

True, but all I can say as a Magic fan is:

Worth every penny.

magicfan4life05 · Post #6 » by **magicfan4life05** » Sat May 3, 2008 1:59 am

LAWL RASHARD 118 MILLION

CITYOFANGELSX3 · Post #7 » by **CITYOFANGELSX3** » Sat May 3, 2008 1:59 am

LAWL how much is turkuglue making?

Pats19andO · Post #8 » by **Pats19andO** » Sat May 3, 2008 2:03 am

^ 7 mil

kookie_819 · Post #9 » by **kookie_819** » Sat May 3, 2008 2:04 am

eyejayem wrote:Talk about hoping for sleepers, drafting at the end of the 1st round for the next couple of years
And hoping you can sign MLE players with Dwight attraction.
Tough look

By 2012/13, Dwight will probably at his prime (more likely another year or two away from it), Jameer will be at his prime, Dwight and his personality will attract a lot of players, Rashard and Hedo will still be effective, as they will be approaching the end of their respective prime years, and we'll likely have some useful, young players from the draft, kind of like what Boston did with guys like Powe and Big Baby, etc.

As a Magic fan, I'm hardly pessimistic about the team's future at all, granted that Otis Smith doesn't do anything too stupid or SVG decides to leave (Hurts me to just think about it)

bstein14 · Post #10 » by **bstein14** » Sat May 3, 2008 2:12 am

Man if they aren't going to be willing to pay the luxury tax that Rashard Lewis deal is going to really screw up Orlando's chances of a championship with a young dominant big man.

Post #11 » by **dockingsched** » Sat May 3, 2008 2:12 am

kookie_819 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

By 2012/13

thats quite the wait there :lol:

NetsForce · Post #12 » by **NetsForce** » Sat May 3, 2008 2:13 am

kookie_819 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

True, but all I can say as a Magic fan is:

Worth every penny.

You're not going to be saying that a year or two from now :rofl:

$hard has definitely fit in as a member of the Orlando Magic but why the hell he got overpaid by that much just boggles the mind...

Post #13 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Sat May 3, 2008 2:15 am

Not a dire situation by any means. Their only bad contract is a real contributer.

Last Guardian · Post #14 » by **Last Guardian** » Sat May 3, 2008 2:17 am

Dwight has a player option in the offseason of 2013. So thats when Magic fans will start worrying.

bstein14 · Post #15 » by **bstein14** » Sat May 3, 2008 2:25 am

This is just like a few years ago. Orlando has a young superstar in McGrady but can't put anything around him because of a terrible contract in Grant Hill. Except this time Orlando has a young superstar in Howard and won't be able to to put anything around him because of a terrible contract in Lewis. HOW LONG TIL DWIGHT DEMANDS OUT?!?

Hairy Midget · Post #16 » by **Hairy Midget** » Sat May 3, 2008 2:30 am

The great thing is that Rashard is a guy who's game isn't based on athleticism. He'll be playing like this for the next five years.

Muzzleshot · Post #17 » by **Muzzleshot** » Sat May 3, 2008 2:35 am

kookie_819 wrote:...Dwight and his personality will attract a lot of players...

Sure, his personality and you forgot to mention his good looks will be reeling in the free agents.

You're dreaming.

Buckeye-NBAFan · Post #18 » by **Buckeye-NBAFan** » Sat May 3, 2008 2:55 am

kookie_819 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

True, but all I can say as a Magic fan is:

Worth every penny.

The Magic bid against themselves for an extra $25M in Shard's contract. Why trade with Seattle? Just costs you an extra 2% per year over the life of the contract, and gives Shard an extra year at $24M. You know Rashard Lewis will not be worth $24M at the age of 33.

Post #19 » by **Rooster** » Sat May 3, 2008 3:15 am

What it shows me is that they're committed to not having a consistently rising salary structure, which is a good idea. Also, how about 2010? They'll have cap space then, accounting for the combination of 1st-rounders and cap increase.

Rashard's contract is a monstrosity but we'll see if it kills them entirely.

Yes, Detroit will destroy them this year though.

JD225 · Post #20 » by **JD225** » Sat May 3, 2008 3:25 am

Wonder how much Hedo is going to get paid.