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This is the best I could do without using rookie contracts or max contracts:
Starters:
Bench:
Brunson and Markkanen were on my consideration list, great contract values
Top comment would absolutely rinse this team
Can you read? This example is without max and rookie contracts
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
Starters:
PG, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (33.4 M)
SG, Mikal Bridges (21.7 M)
SF, Jayson Tatum (32.6 M)
PF, Lauri Markkanen (17.3 M)
C, Claxton (9.6 M)
Bench:
C, Kevon Looney (7.5 M)
F Kyle Anderson (9.2 M)
G, Eric Gordon (3.2 M)
Total Salary used: 134.5 M
C Jokic 47M
PF Markkanen 17M
SF Anunoby 18 M
SG Malik Monk 9M
PG Dejounte Murray 18M
Bench
SF Bridges 22M
G Lonnie Walker 2M
C Drummond 3M
Total of 136M, team could use some more interior defense and ball handling, but I would be pretty confident they are the finals favorite. Depth got cut off at the end so there could be some better options but without rookie contracts it's the best/quickest I could think of.
Pg - Tyreese Haliburton $5M Sg - Anthony Edward's $9M Sf - Giannis Antetokounmpo F $45 Pf - Chet Holmgren F $11M C - Jokic $45M
6 - Tyrese Maxey G $4M 7 - Isaiah Joe Wing $2M 8 - Sengun C $3M
$125M spent
8 Jeff Greens
Paolo is ROTY and Franz is world champion (FIBA), I think would be wise to pick one or the other. Both on rookie contract as well which helps keep the salary cap low.