They’re pretty comfortable, they don’t have to panic looking at themselves in the mirror, and they make many franchises want to be in the same situation. The accountants of the Atlanta Hawks present to you their salary report for the coming season, with strong and interesting prospects for the summer of 2020.
A little practical guide to Salary Cap and the Exceptions
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Financial situation in relation to the course
- The Luxury Tax threshold is set at $ 132,627,000 this year.
- The NBA’s Salary Cap is set at $ 109,140,000 this year.
- With 103,633,724$ Contractually planned this season, the Hawks are quietly managing their business and do not have a huge long-term contract that could destroy their flexibility.
- We take the same model, and we start over. After recovering Carmelo Anthony’s contract ball last year, in addition to a Miles Plumlee which was useless, the management of Atlanta decided to double the stake by taking care of Chandler Parsons this time. Here the useless money to spend, just to create a spot in the workforce, we continue the announced cleaning. Taurean Prince (who wanted an extension), Dewayne Dedmon (who wanted a jackpot), Kent Bazemore, Solomon Hill and company were therefore asked to look elsewhere, to make room for boys in the last year of the contract. Therefore ? Hello Evan Turner, Allen Crabbe, Parsons obviously, pending the resurrection or not of Jabari Parker. Youth are inexpensive, NBA system requires. So, like last year, we are starting again on the same principle, zigzagging around the trade deadline of next February.
Players with guaranteed contracts for the following season: 6
- John Collins
- Bring young
- Kevin Huerter
- Cam Reddish
- De’Andre Hunter
- Bruno Fernando
- We assume that the Hawks will use their team option on the Collins – Young – Huerter trio, so with the three recently drafted rookies, it will be 6 babies under Lloyd Pierce next year, sure and for sure. The good news ? It is that they will probably be the 6 best players in the squad, and they will be paid a pittance for their services. The rest, as you can see in the table above, will be a free agent next summer. So goodbye Chandler, Evan, Allen, while waiting for the future decision to be made on a certain Alex Len. But the announced plan holds up, you have to be attractive in the summer of 2020 to sign a big fish … or force-feed young people with contract extensions.
Three players in interesting situations this season
- Alex Len : Dewayne Dedmon has been there, nicely giving it way this summer. The Kings’ new interior was a stranger to the NBA Tour a few years ago. Then passed through the Spurs and finally the Hawks, Dedmon perfectly used the system in place to make a name for himself. I’m not asking for too big a contract, I’m betting everything on myself, and in two years we’ll hit the jackpot. That’s the plan for Alex Len this season, who is expected to start this year and has taken over from Dewayne. The Ukrainian interior is getting along well with Trae Young, he has shown he can have his place in the League and in Atlanta. But at what cost ? Traumatized in Phoenix, Len hopes to make a real nest with the Hawks. It remains to be seen what season he will offer, how much will he ask for, and what the franchise bankers will let go.
- Jabari Parker : there was the test at the Bulls, it did not work. Then Jabari went on to the Wizards, not the best delirium there either. Today ? The former crack of the Bucks who was to form a fantastic duo with Giannis is on the edge of the ravine, with a label of non-worker, bad defender who asks for too much when he has not achieved much. Descent to Earth planned this season for Parker, who will come off the bench of Lloyd Pierce and will have to show that he can make an effort. Considering the good image that the Hawks are building around their coach, the scenario is already ready: in the event that JP is fair in Atlanta, player option or not, it will strongly smell the definitive exit door.
- DeAndre Bembry : question, who is the oldest Hawks player today? Answer, Mr. Bembry. And yes, DeAndre went through the Budenholzer era, and even if it was only two years ago, that gives you an idea of the cleanup that has been going on in Atlanta lately. The problem for Dede is that there are… several problems. First, the competition, with Cam Reddish drafted recently. Then, with his seniority, since the cleaning in question will be complete once Bembry has taken the door. Finally, we will soon have to look for his money…! So beware boy, it can smell the transference, the farting lead, or only positive to surprise us.
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