2019-2020 Official Regular Season Thread

[The Neighborhood Bully]

There are only 5 teams projected to have cap space this offseason - Atlanta, Charlotte, Detroit, Miami, and  the Knicks.

https://earlybirdrights.com/salary-cap/

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Team	'19 Team Salary	'19 Tax Space	'19 Hard-Capped?	Proj. '20 Cap Space	Proj. '21 Cap Space	Proj. '20 Tax Space	Proj. '21 Tax Space
ATL	112,342,555	20,310,835	No	49,610,746	51,541,505	69,911,591	88,266,143
BOS	119,147,133	12,582,746	Yes	None	None	-9,584,840	46,282,183
BKN	127,424,041	6,319,541	Yes	None	None	-6,035,661	19,096,599
CHA	122,468,679	7,668,955	Yes	24,319,913	54,993,608	43,028,806	93,566,322
CHI	113,930,996	18,696,004	Yes	None	34,740,188	51,215,451	77,613,173
CLE	131,220,831	1,304,847	Yes	None	30,128,861	9,990,094	47,390,882
DAL	123,284,199	9,342,801	Yes	None	37,722,441	26,707,995	63,952,033
DEN	130,861,411	3,046,625	Yes	None	9,201,324	35,552,834	39,778,955
DET	130,906,458	1,720,542	Yes	34,240,070	36,034,066	56,042,674	86,934,772
GSW	131,008,137	1,030,085	Yes	None	None	-25,246,965	-39,608,590
HOU	126,560,177	5,613,884	No	None	None	10,104,491	22,867,523
IND	114,591,944	18,535,056	Yes	None	None	16,681,282	55,239,689
LAC	131,362,658	1,285,433	No	None	None	29,960,947	115,952,992
LAL	120,604,780	12,014,437	No	None	32,723,460	51,780,197	100,681,807
MEM	128,936,908	4,529,861	Yes	None	64,602,934	27,375,446	96,235,635
MIA	133,897,603	-988,770	Yes	26,394,931	49,859,253	51,541,530	96,933,855
MIL	130,229,664	2,222,469	No	None	None	4,979,656	55,863,892
MIN	133,229,188	-1,136,270	Yes	None	28,710,871	26,016,583	47,912,303
NOP	117,626,046	17,599,575	No	None	None	56,730,932	117,809,200
NYK	108,610,063	24,044,524	No	31,432,216	71,016,750	52,540,796	93,247,214
OKC	133,256,688	-801,067	No	None	None	23,404,731	78,844,314
ORL	127,390,784	5,299,277	Yes	None	None	31,146,932	65,853,646
PHI	130,102,816	2,257,448	No	None	None	-7,920,412	1,644,378
PHX	120,859,344	12,132,097	No	None	43,203,678	39,155,565	89,411,370
POR	137,667,428	-3,956,044	No	None	None	21,810,604	45,329,795
SAC	116,590,831	15,995,364	No	None	20,262,384	33,568,236	78,486,102
SAS	123,807,109	9,319,891	Yes	None	73,892,999	13,757,347	111,123,544
TOR	125,154,361	7,728,131	Yes	None	57,310,572	50,531,241	99,953,371
UTH	120,805,158	10,534,780	No	None	18,291,412	21,057,642	102,937,476
WAS	131,286,439	621,786	Yes	None	None	26,576,709	25,625,824

 

[JJZFL]

3 hours ago, billy5783 said:

Alright guys, I want your opinions! I am about to get my first jersey and am stumped on whether to go with Fultz or Isaac. Probably going to be my only jersey for the foreseeable future, so I want to get someone who may be more likely to be around a bit longer. Who should I go with here?

I think the question with Isaac will be his durability.  He’s now missed most of two out of three of his nba seasons.   The most recent injury didn’t seem to be related to heavy contact or a fall.  It was more that he stepped the wrong way.  
 

Will this come to an end starting next season or does his build predispose him to repetitive injuries?   At this point unfortunately I think it’s an open question.  

[Jay Magic]

 

[Mauro Pedrosa]

53 minutes ago, Jay Magic said:

 

Solid dude 

[jec]

2 hours ago, Jay Magic said:

 

What a tandem they could be

[Just a regular Magic fan]

18 hours ago, The Neighborhood Bully said:

Orlando’s 105.5 offensive rating is easily the worst mark of any playoff team, ranking 26th overall in the NBA. However, asked by Josh Robbins of The Athletic if the Magic will prioritize acquiring offensive-minded players going forward, president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman suggested it isn’t quite that simple. 

“I think we’ve already done that. I just think that they’re young,” Weltman said.“Jonathan Isaac is going to be a good offensive player. Mo Bamba’s going to be a good offensive player. Chuma Okeke is going to be a good offensive player. We’re trying to get two-way players. The trick is to not get guys who are just good offensive players. So I don’t think we look at it like, ‘This year we draft an offensive player.’ We try to draft good basketball players.”

 

 

Thanks for that. It helps me understand what the heck we are trying to do. Now some of the things Fultz4thewin has been saying makes more sense to me.

[Magicman28]

15 hours ago, Fultz4thewin said:

Vucevic would be just as tradable on a one year 17 million contract. It's the commitment that cuts teams off the list

And what they’re giving up.

When I say no one wants said player, I’m not saying they wouldn’t take him, you’re not going to get anything substantial back.

[hootie249]

18 hours ago, Tank Vogel said:

There are 29 other teams in the NBA that can fit Fournier in some capacity. Vuc is the much harder fit as the more his volume drops off, the less useful he is to you. 

Seriously, once he signed that contract i knew we were screwed. That said i like Vuc and always valued him on his old contract. He will probably put up his 20 and 10 the  whole contract. He can be valuable, we just have to run some line-ups next year with Isaac at the 5. Will he be ok with that? If he doesn't pout we can make it work. 

      Basically i think we are stuck with him, unless we can get a dysfunctional team to take him. 

Had to edit, i think there was a small chance to unload him to the Kings,Hawks and Hornets. Still one team left.

[ML6]

I hope Okeke is good because Thybulle and Clarke are looking like big impact guys.

[Jay Magic]

11 minutes ago, ML6 said:

I hope Okeke is good because Thybulle and Clarke are looking like big impact guys.

He's going to be excellent

[Fultz4thewin]

1 hour ago, Magicman28 said:

And what they’re giving up.

When I say no one wants said player, I’m not saying they wouldn’t take him, you’re not going to get anything substantial back.

Sure. Best case scenario is you hope you can find someone looking to get off 2021 money so they can be players in free agency while not suffering a significant drop off in offensive production. 

[Fultz4thewin]

14 minutes ago, Jay Magic said:

He's going to be excellent

Eh. You might want to temper your expectations. He's got significant upside but he's probably going to be something like a more productive Joe Ingles or a Morris brother without the baggage and a higher basketball IQ.