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The State of the (Hornets) Union
By: CP3 4 MVP
Published: March 9, 2010
I realize that this late in the season, when the hornets desperately need to make a playoff push, so this entry may be poorly timed. However, I have gotten so sick of hearing of hearing that the team is in irreversible financial doom that I decided to compile some of my ideas from the comments sections into a post about the future of the hornets cap.
Player Option / Early Termination Option / Team Option / Qualifying Offer / Non-guaranteed
Player | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Peja Stojakovic | $13,392,000 | $14,256,000 | ||||
Chris Paul | $13,520,500 | $14,940,153 | $16,359,805 | $17,779,458 | ||
Emeka Okafor | $10,538,938 | $11,540,375 | $12,541,813 | $13,543,250 | $14,544,688 | |
David West | $9,075,000 | $8,287,500 | $7,525,000 | |||
James Posey | $6,031,800 | $6,478,000 | $6,925,400 | |||
Morris Peterson | $5,800,000 | $6,200,000 | ||||
Darius Songaila | $4,526,000 | $4,818,000 | ||||
Julian Wright | $2,000,040 | $2,858,057 | Q-$3,952,653 | |||
Darren Collison | $1,266,120 | $1,361,040 | $1,455,960 | $2,319,344 | Q-$3,342,175 | |
Sean Marks | $1,187,686 | |||||
Aaron Gray | $1,000,497 | |||||
Ike Diogu | $825,497 | |||||
Marcus Thornton | $457,588 | $762,195 | ||||
Jason Hart# | $69,518 | |||||
TOTAL | $69,691,184 | $71,501,320 | $44,807,978 | $33,642,052 | $14,544,688 | $0 |
* No Longer With Team
People look at the bottom line figure for next year and assume we are to face serious cap woes next year. Even more skepticism comes when it is said, as most believe the hornets need to build a contender around Paul before his contract expires, that the hornets are too constrained by bad contracts to do so. A deeper look reveals that we may have more mobility than previously thought.