I think we need to open a few roster spots up. 2 at the very least for Wade and a center, possibly a third spot for Tony Allen.
That means we need to cut or salary dump 5 players, in order to free up 3 roster spots. Who goes?
My choice of the 5 players that we need to get rid of are: Felder, Shumpert, Jefferson, Frye, Osman
Right now we have 17 players on the roster, so that is gonna need to change:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/CLE.html
Cleveland Cavaliers Team Payroll
2017-18 Salary Cap: $99,093,000 (
Salary Cap History)
Largest Guarantee: Tristan Thompson ($52,408,695)
Salary
Player2017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-23Signed UsingGuaranteed
LeBron James32$33,285,709$35,607,968Early Bird$33,285,709
Kevin Love28$22,642,350$24,119,025$25,595,700Bird Rights$46,761,375
Tristan Thompson26$16,400,000$17,469,565$18,539,130Bird Rights$52,408,695
J.R. Smith31$13,760,000$14,720,000$15,680,000Bird Rights$32,350,000
Iman Shumpert27$10,337,079$11,011,234Bird Rights$10,337,079
Channing Frye34$7,420,912Cap Space$7,420,912
Kyle Korver36$7,000,000$7,560,000$7,500,000Bird Rights$18,000,000
Jae Crowder27$6,796,117$7,305,825$7,815,533Bird Rights$21,917,475
Isaiah Thomas28$6,261,395$6,261,395
Cedi Osman22$2,642,857$2,775,000$2,907,143MLE$8,325,000
Richard Jefferson37$2,500,000$2,612,500Cap Space$2,500,000
Jose Calderon35$2,328,652Minimum Salary$2,328,652
Derrick Rose28$2,116,955Minimum Salary$2,116,955
Jeff Green31$2,116,955Minimum Salary$2,116,955
Ante Zizic20$1,645,200$1,952,760$2,281,800$3,872,2151st Round Pick$3,597,960
Edy Tavares25$1,471,382$1,600,520Minimum Salary
Kay Felder22$1,312,611$1,544,951Minimum Salary$456,529
Team Totals$140,038,174$128,279,348$80,319,306$3,872,215$250,184,691