Arsenal wrote:Hey, if the owners had an unlimited budget, then it would be great. However that's not how the real world works. There is always a budget the team has to work within, especially factoring in the dynamics of the luxury tax.
This team is likely to be over the tax line this year, and WAY over next year when Simmons' MAX extension kicks in. Then we'll see how harmless it is to the team that we're paying Butler + Harris a combined $10-15M/yr too much. In that 3rd year of going over the tax we'll be facing the dreaded repeater tax also.
Yes, there is a cap for the roster, but it doesn't take in consideration money made from the playoffs, the further you go the more money that is brought in to cover some of the tax they're paying. Also, you can always move a player if need be, all 4 possible max contracts will have a value to them in a trade unless a serious injury happens. If things don't go well for some reason next year, I'd expect Butler could be moved for a shorter term contract, like for instance Butler(4 years remaining) to a team that's still trying to contend, like CP3(2 years remaining). Harris being a stretch 4 and able to handle secondary ball-handling duties will probably make him a positive trade asset during his contract.
Got to also remember, the salary cap will continue to climb and with that, those last numbers won't be going against this year's cap, but the cap during those years, we may be talking about 130 million dollar caps by then.
