According to ESPN.com, the
cap number will come in at $58.68M, slightly below expectations.
Other pertinent information:
- Luxury tax threshold: $71.15M (The Sixers could easily be paying the luxury tax, depending on the size of Iguodala's deal)
- The mid-level exception has been set at $5.585M. The Sixers do not have a mid-level to play with.
It's a waiting game now, I'm hoping a formal announcement on the Brand signing will come tonight so I can rest easy, but it's doubtful.
Here's a question for you, which team is the biggest loser early in free agency?
- Clippers: Lose Brand and Maggette, sign Baron Davis to pass to...Al Thornton?
- GSW: Swap Baron for Maggette.
- Wizards: Same team, just $160M more expensive.
- Memphis: All that cap space, but won't spend it.
I don't think the luxury tax is an issue. Even if Iggy makes 14 per and Lou makes 7 per, which is ludicrous for both, they will still be 3.5 below the cap or so with their current roster and all they can sign really are nba minimum players.
Assuming Brand takes them up to the cap...nevermind. Nevermind, you're right. I wasn't taking the cap hold numbers into account. They should be fine.
I think the Wizards are so stupid though. I assume they lose Roger Mason as well.
I guess ownership is willing to overpay for 42-win seasons and no financial room for improvement.
I think a max deal for Arenas was absolutely insane.
I'd have to say it is a tie for the Warriors and Clippers.
Warriors get: Maggette and Turiaf possibly, lose Davis and Pietrus
Clippers get: Baron Davis, but lose Brand and Maggette
The only hope those teams have is to get either Josh Smith or Shawn Marion.
GState needs to re-sign Ellis as well.
Ellis and Biedrins. That team is going to wind up awfully expensive especially considering they only swapped Baron for Maggette. Still don't have a legit point, either.