New Coach

This one is basically someone who fits with Larry's vision. Messina or Hornacek are the top options. Those are my top two choices, maybe Blatt as a last option if both are unavailable to be taken.

Retain Dan Burke.

Draft

We are taking the 20th pick I believe. For me it's BPA, but if Valentine drops to us, I'd love to get him.

Second round will probably fill another need opposite of the first round (big in 1st, then wing in second) but I'd like a high risk high reward type of player.

Free Agency

Here we go. The bulk of this discussion. Find a way to get Conley. His max is roughly 21-24million. If we can't get Conley, set your eyes on Harrison Barnes. His max is around 18-19million. We have around 30 million to work with.

Jordan Hill walks, Solomon Hill walks, and Ty Lawson walks if we get Conley(vet minimum or something small if we can't).

Signing Conley around 23 million (4years) is possible. Now to work some magic.

The Mid-Level Exception is probably starting at $5.6 million ($24.0 million over four seasons). Problem is, we have cap space so it's a much smaller amount 5.9million across two years.

The Bi-Annual Exception is expected to be $2.2 million, up to $4.5 million on a two-year deal. This hasn't been used.



Step 1:

Decline Whittington's option. That gives us 1million more in cap space.

We can go over the cap to re-sign Ian using the Bird exception, so Ian will be worried about later but we need to keep 7.6million clear. Knowing Larry, each contract is going to have the 4.5% increase.

Step 2:

Sign Mike Conley for 92 million/4 years. Do whatever you can to get him.

Step 3:



Power Forward free agents are a dime a dozen. Not many options, I'd try to find something in the draft and pick up a somewhat decent option with potential. I'd like to try out Covington at the 4. Rebounding should go up. He averaged 12.5 and 6.3 rebounds, career 36% from 3. And he would be pretty damn cheap. He stands at 6'9 and weighs in 215lbs. Trade for him, offer this year's second rounder plus Glenn Robinson.

Step 4:

Re-sign Ian Mahinmi for 7.6million per season for 4 years (31million).

Step 5:

Sign Eric Gordon for the MLE (6/2years). Gordon's value dropped and a bench role with less heavy usage can keep him healthy. This would not count towards our cap space because we can utilize this after we hit the soft cap.

Sign Terrence Jones using the BAE (4.5/2years).

By the time we get to Ian Mahinmi, we have 82 million in cap space taken up.

BAE won't need to be signed until we are over the cap. Gives us wiggle room.

Player Salaries Player name 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 Paul George $18,100,000 $19,300,000 $20,500,000 $0 $0 Mike Conley $22,729,000 $23,751,805 $24,820,636 $25,937,565 Monta Ellis $10,763,500 $11,227,000 $11,690,500 $0 $0 George Hill $8,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 Rodney Stuckey $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $0 $0 $0 Robert Covington $1,015,696 $1,015,696 $0 $0 $0 CJ Miles $4,583,450 $4,772,675 $0 $0 $0 Ian Mahinmi $7,258,000 $7,584,610 $7,925,917 $8,282,583 $0 Myles Turner $2,380,440 $2,483,040 $3,294,994 $4,510,846 $0 Rakeem Christmas $1,052,342 $1,097,658 $1,142,974 $0 $0 Joseph Young $1,052,342 $1,097,658 $1,142,974 $0 $0 Eric Gordon $2,898,000 $3,028,410 $0 $0 $0 Lavoy Allen $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $0 $0 $0 Terrence Jones $2,250,000 $2,250,000 $0 $0 $0 First Round Draft Pick $1,301,900 $1,360,400 $1,419,000 $2,188,098 $3,135,544 Totals $93,884,670 $89,468,952 $71,936,995 $40,919,092 $3,135,544

2016-2017 Roster

Rotations:

Conley / Ellis / Young

Hill / Gordon / Stuckey

George / Miles / Draft Pick

Jones / Covington / Allen

Turner / Mahinmi / Christmas