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Originally Posted by cmorioles
I just think it explains why it isn't as great a deal as it appears on the surface. It isn't about the players it is about the money.
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Perhaps from the standpoint of the other owners in regards to the Lakers purging money but as of now the Hornets have 6 players under contract and are a huge amount below the cap. Cap space is only important if you can get players to use it. Now that there is a bottom salary number in place some teams including NO may have to sign some bad deals to simply get to the min number w/o penalty. What Cuban was saying is how the new rues effect the rich teams that were willing to pay the luxury tax. Teams like NO are on the opposite side. And as much as we fret about cap space and mid level exceptions the product on the floor every night is going to dictate where the team is headed. The Paul deal was going to allow NO to compete until a owner is found. Now they are screwed. Not only do they have a hard time attracting FA's the one trade chip they have has been taken from them.