IV. The Perfect Roster
Ideal 20140-15 roster
Pos Player 2015 Age 2015 Salary 2015 WARP
C Joakim Noah 30 $12.2m 10.7
PG Derrick Rose 26 $18.9m 9.2
SG Jimmy Butler 25 $2.0m 3.7
SF Carmelo Anthony 31 $12.5m 11.5
PF Taj Gibson 29 $8.0m 2.1
bC Greg Smith 24 $0.9m 0.0
bPG Jimmer Fredette 27 $0.9m 0.4
bSG Kirk Hinrich 34 $2.7m 0.2
bSF Mike Dunleavy Jr. 34 $3.3m 3.4
bPF Elton Brand 36 $0.9m 1.1
RES1 Tony Snell 23 $1.5m -0.2
RES2 Adreian Payne 23 $1.3m
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Est. Payroll: $67.7 million; Updated Win Range: 57 to 62
Notes: Est. Payroll includes built-in minimum salary slots beyond top 12 on roster; Updated Win Baseline includes a coaching adjustment. Bold=new player
Doolittle: These suggested rosters are kind of Utopian, but at this point of the process, why not dream? In this scenario, Anthony has signed for $12.5 million for his first season. ("Heck no!" Anthony may be yelling at this very moment.) The figure reflects the amount of cap space I can see Chicago creating without ejecting key parts, other than Boozer. Hinrich would have to be renounced, but he could be brought back with a room exception. Meanwhile, Brand is what the Bulls are left with by choosing the Melo option over Mirotic, and Payne is a good match with one of the draft picks.