Make your best team

http://www.nba.com/2009/news/07/07/salarycap.ap/index.html?rss=true

How we suppose to know how much every player cost......

I put up Hoopshype.com and salaries. It shoes just about every player.

This is a good idea: My team..

PG: Brandon Jennings
SG:Andre Iguodala
SF:Marvin Williams
PF: Amare Stoudemire
C:Javale McGee

2nd Team
PG: Jarrett Jack
SG: JR Smith
SF:Austin Daye
PF: Al Horford
C: Jason Thompson

End of the Bench:
DeMarcus Nelson
Reggie Evans

Mine is
PG. Chris Paul
SG. Caron Butler
SF. Kevin Durant
PF. Pau Gasol
C. Brook Lopez
BENCH-
DJ White
Shaun Livingston
Corey Brewer
Kevin Love
Joakim Noah
The contracts add up to like 57 million. I went for the best possible starters and just a lot of youth on my bench.

I'll try..

Starters:

PG: Rajon Rondo (2,623,326)
SG: Brandon Roy (3,910,816)
SF: Kevin Durant (4,796,880)
PF: Amare Stoudamire (16,378,325)
C: Dwight Howard (15,133,800)

Backups:
PG: Rodney Stuckey (1,805,040)
SG: Anthony Morrow (736,420)
SF: Danilo Gallinari (3,089,040)
PF: Jason Thompson (2,035,920)
C: Al Horford (4,307,640)
PF: Oleksiy Pecherov (1,547,640)
SF: Donte Greene (870,700)

The salaries come to $57,235,597.

I could have used people like Rudy Gay (3,280,996) on my bench, but I just decided to use people that might play a backup role on a team.
I started by trying to find the best players at a low salary, then for my bigs I took players that made a high salary because I had money to spare.

PG- Calderon
SG- Roy
SF- Granger
PF- Horford
C- Nene

PG- Blake
SG- JR Smith
SF- Battier
PF- Scola
C- Hibbert

Others: Pietrus and Bonner

this adds up to about 63 million, doesnt look to good but this was just a quickly made team, tried to make it deep and have a team that would actually play together

Best of Luck beating us

G- Chris Paul 13.5
G- Kevin Durant 4.8
F- Lebron James 15.8
F- Al Horford 4.3
C- Brook Lopez 2.3

Bench
G- Rodrique Beaubois 1.1
G- Anthony Morrow 736,000
G- Courtney Lee 1.3
F- Earl Clark 1.7
F- Chuck Hayes 2.1
F- Rasheed Wallace 5.9
C- Joakim Noah 2.5

We have it all, youth, experience, guys who can do the dirty work, versatility. We might never lose, plus Rasheed will cause drama but yet provide humor

grand total- $56.3 Million

good, but I do think mine can beat yours, so dont say you can never lose lol

you dont have much of a bench there, and a team of super stars doesnt always win, not enough shots to go around, but it still looks like a really great team

what about mine ?
any problems?

i dont think rondo and amare are the best shooters to put around D12, need to make space for him, other than that i really like

Here is my team
5 starters with an 8 man bench all under the cap and no rookies

I think it would be pretty solid until a lot of the guys started wanting contract extensions, as a lot of them are still on their rookie contracts (Durant, Roy, Aldridge) and we would have to let them go because we couldn't afford to pay them.

PG - Chris Paul $13,520,500
SG - Brandon Roy $3,910,816
SF - Kevin Durant $4,796,880
PF - LaMarcus Aldridge 5,844,826
C - Dwight Howard $15,133,800

Bench - Spencer Hawes $2,332,800
Bench - Anthony Randolph $1,837,560
Bench - Carl Landry $3,000,000
Bench - Rajon Rondo$2,623,326
Bench - Thaddus Young $2,105,400
Bench - Anthony Morrow $736,420
Bench - DeAndre Jordan $736,420
Bench - Mario Chamlers $773,500

Starters - $43,206,758
Bench - $14,145,426

Total: $57,352,184

With $347,816 dollars to spare under the cap

yeah i probably could have put some better shooters around him, but i do have durant and roy who can both shoot the lights out.
and trojans i know, this was actually really fun.

i like the durant and lebron idea on the same team, soooooo many miss matches

PG Derrick Rose 5,184,480
SG Brandon Roy 3,910,816
SF Kevin Durant 4,796,880
PF LaMarcus Aldridge 5,844,826
C Dwight Howard 15,133,800

Bench
PG Russell Westbrook 3,755,640
SG Rudy Fernandez 1,165,320
SF Ron Artest 5,854,000
PF Marcus Camby 7,650,000
C JaVale McGee 1,496,640

Donte Green 870,000
DeAndre Jordan 736,420

With: 1,301,178 Cap Left

If my team meshed well and didn't complain about PT (unlikely) I don't think this team could lose. I only have one person with an attitude too, Artest.

kong, a lot of your bench players really wouldnt be bench players on an actual team (rondo, young, hawes) but you have a very good team overall

Starters:
PG-Chris Paul (13.5mill)
SG-Brandon Roy (3.9mill)
SF-Danny Granger (9.9mill)
PF-David West (2mill)
C-Dwight Howard (15.2mill)
=44.5 mill

Bench:
PG-Aaron Brooks (1.1mill)
SG-Rudy Fernandez(1.2mill)
G-Randy Foye (3.5mill)
F-Danillo Gallinari (3.1mill)
Anthony Randolph (1.8mill)
C-Javale Mcgee (1.5mill)
Deandre Jordan (.8mill)
=13 mill

Total Salary = $57.5 million

This team is great because it has the perfect blend of inside/outside game. There are also no players that should be full time starters yet on my bench which could have lead to disgruntled players and disrupted chemistry. Defensively this team could match up with anyone.

PG- Rajon Rondo (2.62)
SG- OJ Mayo ( 4.16)
SF-Andre Igoudala ( 12.2)
PF- Andrea Bargnani (6.52)
C- Brook Lopez(2.25)

Bench
G- Johnny Flynn (2.96)
G- Mike Taylor (0.736)
G- Nick Young ( 1.74)
F- De Andre Jordan (0.736)
F- James Posey ( 6.03)
F-Dejuan Blair
C- Javale Mcgee- (1.49)

All this cost 41 million Cheap and effective.......still don't know how much dejuan blair would cost, but still won't raise the overall salary by that much.......this team is a force to be reckoned with

Yeah I agree my teams bench wouldn't be bench players in the NBA, but the goal was a fantasy team right?

like I said my team is also screwed in two years when a lot of the teams entry level contracts are up

Many of you guys have done a good job building teams that are more suited for an actual season (balancing attitudes, experience, and thinking of long term growth of the team) I might try to build one more like that later this afternoon.

your team is cheap, and possibly effective...but it would be a lottery team nonetheless

MSNY.......Your Starters Cost More then my Team lmaooo but nice Group, not sure if the starters can play together but nice

Well when I thought of this my team was something like...
PG: Aaron Brooks (1,118,520)
SG: Andre Iguadola (12,200,000)
SF: Shane Battier (6,864,200)
PF: Dirk Nowitzki (19,795,714)
C: Kendrick Perkins (4,250,000)

Bench:
PF:Jason Thompson ($2,035,920)
SG: Rudy Fernandez ($1,165,320)
C: Marc Gasol (3,240,000)
PG: Shaun Livingston (???)
SF: Eduardo Najera (3,100,000)
PF:Mikki Moore (2,000,000)
DeAndre Jordan (736,420)

It was harder then I thought, but yep...after looking I spent alot on some starters, but that should be right around 57 Million. Possibly a little over. Is my team good?

It is very good, but I would have spent that near 7 mill on someone other than Battier, can you explain what you did there ?

My team average age is possibley under 26 years old and they are a nice young core......each person puts something on the table, and the bench is pretty strong with flynn leading and young being a scorer, they also have a defensive presence in mcgee, and a outside stopper in posey.......My team was realistic non-the-less and that was what i was aiming for......

Lottery Common lol they probably will have better chemistry then alot of these teams

I think just my bench could be the 8th seed in the east.

I had Iggy at the 3, but then I looked at the players I had already picked.
Dirk and Brooks so I thought I should drop Iggy to the 2 and bring in a defensive minded player who won't be bothered if he doesn't score and can help spread the floor since Iggy isn't the best shooter. Then I picked Perkins to help rebound because Dirk won't do it every night. Brooks was cheap and a nice player that can hit an open shot and create if needed and Dirk is Dirk; he brings that experience. The bench is young which is why I threw in Mikki Moore and Najera to help out.

I was trying to maintain reality without going to much into a fantasy. Every team has a Star or two or an up and coming one so I had two already set with a nice bunch of role players and some young studs who can score.

No way in hell does David West only make $2 million per year.

according to nba trade machine he does, which is according to espn as well... so i am afraid even tho he does deserve more, thats his price tag

If you go to hoopshype, I think he makes over 6 million. My team would beat yours too =]

That's weird I never noticed that before. ESPN does only have him listed at 2 million per season. I think Hoopshype has it right at 9 million though.

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/new_orleans.htm

That's hoopshype for you, one of the most reliable sources for salaries. :)

PG Rajon Rondo 2,623,326
SG Kevin Durant 4,796,880
SF Lebron James 15,779,972
PF Blake Griffen 4,983,480
C Andrew Bogut 10,000,000

Rudy Gay $3,280,996
Rudy Fernandez $1,165,320
Kalenna Azubuike $3,132,000
Andray Blatche $3,000,000
Jason Thompson $2,035,920
Rodrigue Beaubuis $1,075,440
Serge Ibaka 1,120,200
Joe Crawford $736,420

Left 2 roster spots open and totaled $54 million nearly.. left 3 million and change open for the youngsters on team and growing salaries. I'm not too familiar with NBA roster payout and the luxury tax element of this, but here's my team.

Great backcourt starting and bench, lacking on the frontcourt though.

Looks like too many projects in front court (Ibaka, Thompson, Blatche)

What you guys think, suggestions?

first of all, first post, welcome to the site.

But your team does look good, but your right you do have a very young frontcourt, but otherwise well done.

Yes, it is a great site, everyone here has tons of basketball knowledge, and im sure we'd all love to hear what you know.

PG: Russell Westbrook- 3.76 got a PG who can take it to the rack at will and get to the foul line; also a great rebounder/defender for a PG...
SG: Brandon Roy- 3.9 a 2 that will be the end-of-game closer and is a good distributor.
SF: Shane Battier-6.9 the 3 is a lockdown defender who can stretch the court and hit the open 3~ doesn't need a lot of shots.
PF: Kevin Garnett- 14.4 this is my guy, first and foremost, a selfless team player. can hit the open shot, gets into on defense, great passer
C: Pau Gasol- 14.45 good offensive game anywhere, whether it's in the post or hitting the mid range

6: Brook Lopez 2.3- also a good post game and a good rebounder/shot blocker
7: Aaron Brooks- 1.11- spark off the bench and instant offense.
8: Wilson Chandler 1.3- another solid wing defender who can stretch the court
9: Antonio McDyess -5.85- veteran guy who can step up and give solid everything
10: Rudy Fernandez 1.2- a good 3pt shooter and an athlete~ good team guy, good energy off the bench
11: George Hill -1.11- can come in against bigger PG if Brooks can't hold it down
12: Aaron Afflalo- 1.1- another solid defender if needed off the bench

$57.38 M

The key is late first-rounders because they have the lowest salaries while they're still at the rookie rates... I think this would be a great TEAM

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