Friday, December 28, 2007

Sonics follow-up

I thought I'd show more in-depth with numbers what I meant by my last column. So here is the Sonics payroll for the next five years by player on the roster starting with who is signed on for the most money.

Wally Szczerbiak (Forward)
2007/08: $12,000,000
2008/09: $13,000,000

Kurt Thomas (Forward/Center)
2007/08: $8,091,187

Chris Wilcox (Forward)
2007/08: $6,500,000
2008/09: $6,750,000

Luke Ridnour (Guard)
2007/08: $6,500,000
2008/09: $6,500,000
2009/10: $6,500,000

Earl Watson (Guard)
2007/08: $5,800,000
2008/09: $6,200,000
2009/10: $6,600,000

Nick Collison (Forward/Center)
2007/08: $5,750,000
2008/09: $6,250,000
2009/10: $6,250,000
2010/11: $6,750,000

Kevin Durant (Guard/Forward)
2007/08: $4,171,200
2008/09: $4,484,040
2009/10: $4,796,880 (Team Option)
2010/11: $6,053,662 (Team Option)
2011/12: $7,900,029 (Qualifying Offer)

Jeff Green (Forward)
2007/08: $3,058,200
2008/09: $3,287,640
2009/10: $3,516,960 (Team Option)
2010/11: $4,455,988 (Team Option)
2011/12: $5,908,640 (Qualifying Offer)

Damien Wilkins (Guard/Forward)
2007/08: $2,900,000
2008/09: $3,100,000 (Player Option)
2009/10: $3,300,000

Robert Swift (Center)
2007/08: $2,601,112
2008/09: $3,579,131 (Qualifying Offer)

Saer Sene (Center)
2007/08: $2,105,520
2008/09: $2,252,400
2009/10: $2,871,810 (Team Option)
2010/11: $3,911,405 (Qualifying Offer)

Delonte West (Guard)
2007/08: $1,889,759
2008/09: $2,762,828 (Qualifying Offer)

Johan Petro (Center)
2007/08: $1,077,120
2008/09: $1,939,893
2009/10: $2,849,702 (Qualifying Offer)

Mickael Gelabale (Forward)
2007/08: $802,000

Team Total Signed Salaries:
2007/08: $63,246,298
2008/09: $53,763,973
2009/10: $22,650,000
2010/11: $6,750,000
2011/12: $0

The salary cap for the 2007/08 season is $55,630,000 meaning the Sonics are about $6,500,000 over. However, the luxury tax starts at $67,865,000 meaning the Sonics aren't really that close to that either.

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