McCosky on the salary structure
By Dan Feldman - 10:30 pm | July 2nd, 2009Chris McCosky of the Detroit News provides some more insight on Ben Gordon’s and Charlie Villanueva’s contracts:
I have seen Ben Gordon’’s contract offer from the Pistons reported as high as $60 million. Unless there are some incentive clauses I don”t know about, the total value of the deal should fall just short of $55 million. He will start at $9 million next season.
Charlie Villanueva’’s deal will start at $6 million and is for $35 million over five years, not $40 million.
The largest raise Ben Gordon can receive is eight percent of his first-year salary ($720,000 per year), according to Larry Coon. So, if McCosky’s numbers are correct, Gordon’s contract can be for a maximum of $52.2 million.
McCosky’s figures make sense with Villanueva receiving $500,00 annual raises.
So here’s what the Pistons’ salary structure would look like:
| Player | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
| Richard Hamilton | $11,625,000 | $12,650,000 | $12,650,000 | $12,650,000 | $0 |
| Tayshaun Prince | $10,324,380 | $11,148,760 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Gordon | $9,000,000 | $9,720,000 | $10,440,000 | $11,160,000 | $11,880,000 |
| Charlie Villanueva | $6,000,000 | $6,500,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,500,000 | $8,000,000 |
| Jason Maxiell | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $0 |
| Kwame Brown | $4,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rodney Stuckey | $1,805,040 | $2,767,126 | $3,868,442 | $0 | $0 |
| Fabricio Oberto | $1,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Austin Daye | $1,398,200 | $1,503,100 | $1,875,500 | $2,875,142 | $4,019,448 |
| Arron Afflalo | $1,086,240 | $1,959,577 | $2,906,053 | $0 | $0 |
| Will Bynum | $825,497 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Walter Sharpe | $736,420 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOTALS: | $53,700,777 | $51,248,563 | $43,739,995 | $39,185,142 | $23,899,448 |
Team Option, Qualify Offer, Player Option
That’s $2.5 million more in cap room right now than I previously projected. Odds are Antonio McDyess will get larger offers, but Detroit has enough cap room to make a reasonable offer.
The salary cap was set at $58.68 million last year, according to Larry Coon. If the cap returns to the 2008-09 number for the 2010-11 season, the Pistons would have more than $7 million in cap room.
If they trade Richard Hamilton or Tayshaun Prince, that jumps to the $18-20 million range (minus any contracts they acquire). That’s enough to land a top-level free agent.
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The Pistons would be smart if they wont trade Hamilton. Prince might be ok to trade if they could get as good a defender he is but better offense. Im thinking of the likes of Shane Battie of the Rockets. That’s the better and only option the Pistons have.
the pistons should get a three way trade with the rcokets and grizzles to send hamilton and prince for t mac and marc gasol