By Josh Redetzke，[email protected]，4/24/06 2006/07 New Jersey Nets Payroll : $56.8 million 2006/07 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $52 million Roughly: $4.8 million over cap ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ The Good: The Nets were one of the hottest teams in the league by the end of the season, thanks in large part to their trio of stars. Leading the charge is Vince Carter who is playing as well as he ever has. Vince leads the team in scoring at 24.4 a game and also contributes almost 6 rebounds and 4 assists every night. He has two years and $31.4 million dollars left on his contract and so far, Carter has been worth every penny. Vince Carter's running mate on the wings, Richard Jefferson, came into this season having endured the worst year of his career. After signing a 6 year, 75 million dollar contract extension, Jefferson missed most of last season with an injury. He came back strong this season to average 19.6 points and nearly 7 boards and 4 assists per game while shooting 49% from the field. As long as him and Carter stay healthy, they should be able to earn their contracts. The Nets won't find a better deal on their roster than Nenad Krstic. The young center has improved this season and is now the team's second leading rebounder while shooting 50% and grabbing 6.5 rebounds a game. On a team devoid of talent in the post, Krstic will need to play well (and rebound more) if New Jersey has any thoughts about going deep in the playoffs. The Nets owe Krstic just $1 million dollars for next season and will undoubtedly exercise their option on the following year for $1.8 million. He is a bargain now, but if Krstic keeps improving, he will be in for a big payday very soon. ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ The Bad: I debated whether to put Kidd in the Good section, but I still believe his contract falls in the Bad despite his performance. There is no question that Kidd is the engine that makes the Nets run, but an average of $19.7 million for each of the next three seasons? That is a ton of money for a 33-year-old point guard with a history of injuries. Kidd is also a career 40% shooter, something that will really hurt them in the playoffs against good teams. Don't get me wrong, Kidd is a great player and if he stays healthy, he can earn that money. It's the size of the deal and the age of the player that makes it quite risky. I mentioned last year that Jason Collins' contract was a joke and it still is. Another $6 million a year each of the next three seasons is ridiculous for a guy averaging 3.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. It just goes to show you how desperate the Nets are for some size. ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ The Future: Besides Kidd, Carter, Jefferson and Collins, no one on the Nets has a contract that is over $2.5 million or longer than three seasons. That is mostly because their bench is horrible. With no cap room to spare, New Jersey will have to gather more talent using draft picks and mid-level exceptions. They don't have much to trade without giving up one of their starters and their success means they won't be picking very high in the draft. Are K.C.J. enough to make the Nets a true title contender? No. They simply do not have enough talent surrounding those three to compete with Miami and Detroit in the East. The Nets desperately need a good power forward to replace old man Robinson in the starting line-up. Unless they can convince a talented veteran to sign for the mid-level exception, it will be interesting to see how they attempt to accomplish this. Bonus Points… for catching fire at the right time. The Net's 14 game win streak towards the end of the season really turned some heads and gave this team a lot of momentum. It made people wonder if the Nets are closer to contender status than anyone realized. Could New Jersey be one move away from joining the NBA elite? ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ Grade: B- ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ 資料出處：http://nbadraft.net/2006stateofthecapnewjersey001.asp -- █◣▉██▉█ ▉ █▉██▉██▉◢█▉██▉█ ▉█◣▉██▉██▉◢█▉ █◥▉█▇ █◢◣▉▃ ▉█▇ █▇▉ ◥◣ █▇ ◥▇◤█◥▉█▇ ▉ ◥◣ █ ▉█▇▉◥◤◥◤◥█▉█▇▉█◥◣██◤█▇▉◢◤ █ ▉█▇▉ ▉ ██◤ --

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