06-02-2026, 12:49 PM
(06-02-2026, 12:05 PM)michaeltex Wrote: Am I wrong in thinking that the clock is ticking for OKC to do something before July 1st? Their 2026/27 payroll, if you include all the TOs is going to be $250M+ with all 15 slots filled, without a spot for their FRPs, which is another $10M+ if they stay at 12 and 17. Don't they get into A2 restrictions once that happens?
Aren't there moves they need to make while still in this contract year?
IIRC, this whole salary cap structure was developed to make it financially painful for teams to hoard talent for years. GSW was doing it at the time and now it looks like it's going to take a bite out of OKC. SAS isn't that far behind. They have one more year of cheap Wemby, then he'll get Super Maxxed and they will be flirting with $200M and only 7 slots signed.
Yes, they will definitely be active before the new league year. They have 3 club options they will decide on or before 6/29. Hartenstein ($28.5M), Dort ($17.7M), K. Williams ($7.1M). Safe to assume they will decline K-Will. Someone here mentioned a decline and resign of Hartenstein and/or Dort being a real possibility also. BUT, if all they do is decline K-Will, they're at 14 guaranteed spots with still having P.12 & P.17, so they'd have to waive one of their other guaranteed contracts eventually, if they make both selections, which is simply not happening.
That's why the board has talked about OKC a lot lately. They will absolutely do something the next 3-4 weeks... I. Joe ($11.3M) and A. Wiggins ($9.0M) fit into a lot of TE's, which includes the MLE. Highly likely that one or both are moved.