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Punch Bowl Re-Filler
Question for GVC or Kenwood (our resident experts) or for whoever else may know the answer...
I understand if we DON'T spend up to the salary floor the difference between the minimum amount and our actual payroll then gets divided up and paid out to the players on the roster. Are their other "penalties" that get applied beyond that, such as not getting any money back in revenue sharing? I think getting to the salary floor was part of the motivation for Philly trading Turner to Indiana for Granger. They had better offers, but getting back Granger's salary put them at the floor, IIRC.
Anyway, the point of all this is just to say that Utah might be better off going to battle with who we have, giving Burks, Burke and Exum the minutes at the 1/2, Hayward and Hood the minutes at the 3 and Favors, Kanter, Gobert and Evans the minutes at the 4/5. The salary floor doesn't have to be reached until the end of the season. So at the deadline, the Jazz could step up and take on players from teams wanting to get under the tax or, if the situation is right, a veteran with a couple of years left on his contract. I'd like the Jazz to be able to fully evaluate all their players before deciding what to tweak or what trades to make. And the only way to do that is by giving the youngsters a lot of playing time.
I understand if we DON'T spend up to the salary floor the difference between the minimum amount and our actual payroll then gets divided up and paid out to the players on the roster. Are their other "penalties" that get applied beyond that, such as not getting any money back in revenue sharing? I think getting to the salary floor was part of the motivation for Philly trading Turner to Indiana for Granger. They had better offers, but getting back Granger's salary put them at the floor, IIRC.
Anyway, the point of all this is just to say that Utah might be better off going to battle with who we have, giving Burks, Burke and Exum the minutes at the 1/2, Hayward and Hood the minutes at the 3 and Favors, Kanter, Gobert and Evans the minutes at the 4/5. The salary floor doesn't have to be reached until the end of the season. So at the deadline, the Jazz could step up and take on players from teams wanting to get under the tax or, if the situation is right, a veteran with a couple of years left on his contract. I'd like the Jazz to be able to fully evaluate all their players before deciding what to tweak or what trades to make. And the only way to do that is by giving the youngsters a lot of playing time.