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What's the best 2023-2024 8-man rotation you can put together under the salary cap? (alien.top)
submitted 9 months ago by schwockem@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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The 2023-2024 salary cap is $136.021 million. What is the best 8-man rotation you can put together that comes under that figure for this season?

Assumptions:

  1. This is a single season evaluation just for the 2023-2024 season (use this season's salary for a player and ignore future contract value)
  2. Player performance is based on this season's performance (you're getting 38 year old Lebron, not Heatles Lebron)
  3. Just choose 8 players (act as if you will fill in the rest of the 15-man roster with players that will not play meaningful minutes)
  4. Fit matters (balancing positions, play styles, strengths / weaknesses etc is a factor)
  5. Postseason matters (act as if success is a ship, so playoff experience is a plus)

For consistency, use this source for player 2023-2024 salaries: https://www.espn.com/nba/salaries

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[–] wichita_gator@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

This is the best I could do without using rookie contracts or max contracts:

Starters:

  • Jalen Brunson, PG: $26,346,666
  • Lu Dort, SG/SF: $15,277,778
  • Mikal Bridges, SG/SF: $21,700,000
  • Lauri Markkanen, PF: $17,259,999
  • Mitchell Robinson, C: $15,681,818

Bench:

  • Dejounte Murray, PG/SG: $18,214,000
  • Miles Bridges, SF/PF: $7,921,300
  • Naz Reid, C: $12,950,400
[–] everyoneneedsaherro@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I like this but there’s gotta be someone better at the 2. Dort is just Brooks with better PR. Dejounte is way better than him

[–] schwockem@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Brunson and Markkanen were on my consideration list, great contract values

[–] jellyfamjohn@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Top comment would absolutely rinse this team

[–] waynequit@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Can you read? This example is without max and rookie contracts