The 2023-2024 salary cap is $136.021 million. What is the best 8-man rotation you can put together that comes under that figure for this season?
Assumptions:
- This is a single season evaluation just for the 2023-2024 season (use this season’s salary for a player and ignore future contract value)
- Player performance is based on this season’s performance (you’re getting 38 year old Lebron, not Heatles Lebron)
- Just choose 8 players (act as if you will fill in the rest of the 15-man roster with players that will not play meaningful minutes)
- Fit matters (balancing positions, play styles, strengths / weaknesses etc is a factor)
- Postseason matters (act as if success is a ship, so playoff experience is a plus)
For consistency, use this source for player 2023-2024 salaries: https://www.espn.com/nba/salaries
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This is the best I could do without using rookie contracts or max contracts:
Starters:
- Jalen Brunson, PG: $26,346,666
- Lu Dort, SG/SF: $15,277,778
- Mikal Bridges, SG/SF: $21,700,000
- Lauri Markkanen, PF: $17,259,999
- Mitchell Robinson, C: $15,681,818
Bench:
- Dejounte Murray, PG/SG: $18,214,000
- Miles Bridges, SF/PF: $7,921,300
- Naz Reid, C: $12,950,400
Brunson and Markkanen were on my consideration list, great contract values
I like this but there’s gotta be someone better at the 2. Dort is just Brooks with better PR. Dejounte is way better than him
Pg - Tyreese Haliburton $5M Sg - Anthony Edward’s $9M Sf - Giannis Antetokounmpo F $45 Pf - Chet Holmgren F $11M C - Jokic $45M
6 - Tyrese Maxey G $4M 7 - Isaiah Joe Wing $2M 8 - Sengun C $3M
$125M spent