Observer staff writer Rick Bonnell takes an early stab at how the new team's roster might look after the expansion draft, the rookie draft and free-agency:
THE EXPANSION DRAFT
NAME TEAM SALARY COMMENT
Walter McCarty Boston $1.2M Good-guy veteran who could be a mentor
Bostjan Nachbar Houston $1.24M First-rounder in Jeff Van Gundy's doghouse
Brian Scalabrine New Jersey $850, 000 Scrappy kid with an affordable salary
Erick Strickland Milwaukee $1.65M A veteran backup/teacher
Gerald Wallace Sacramento $1.38M Athletic small forward needs a jump shot
Primoz Brezec Indiana $1.55M Can always use a young 7-footer
Cezary Trybanski New York $1.76M Can always use another young 7-footer
Jeff Trepagnier Denver $0 A restricted free agent who could become unrestricted
Zaza Pachulia Orlando $0 Another restricted free agent...
Matt Carroll San Antonio $0 Another restricted free agent...
EXPANSION DRAFT, SUGGESTED SIDE DEALS
Jahidi White Phoenix $5.88M If Suns would compensate Bobcats with cash and a future draft pick
Elden Campbell Detroit $4.4M If Pistons send a future first-rounder and cash to clear cap space to re-sign Mehmet Okur and Rasheed Wallace
Rick Fox LA Lakers $0* Bobcats avoid a guaranteed salary and the Lakers retain young players Kareem Rush and Luke Walton
ROOKIE DRAFT
Jameer Nelson St. Joe's $2.5M** A dynamic (and undersized) point guard
FREE AGENCY
Rodney White Denver $3M Somebody has to score points for this bunch or they'll average 60 a game
PROJECTED PAYROLL: $25.41 million
PROJECTED SALARY CAP: Approximately $30 million (two-thirds of other teams and the Bobcats can exceed that through cap exceptions)
PROJECTED RECORD: 22-60
* This assumes that Fox would sign his retirement papers -- voiding the final season on his contract -- after being chosen in the expansion draft.
** Rookie wage scale for the 4th pick in 2004.
I can't see Sacramento letting Gerald Wallace go Jameer is a obvious pick at this point, and Rodney White are leading scorer?
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I've heard rumours that Rick Fox will retire after this year......
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It's completely the Kings' option on Wallace. They have exactly 8 guys under contract for next season, so they need to only expose one of them. The guys they have are Webber, Bibby, Miller, Christie, Stojakovic, Jackson, Peeler, and Wallace. If for whatever reason they've given up on Wallace and want to cut his $1.4 million loose, they could choose to leave him unprotected for you guys to nab. If they still think Wallace will do something for them in the future, they can just leave Webber unprotected, ensuring no one from their roster is picked.
EDIT: After looking at another source, it looks like they also have a team option on Songaila, so they may actually have 9 guys. In that case, they could do the same thing outlined above -- add Wallace to the unprotected list if they've given up, or add someone like Christie as another the Bobcats won't take if they still see promise in Wallace.
Originally posted by MJG!
It's completely the Kings' option on Wallace. They have exactly 8 guys under contract for next season, so they need to only expose one of them. The guys they have are Webber, Bibby, Miller, Christie, Stojakovic, Jackson, Peeler, and Wallace. If for whatever reason they've given up on Wallace and want to cut his $1.4 million loose, they could choose to leave him unprotected for you guys to nab. If they still think Wallace will do something for them in the future, they can just leave Webber unprotected, ensuring no one from their roster is picked.
EDIT: After looking at another source, it looks like they also have a team option on Songaila, so they may actually have 9 guys. In that case, they could do the same thing outlined above -- add Wallace to the unprotected list if they've given up, or add someone like Christie as another the Bobcats won't take if they still see promise in Wallace.
If that's the case, why not leave Webber unprotected? Not a chance in the world Charlotte takes his contract, I think he's making $17 Million+ this season, and still has a few years left on it. I'd leave Webber unprotected without thinking twice if I were the Kings...
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A few problems:
1) He only has Charlotte making 13 selections in the expansion draft. They must select at least 14 players.
2) He only has 11 players on the roster. They would need to add at least one more FA.
Finally, IMO that team would come nowhere near 22 wins. They'd be lucky to win 11.
You got that last part right. I didn't even notice that the last time I visited this thread, but that record is nuts. When your best player is Rodney White, you aren't winning 22 games.
i just had a thought, and it seems no one has mentioned it on here anywhere so far.
Stromile Swift..... this guy has some insane athletic ability and pretty high potential.
he would also be a pretty in-expensive, possible star for a team who looks like they are in for a looong season.
most improved player award any1?
If that's the case, why not leave Webber unprotected?
Because the Bobcats will be able to shop him hard around the league for some team in dire need of a PF, and willing to give away with some pretty good players, draft picks, money or whatever they'll asked.
Walter McCarty Boston $1.2M Good-guy veteran who could be a mentor
Bostjan Nachbar Houston $1.24M First-rounder in Jeff Van Gundy's doghouse
Brian Scalabrine New Jersey $850, 000 Scrappy kid with an affordable salary
Erick Strickland Milwaukee $1.65M A veteran backup/teacher
Gerald Wallace Sacramento $1.38M Athletic small forward needs a jump shot
Primoz Brezec Indiana $1.55M Can always use a young 7-footer
Cezary Trybanski New York $1.76M Can always use another young 7-footer
Jeff Trepagnier Denver $0 A restricted free agent who could become unrestricted
Zaza Pachulia Orlando $0 Another restricted free agent...
Matt Carroll San Antonio $0 Another restricted free agent...
wow, in that team Nocioni, Bodiroga or Jasikevicius would be the franchise-players
I hope that the Bobcats will try to make a competitive roster with smart moves because the expansion draft doesn't look too promising for them.
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