Just thought I would create a new thread to hear how people are feeling about the Roster.
1. Gordon Hayward $31,214,295
2. Al Horford $28,928,710
3. Kyrie Irving $20,099,189
4. Jayson Tatum $6,700,800
5. Marcus Morris $5,375,000
6. Aron Baynes $5,193,600
7. Jaylen Brown $5,169,960
8. Terry Rozier $3,050,390
9. Guerschon Yabusele $2,667,600
10. Robert Williams $1,654,440
11. Daniel Theis $1,378,242
12. Semi Ojeleye $1,378,242
13. Abdel Nader $1,378,242 (450K guaranteed, remainder guarantees 1 August)
14. Brad Wanamaker $838,464
Demetrius Jackson $92,857 (stretched & waived)
Guaranteed Total: $112,337,270 (About 113.2 if and when Nader remainder guarantees)
So that is 14 players currently under contract. There is Marcus: let's assume his has to settle for the QO, and we sneak in under the taxline. That's 15.
I presume then we could waive Nader's remaining salary, re-open the 15th slot, and use the MLE. That, or SOME of that, could be used to give Bird the 15th full roster spot, or if not him, some other FA, but that remaining FA pool doesn't contain any players who should earn anywhere near 8.6, so the smart move would seem to be to wait for the buyout market (although I'm not sure who might become available then).
[Let's assume Hassan Martin and Pierria Henry get the two-ways.]
I suppose there is always the chance that we could dump Morris' deal on someone with space, offer Smart more money, and let Nader guarantee, but I will ignore that scenario in honor of not wanting to tempt fate.
What other scenarios do you see playing out?