Trail Blazers Salary Cap Scenario

Yesterday, the NBA announced the 2009/10 NBA salary cap which will be $57.7 million. It is only the second time since 1984 that the cap has gone down The Blazers are currently $7.7 million under that new cap number. This gives Portland the flexibility to sign a free agent and pay them $7.7 million next year or make an uneven trade with a team seeking cap relief. Also, Blazer's Edge points out that if the Blazers renounce rights to Koponen and Freeland, our cap space, after all is said and done would be around $9 million. Right now there seems to be a large division among Blazer fans on what to do with the cap space. One side believes Portland needs to sign someone now and take advantage of the cap space via free agency. While there is another group willing to be patient and use the space for a financially unbalanced trade. Both sides have advantages and disadvantages, but the key point is that Pritchard needs to do something. Free agency has been a struggle thus far for Portland...