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Originally Posted by mercury Major props to Micro... this is a very time consuming exercise and well beyond the call of duty.
I like the concept of throwing out different scenarios (even though there's probably 200 different scenarios) |
Thanks Merc (and TFD). It's been a real challenge but I'm a sucker for learning so...
There are a load of scenarios for most teams but the fact that many Pistons are signed and I excluded trades from this look meant that really the big decision (Ben) is the key one for how FA plays out, not only this year, but in future seasons.
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Originally Posted by mercury My belief is that scenario #2 is the most likely... I don't see a 12M market for Ben. |
To be honest, the longer contract for slightly less allows the Pistons to defer salary and tax. What we are seeing though is that without a large jump in league revenues, the Pistons will be "capped out" for several years to come if they wish to keep a talented and veteran core.
The days of Dumars rebuilding with salary space and multi-player trades are gone for the time being.
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Originally Posted by mercury I'm still struggling with the concept of being able to offer a one year player (Acker) a qualifying offer... this may be right but I'd like to see this documented somewhere. |
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Restricted free agency exists only on a limited basis. It is allowed following the fourth year of rookie "scale" contracts for first-round draft picks. It is also allowed for all veteran free agents who have been in the league three or fewer seasons. However, a first round draft pick becomes an unrestricted free agent following his second or third season if his team does not exercise its option to extend the player's rookie scale contract for the next season. All other free agency is limited to unrestricted free agency.
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Originally Posted by mercury I'm leaning towards our #60 playing for Souix Falls (on our salary) and the team not using the bi-annual so they can give existing players a chance to prove themselves.... especially considering the lux tax... it's very possible that Joe deosn't use the MLE either... which could leave the team under the lux threshold.... this MLE player would have to be a major stud to cost Mr. D multi millions in lost tax distribution. |
If Joe only re-signs Ben, doesn't use one exception, we will have room for the 60th pick based upon my assumptions. The problem is a lack of trade assets if the MLE and Bi-Annual are not used. We're basically looking at trading from the existing bench less Hunter.
The tax impact should be looked at as a team cost, not specific to one exception or free agent (Ben). If money was no object, Joe could look into options like a Cato S&T with Sacramento.
What I hoped to show is that losing Ben doesn't get us out of being capped out, and that the ability to add talent in our current situation is entirely at the hands of ownership and how much money they are willing to pay. Many teams will pay luxury tax next year. As fans, we can't consistently expect Cadillac results from a mid-range sedan.