2017 Official Offseason Thread

[chosen12 75]

With Mack already in Orlando, why have the Magic front office not waived C.J. Watson......is there a possible trade,

or just holding out to the last possible moment...for reasons unknown?

 

[The Neighborhood Bully 266]

Let’s start with the basics: The Magic have $77.9 million in guaranteed salary next season. That includes the $1 million guaranteed to C.J. Watson. The rest of his $5 million contract becomes guaranteed if he is not cut by Monday, July 10. It appears Watson will be cut before Monday’s deadline.

 

The Magic have also signed Jonathan Isaac to his rookie contract, which will add another $4.2 million to the total.

 

If we assume Mack makes $6 million for next season, the Magic have $88.1 million in guaranteed salary already on the books.

 

Orlando has several non-guaranteed deals they seem likely to hold onto. Marcus Georges-Hunt and Patricio Garino each have minimum deals netting them $1.3 million, guaranteed if they remain on the roster on opening night.

 

That increases the salary amount to $90.7 million. Adding in the cap holds for the two open roster spots and a $2.25 million traded player exception from the Serge Ibakatrade and the Magic’s cap number comes to $94.6 million.

 

It leaves the Magic with about $4.5 million in cap space. They could increase that by renouncing the Ibaka trade exception (not likely at this point). But that is roughly how much is left (my math is different from ESPN cap guru Bobby Marks, but is close enough for this discussion).

 

The Magic would also have the room exception worth about $4.5 million at their disposal too. So Orlando can use two $4.5 million contracts to fill those final two contracts. The Magic are also right near the salary floor. They are a likely candidate to be searching to take on more money at the trade deadline to meet that number if they do not sign anyone else this summer.

 

So the Magic used the majority of their available cap space to sign Mack. Call that their splashy move. They have limited their ability now to take on some contracts in a trade if that is the route they still decide to go. Considering the big salaries the Magic might try to trade, it seems like that asset may have decreased in value some.

http://orlandomagicdaily.com/2017/07/09/orlando-magic-eat-limited-space-shelvin-mack-signing/

 

EDIT: Fixed link

[chosen12 75]

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Thanks, it sounds like they will wait to the last possible moment.

[Franchero MVP 391]

Our management is going to look really stupid if Smith continues to kill it in the regular season, Payton continues to suck at shooting, and Isaac becomes only a decent roll player.

 

Call me pessimistic but this seems like the likeliest scenario right now -- id love to be wrong though

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[MagicFanInNevada 51]

Kings summer league roster: Fox, Jackson, Giles, Hield, and Labisierre

[Mauro Pedrosa 1,032]

Kings summer league roster: Fox, Jackson, Giles, Hield, and Labisierre

Could probably take the Magic in a 7 game series

[MagicFanInNevada 51]

Could probably take the Magic in a 7 game series

 

Sad but probably true. They have Frank Mason as well

[Franchero MVP 391]

Kings summer league roster: Fox, Jackson, Giles, Hield, and Labisierre

 

Damn Kings look way better than us right now.

 

This is awful.

[magicdoc1 261]

Damn Kings look way better than us right now.

 

This is awful.

They are just in the wrong conference. They are not going anywhere anytime soon. They are still a lottery team just like us.

[HeHateMe 697]

Damn Kings look way better than us right now.

 

This is awful.

 

Yea I don't think most people realize how bad we really are.

 

When I was looking at our roster on the ESPN trade machine thing this morning , I literally wasn't aware how awful it is. So much work to be done.

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You're a day late with this post.... Looks like everyone finally let the beef die down.... Thank god.........