- 1,130
- 115
Assuming another $2.5 million increase in the cap, next year' cap is $58.1 million. If this were to go down and Matrix were to opt out at season'send, the Heat would be about $21 million UNDER the cap, a figure that could increase to almost $24 million in cap room if Smush doesn't pick up his option.
I just checked out ESPN to see what some of the potential free agent crop looks like this summer:
(ETO): Early termination option, i.e. the player can opt out and become an unrestricted free agent.
(R): Restricted free agent.
Josh Childress (R)
Josh Smith (R)
Emeka Okafor (R)
Luol Deng (R)
Ben Gordon (R)
Chris Duhon
Daniel Gibson (R)
DaSagana Diop
Allen Iverson (ETO)
Monta Ellis (R)
Baron Davis (ETO)
Jermaine O'Neal (ETO)
Elton Brand (ETO)
Corey Maggette (ETO)
Juan Carlos Navarro (R)
Nenad Kristic (R)
Louis Williams (R)
Andre Iguodala (R)
Ron Artest (ETO)
Beno Udrih
Jose Calderon (R)
Gilbert Arenas (ETO)
Antwan Jamison
Damn.
Imagine a core of Dwyane Wade, a potential #1 pick (let's say Michael Beasley, and $20+ million in cap space with those names.
I just checked out ESPN to see what some of the potential free agent crop looks like this summer:
(ETO): Early termination option, i.e. the player can opt out and become an unrestricted free agent.
(R): Restricted free agent.
Josh Childress (R)
Josh Smith (R)
Emeka Okafor (R)
Luol Deng (R)
Ben Gordon (R)
Chris Duhon
Daniel Gibson (R)
DaSagana Diop
Allen Iverson (ETO)
Monta Ellis (R)
Baron Davis (ETO)
Jermaine O'Neal (ETO)
Elton Brand (ETO)
Corey Maggette (ETO)
Juan Carlos Navarro (R)
Nenad Kristic (R)
Louis Williams (R)
Andre Iguodala (R)
Ron Artest (ETO)
Beno Udrih
Jose Calderon (R)
Gilbert Arenas (ETO)
Antwan Jamison
Damn.