NBA free agency: One move every team should avoid
By John Buhler
2016 NBA free agency begins on July 1. With every team looking to improve their roster, here is one move each team should avoid making at all costs.
On July 1, NBA free agency will begin, and all 30 NBA teams will try to improve their rosters for the 2016-17 season. While some teams improved their clubs with great draft day trades and first round selections, others will have to test the free agency waters to come out of the offseason on top.
With the NBA salary cap set to explode next summer, 2016 NBA free agency is about to get interesting, as many players will get seriously overpaid. Not that NBA free agents don’t deserve to make every last dollar they can in their finite careers as professional athletes, but since when did mid-level players start making $15 million a year? Since this summer!
As a result, we’re likely going to see some questionable players receive max contracts this free agency cycle, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it might even be better for some teams to lock up solid rotation players on near-maximum salaries before the cap really explodes next summer.
That being said, there are plenty of horrible decisions just waiting to be made this NBA free agency. A team can sign a player that doesn’t fit the roster or would be bad for locker room chemistry. An organization can overspend to either keep a current player that is on the decline or pay too much money for an over-hyped free agent. Lastly, a team could let its star player walk away for nothing, or part ways with a crafty veteran that is expensive, but good for morale.
Here is one move each NBA team should avoid making in free agency. The bad news is a handful of organizations will almost certainly make these awful moves, because that’s what bad front offices do.
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