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Originally Posted by zyzz
Pretty crazy how large the talent gap is in the NBA.
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LOL, an extra $37 million in salary will do that for you. If we were talking about the big 3 of Toronto going up against the big 3 of Cleveland (Valanciunas, Lowry, Derozan vs. Lebron, Irving, Love) I can guarantee you this would be a very close series. As it is, the Cavs went out and got a ton of veteran bench players to to make the second unit an extremely strong group. Hell they even have a viable 3rd unit if you want to go that far. You want depth? You have to pay for it. Let's look at where the salaries are for the teams remaining in the playoffs, shall we?
1) Cleveland Cavaliers: $108 million.
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3) Oklahoma City Thunder: nearly $97 million.
4) Golden State Warriors: nearly $94 million.
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24) Toronto Raptors: $71 million.
The "salary cap" in the NBA this year was around $70 million. It's a bit of a joke honestly. Having a team over the cap by half of the original cap makes the cap meaningless. Either have one or don't. Quit pretending you're keeping a competitive balance. Luxury taxes don't really mean much if you're going this far in the playoffs as it would already be paid off by the extra tickets sold.