+110 000 Hours wrote:
I was thinking the same thing...... who gives a crap if they have to pay luxury tax.....MLSE or BELL or ROGERS makes enough $$$$ ...WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN.... you have to spend $$$ if you want to win (long term)
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I was thinking the same thing...... who gives a crap if they have to pay luxury tax.....MLSE or BELL or ROGERS makes enough $$$$ ...WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN.... you have to spend $$$ if you want to win (long term)
MLSE green lighted Grunwald to spend a lot of money back at the peak of "Vinsanity". If they ever put something legit together again I'm sure they'll get green lighted to spend up to the threshold but not beyond given the new rules.
Isn't the real advantage of spending towards the luxury tax the ability to take risks by giving out bad contracts and then just letting those rot if the risk backfires? Most of the big spenders in the league have always had a crap contract that caused them to go into luxury tax. I don't think its a necessity that the Raps have to go with that approach even if they become contenders.
Unless if we are considering giving max contracts to deserving players (like Miami, minus Bosh), but I don't see those guys being available for Toronto unless we draft really well (ie, Val/Ross become mega stars).
Ken Berger @KBergCBS
Assuming Dwight re-signs, rough math for Lakers' guaranteed commitments for '13-'14, first year of super tax: $92M for six players.Lakers are going to be paying more in tax that 2&3 teams combined! Yikes.Ken Berger @KBergCBS
Based on $75M tax line, Lakers would owe $34.3M in tax for those six players at $92M alone. That's $126M for half a team.
Last edited by Matt52; Fri Aug 10th, 2012 at 10:03 AM.
Yeah I saw that tweet. I suppose having 4 veteran All-NBA players isn't, and shouldn't be, cheap...but that's just a little mindbottling. You know, when things are so crazy it gets your thoughts all trapped, like in a bottle.
Man oh man, OKC has got to be PIIIIIIISSSED!!!
I beleive the Lakers are one of those teams that can turn a profit no matter how much they are spending.
Team payrolls.
Just decided to put up the numbers of the team's payrolls in the league.
http://hoopshype.com/salaries.htm
Team Payrolls
1. Los Angeles Lakers
$97,740,731
2. Brooklyn Nets
$82,863,544
3. Miami Heat
$82,629,170
4. Orlando Magic
$73,312,267
5. Philadelphia 76ers
$72,705,528
6. New York Knicks
$68,989,028
7. Golden State Warriors
$66,699,736
8. Detroit Pistons
$66,009,791
9. Memphis Grizzlies
$65,621,568
10. Utah Jazz
$64,192,721
11. San Antonio Spurs
$63,687,035
12. Washington Wizards
$62,043,724
13. Los Angeles Clippers
$61,619,891
14. Dallas Mavericks
$61,217,894
15. Milwaukee Bucks
$60,678,085
16. New Orleans Hornets
$57,053,630
17. Charlotte Bobcats
$56,820,187
18. Oklahoma City Thunder
$56,638,264
19. Phoenix Suns
$55,856,415
20. Toronto Raptors
$55,786,355
21. Chicago Bulls
$55,702,768
22. Sacramento Kings
$54,886,455
23. Atlanta Hawks
$53,089,031
24. Portland Trail Blazers
$53,013,198
25. Indiana Pacers
$50,530,897
26. Denver Nuggets
$50,059,814
27. Cleveland Cavaliers
$48,498,938
28. Houston Rockets
$48,195,649
29. Minnesota Timberwolves
$44,513,198
30. Boston Celtics
$36,512,932
These numbers do not include a lot of deals. For example, Boston is over the cap now and Toronto is around $58M (they don't include Gray).
Hmmm. Sorry for the inconvenience Matt, didn't know too sure whether these were updated or not.
No worries.
If you are looking HoopsWorld.com is pretty up to date. Historically HoopsHype.com has been more reliable but of late the nod goes to HW.com.
Alright thanks for that Matt. Just thought I'd post the payrolls to give everyone an idea on the overall financial statuses of teams.
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