Philly has to spend $30M, who will they sign ?

[BigTicket]

According to the CBA every team has to use at least 90% of the salary cap, which means Philly has to sign some free agents for around $30M total. I think they were planning to take expiring contracts plus picks from teams looking to sign big free agents, but those opportunities are mostly gone, so what does Philly do now ? They have to spend the money.

Do they go after Monroe ? Ariza ? Blatche ? Stephenson ?

[outbreak]

Isn't the penalty for being under the cap just that you have to pay your current line up more money? So they won't need to spend all of the 30mil. They'll probably get rental vets like Orlando

[MP.Trey]

Deng.

[qrich]

Isn't the penalty for being under the cap just that you have to pay your current line up more money? So they won't need to spend all of the 30mil. They'll probably get rental vets like Orlando

Yup.

If they don't reach the salary floor, the difference is split between the players under contract.

[JohnFreeman]

Could have got Isaiah

[RoundMoundOfReb]

They should throw a ridiculous offer sheet at a rival team's RFA just to **** with them...

[BigTicket]

They should throw a ridiculous offer sheet at a rival team's RFA just to **** with them...

Philly doesn't have any rivals though, they are tanking again next year.

If I was them I would probably try to get Monroe, though I think Detroit is going to match whatever they offer.

[Yankstar]

Philly doesn't have any rivals though, they are tanking again next year.

If I was them I would probably try to get Monroe, though I think Detroit is going to match whatever they offer.

Their rivals are those challenging them for the worst record in the NBA

[qrich]

Philly doesn't have any rivals though, they are tanking again next year.

If I was them I would probably try to get Monroe, though I think Detroit is going to match whatever they offer.

Why not Bleds? Build a defensive monster duo around him and Noel....oh me.

[AKADS]

They will wait for a team that is in the Tax and isn't doing well in the middle of the season, and take on salary and picks to help get them out of the tax.

My guess is Brooklyn but they have no real assets. Maybe Denver

[StephHamann]

Spanoulis max contract

[Sarcastic]

There should be a much harsher penalty for such an egregious act.

[bagelred]

Well you don't actually HAVE to spend the money...or I should say, fill the cap space.

My understanding what happens is everyone on team would get a raise for the season in proportion to make sure Philly pays out at least 90% of the salary cap, if that makes sense.

So they really don't need to sign anyone, but teams usually fill up cap space anyway....

[coin24]

Send them to dleague, tanking as.sholes.

[MellowYellow]

Well you don't actually HAVE to spend the money...or I should say, fill the cap space.

My understanding what happens is everyone on team would get a raise for the season in proportion to make sure Philly pays out at least 90% of the salary cap, if that makes sense.

So they really don't need to sign anyone, but teams usually fill up cap space anyway....

Why not just acquire some assets by taking on someone else's expirings instead.