05-09-2024, 12:41 PM
(05-09-2024, 08:54 AM)omahen Wrote: A little bit of numbers about benches of the remaining teams. I didn't complicate that due to injuries some players played some minutes as starters - counted all their stats as bench guys. In case of NY I didn't count Randle (out) as starter.
Team; bench salary; average bench minutes per game in playoffs; average bench points per game in playoffs
East:
Boston: bench salary: 28; bench minute per game: 81; bench points per game: 24
Cleveland: 49; 85; 22
Indy: 48; 66; 34
Knicks: 53; 50; 16 (30 mil in Bogi and Burks who don't play at all, most of the rest for Robinson. Number gets higher with Randle in and one of currect starters to the bench)
West:
Denver: 26; 48; 14
Minny: 45; 75; 39
OKC: 54; 77; 22 (31.5 mil of it is Hayward, who will play for much less money next season)
Dallas: 52; 75; 25
Dallas has third most expensive bench which will get more expensive when Greens new deal kicks in next season. Knicks and OKC are more expensive based on some bloated expiring deals. Looks like Minny and Indy are getting most from their bench. Boston bench is very decent based on the salaries invested. Contributing same numbers as twice as expensive Mavs bench.
I mean honestly, when you look at our bench of Lively/Maxi/Timmy/Green/Exum it looks good. Lively is a top 5 rookie, Maxi has been finishing games, Timmy was a 6th man candidate earlier in the season and both Green and Exum have spent time starting. If healthy, I think this would be one of the best benches in the playoffs. But Maxi is out, Timmy has been in total funk since TDL and just coming off injury, Green is taking a long time to get back from his injury (which is a problem with him) and Exum has never been the same since his injury.
Next season will probably look different salary wise. It seems very unlikely that Timmy will still be on the team, and I think there is a decent change Green goes too. If those two go out for a starter upgrade and we manage hold onto DJJ with the tax MLE the bench salary will look a lot better.