2026-27 The league's active season — trades, cap positions, and scenarios are computed against it.
New Orleans Pelicans

Give NOLA A Fresh Start — GM Grade

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AVC GM Grade

81/100

Selling mandate

Front-office assessment

Against the Selling mandate, asset management is the clearest gain, while competitive strength is the main cost. 2 material plausibility concerns also limit confidence in the result.

What the mandate rewards

This future-focused mandate can justify less present strength because the scenario converts it into a stronger asset base.

Positive takeaways

  • Asset Management: The organization finishes with a stronger collection of player and draft assets.
  • Cap Flexibility: The team has more room to maneuver under the cap and apron rules.
  • Contract Health: The contract structure is healthier and carries less value risk.

Areas for improvement

  • Competitive Strength: The roster gives up some immediate on-court strength.
  • Timeline Alignment: The roster is less aligned with the mandate's competitive window.
  • Improve transaction realism so the scenario is supportable against the frozen market evidence.

Plausibility review

Resolve these realism concerns before relying on the projected outcome.

2 material concerns

  • Trade

    Trade with DET, MEM

    Unlikely
    Teams
    DET
    Assets
    Ron Holland II, Trey Murphy III, 2027 Rnd 1, 2029 Rnd 1
    Principal reason
    Asset Value Outlier

    This transaction appears highly favorable based on estimated market value. Because the return falls outside the normal market range, its Asset Exchange score has been capped.

  • Trade

    Trade with TOR

    Unlikely
    Teams
    TOR
    Assets
    Gradey Dick, Jamal Shead, Herb Jones, Yves Missi, 2029 Rnd 1
    Principal reason
    Asset Value Outlier

    This transaction appears highly favorable based on estimated market value. Because the return falls outside the normal market range, its Asset Exchange score has been capped.

Pillar scores

See how the final roster changed across the six parts of the GM grade.

Competitive Strength
Declined · Δ -2.7
22.8

The roster gives up some immediate on-court strength. The clearest supporting decline is Rotation Quality. Competitive Strength moved -2.7 points from the inherited state.

Roster Construction
Improved · Δ +0.3
71.8

The roster has a better mix of coverage, skills, and usable depth. The clearest supporting improvement is Roster Completeness. Roster Construction moved +0.3 points from the inherited state.

Contract Health
Improved · Δ +0.5
69.3

The contract structure is healthier and carries less value risk. The clearest supporting improvement is Contract Optionality. Contract Health moved +0.5 points from the inherited state.

Cap Flexibility
Improved · Δ +8.3
95.2

The team has more room to maneuver under the cap and apron rules. The clearest supporting improvement is Current Cap Position. Cap Flexibility moved +8.3 points from the inherited state.

Asset Management
Improved · Δ +22.8
88.0

The organization finishes with a stronger collection of player and draft assets. The clearest supporting improvement is Draft Capital Value. Asset Management moved +22.8 points from the inherited state. Relevant recorded context: Trade with DET, MEM: sent Trey Murphy III (DET); received Ron Holland II (DET), 2027 Rnd 1 (DET), and 2029 Rnd 1 (DET). Trade with TOR: sent Herb Jones (TOR) and Yves Missi (TOR); received Gradey Dick (TOR), Jamal Shead (TOR), and 2029 Rnd 1 (TOR).

Timeline Alignment
Declined · Δ -1.7
76.9

The roster is less aligned with the mandate's competitive window. The clearest supporting decline is Core Continuity. Timeline Alignment moved -1.7 points from the inherited state.

Advanced details

Weights, metric calculations, supporting values, fallbacks, and progression methodology

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Score calculation

Each pillar score is multiplied by its mandate weight to produce the base score. Plausibility penalties and caps are then applied to produce the authoritative final grade.

Starting weighted score
70.9
Base score
81.3
Plausibility penalty
0.0
Final score
81.3

Scenario Progression

not applicable

Product v0 treats this mandate as not applicable with a neutral multiplier.

Canonical Final GM Grade

81.3

Authoritative score

No Progression adjustment is applied.

Selling is not applicable to product-v0 scenario progression; its multiplier is exactly 1.0.

The multiplier remains 1.0; the canonical Final GM Grade remains authoritative.

The state comparison neutralizes Asset Exchange Value (AEV) to 50 and excludes transaction plausibility on both sides. AEV and plausibility still remain part of the canonical Final GM Grade where applicable.

Pillar and metric calculations

Expand a pillar and metric to inspect its frozen calculation inputs.

Competitive Strength
5% overall weight · starting 25.5
22.8

Competitive Strength combines four frozen-rotation metrics; Star Power is strongest at 27.51024022887122, while Two-Way Balance is weakest at 17.114770062708295.

Star Power
30% pillar weight
27.5

The top three Star Power contributions come from Ty Jerome, Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey.

Inputs
Benchmark
-0.5, -0.4, -0.1, 0.5, 0.9, 1.2, 1.2, 1.5, 1.9, 2.2, 2.2, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.5, 2.9, 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.0, 4.2, 4.2, 4.3, 4.7, 4.8, 5.8, 5.8, 7.3
Eligible Player Count
14
Raw
1.9
Replacement Value
-1.5
Role Factor Minutes
30
Supporting values
Contributions
Adjusted Epm: 3.3, Assigned Minutes: 24, Contribution: 2.6, Name: Ty Jerome, Player Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Replacement?: false, Role Factor: 0.8, Adjusted Epm: 1.4, Assigned Minutes: 32, Contribution: 1.4, Name: Zion Williamson, Player Id: 72bd2ba2-c86f-4439-9053-cd1bdde3228f, Replacement?: false, Role Factor: 1.0, Adjusted Epm: 0.6, Assigned Minutes: 28, Contribution: 0.5, Name: Saddiq Bey, Player Id: e1f528e1-6c76-4ff0-9881-5879f14e6b3d, Replacement?: false, Role Factor: 0.9
Starting Five
25% pillar weight
23.5

Starting Five Quality combines equal contributions from Derik Queen, Gradey Dick, Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Ty Jerome.

Inputs
Benchmark
-8.7, -7.3, -4.2, -1.0, -0.7, -0.6, -0.5, 0.0, 0.7, 1.9, 5.1, 5.8, 6.0, 6.4, 6.5, 7.0, 7.2, 7.2, 7.7, 9.0, 9.7, 9.9, 11.4, 11.5, 12.2, 12.2, 12.5, 13.2, 13.4, 22.3
Designated Starter Count
5
Raw
-0.1
Replacement Value
-1.5
Role Factor Minutes
28
Supporting values
Contributions
Adjusted Epm: -2.8, Assigned Minutes: 26, Contribution: -2.6, Name: Derik Queen, Player Id: 015d93dc-99c3-4fee-8896-f270c15aba40, Replacement?: false, Role Factor: 0.9, Adjusted Epm: -2.6, Assigned Minutes: 24, Contribution: -2.2, Name: Gradey Dick, Player Id: 1818d1e7-712b-418c-b043-37bdd765cf8d, Replacement?: false, Role Factor: 0.9, Adjusted Epm: 1.4, Assigned Minutes: 32, Contribution: 1.4, Name: Zion Williamson, Player Id: 72bd2ba2-c86f-4439-9053-cd1bdde3228f, Replacement?: false, Role Factor: 1.0, Adjusted Epm: 0.6, Assigned Minutes: 28, Contribution: 0.6, Name: Saddiq Bey, Player Id: e1f528e1-6c76-4ff0-9881-5879f14e6b3d, Replacement?: false, Role Factor: 1.0, Adjusted Epm: 3.3, Assigned Minutes: 24, Contribution: 2.8, Name: Ty Jerome, Player Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Replacement?: false, Role Factor: 0.9
Rotation Quality
30% pillar weight
20.2

Rotation Quality averages fatigue-adjusted impact across 14 rotation players and 240 assigned minutes.

Inputs
Assigned Minutes
240
Benchmark
-1.9, -1.7, -1.0, -1.0, -0.9, -0.8, -0.8, -0.7, -0.7, -0.7, 0.3, 0.3, 0.6, 0.6, 0.8, 0.8, 0.9, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.3, 1.3, 1.3, 1.4, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.3, 2.8
Denominator Minutes
240
Effective Minutes
240.0
Raw
-0.8
Supporting values
Contributions
Adjusted Epm: -0.7, Assigned Minutes: 8, Contribution: -5.7, Effective Minutes: 8.0, Name: Karlo Matkovic, Player Id: 00551d90-7ab8-4a33-b63d-40fe0a79b063, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Epm: -2.8, Assigned Minutes: 26, Contribution: -72.3, Effective Minutes: 26.0, Name: Derik Queen, Player Id: 015d93dc-99c3-4fee-8896-f270c15aba40, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Epm: -1.7, Assigned Minutes: 12, Contribution: -20.8, Effective Minutes: 12.0, Name: Isaac Okoro, Player Id: 036e9c97-a0be-4a2f-a286-110231430b04, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Epm: -2.6, Assigned Minutes: 24, Contribution: -61.9, Effective Minutes: 24.0, Name: Gradey Dick, Player Id: 1818d1e7-712b-418c-b043-37bdd765cf8d, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Epm: -0.6, Assigned Minutes: 2, Contribution: -1.1, Effective Minutes: 2.0, Name: Jamal Shead, Player Id: 1cd7e265-8831-4e70-ab65-39d932844177, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Epm: -0.3, Assigned Minutes: 14, Contribution: -4.3, Effective Minutes: 14.0, Name: DeAndre Jordan, Player Id: 5cb23f63-0f42-4415-b12b-871a0ee733ec, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Epm: -2.8, Assigned Minutes: 4, Contribution: -11.1, Effective Minutes: 4.0, Name: Micah Peavy, Player Id: 6f97eba4-b599-4d9b-8122-d1803cd26b8c, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Epm: 1.4, Assigned Minutes: 32, Contribution: 43.2, Effective Minutes: 32.0, Name: Zion Williamson, Player Id: 72bd2ba2-c86f-4439-9053-cd1bdde3228f, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Epm: -4.7, Assigned Minutes: 16, Contribution: -74.4, Effective Minutes: 16.0, Name: Patrick Williams, Player Id: 9bcff70e-5557-4c19-9015-551d51b22290, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Epm: -4.4, Assigned Minutes: 2, Contribution: -8.8, Effective Minutes: 2.0, Name: Jordan Hawkins, Player Id: d1c3e0ef-5893-4add-9dd2-b0906dfac2e7, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Epm: 0.6, Assigned Minutes: 28, Contribution: 15.7, Effective Minutes: 28.0, Name: Saddiq Bey, Player Id: e1f528e1-6c76-4ff0-9881-5879f14e6b3d, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Epm: -2.6, Assigned Minutes: 22, Contribution: -57.0, Effective Minutes: 22.0, Name: Jeremiah Fears, Player Id: e3b6582c-ab2e-4919-b4fc-0ec1cb5675aa, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Epm: 3.3, Assigned Minutes: 24, Contribution: 78.7, Effective Minutes: 24.0, Name: Ty Jerome, Player Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Epm: -0.4, Assigned Minutes: 26, Contribution: -10.4, Effective Minutes: 26.0, Name: Ron Holland II, Player Id: eeed72ae-5bfc-442a-97fb-5915ac042545, Replacement?: false
Two Way Balance
15% pillar weight
17.1

Two-Way Balance weights the weaker offense side at 70% across 240 assigned rotation minutes.

Inputs
Assigned Minutes
240
Defense Benchmark
-0.9, -0.9, -0.8, -0.6, -0.5, -0.5, -0.5, -0.5, -0.4, -0.3, -0.0, 0.0, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.4, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9, 0.9, 1.0, 1.9
Denominator Minutes
240
Effective Minutes
240.0
Offense Benchmark
-1.0, -0.9, -0.8, -0.6, -0.5, -0.3, -0.2, -0.2, -0.2, 0.1, 0.2, 0.2, 0.3, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.6, 0.7, 0.7, 0.7, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
Rotation Depm
-0.3
Rotation Oepm
-0.5
Supporting values
Contributions
Adjusted Depm: 0.1, Adjusted Oepm: -0.8, Assigned Minutes: 8, Defensive Contribution: 0.6, Effective Minutes: 8.0, Name: Karlo Matkovic, Offensive Contribution: -6.4, Player Id: 00551d90-7ab8-4a33-b63d-40fe0a79b063, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Depm: -1.1, Adjusted Oepm: -1.7, Assigned Minutes: 26, Defensive Contribution: -28.9, Effective Minutes: 26.0, Name: Derik Queen, Offensive Contribution: -43.4, Player Id: 015d93dc-99c3-4fee-8896-f270c15aba40, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Depm: -0.9, Adjusted Oepm: -0.8, Assigned Minutes: 12, Defensive Contribution: -10.9, Effective Minutes: 12.0, Name: Isaac Okoro, Offensive Contribution: -9.8, Player Id: 036e9c97-a0be-4a2f-a286-110231430b04, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Depm: -0.4, Adjusted Oepm: -2.2, Assigned Minutes: 24, Defensive Contribution: -9.9, Effective Minutes: 24.0, Name: Gradey Dick, Offensive Contribution: -52.2, Player Id: 1818d1e7-712b-418c-b043-37bdd765cf8d, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Depm: 0.7, Adjusted Oepm: -1.3, Assigned Minutes: 2, Defensive Contribution: 1.4, Effective Minutes: 2.0, Name: Jamal Shead, Offensive Contribution: -2.5, Player Id: 1cd7e265-8831-4e70-ab65-39d932844177, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Depm: 0.0, Adjusted Oepm: -0.3, Assigned Minutes: 14, Defensive Contribution: 0.6, Effective Minutes: 14.0, Name: DeAndre Jordan, Offensive Contribution: -4.8, Player Id: 5cb23f63-0f42-4415-b12b-871a0ee733ec, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Depm: -0.2, Adjusted Oepm: -2.6, Assigned Minutes: 4, Defensive Contribution: -0.7, Effective Minutes: 4.0, Name: Micah Peavy, Offensive Contribution: -10.4, Player Id: 6f97eba4-b599-4d9b-8122-d1803cd26b8c, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Depm: -0.2, Adjusted Oepm: 1.6, Assigned Minutes: 32, Defensive Contribution: -6.4, Effective Minutes: 32.0, Name: Zion Williamson, Offensive Contribution: 49.6, Player Id: 72bd2ba2-c86f-4439-9053-cd1bdde3228f, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Depm: -0.5, Adjusted Oepm: -4.2, Assigned Minutes: 16, Defensive Contribution: -7.5, Effective Minutes: 16.0, Name: Patrick Williams, Offensive Contribution: -66.9, Player Id: 9bcff70e-5557-4c19-9015-551d51b22290, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Depm: -1.7, Adjusted Oepm: -2.7, Assigned Minutes: 2, Defensive Contribution: -3.4, Effective Minutes: 2.0, Name: Jordan Hawkins, Offensive Contribution: -5.3, Player Id: d1c3e0ef-5893-4add-9dd2-b0906dfac2e7, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Depm: -0.9, Adjusted Oepm: 1.5, Assigned Minutes: 28, Defensive Contribution: -26.3, Effective Minutes: 28.0, Name: Saddiq Bey, Offensive Contribution: 42.0, Player Id: e1f528e1-6c76-4ff0-9881-5879f14e6b3d, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Depm: -1.2, Adjusted Oepm: -1.4, Assigned Minutes: 22, Defensive Contribution: -25.5, Effective Minutes: 22.0, Name: Jeremiah Fears, Offensive Contribution: -31.5, Player Id: e3b6582c-ab2e-4919-b4fc-0ec1cb5675aa, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Depm: -0.5, Adjusted Oepm: 3.8, Assigned Minutes: 24, Defensive Contribution: -11.5, Effective Minutes: 24.0, Name: Ty Jerome, Offensive Contribution: 90.2, Player Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Replacement?: false, Adjusted Depm: 2.6, Adjusted Oepm: -3.0, Assigned Minutes: 26, Defensive Contribution: 67.9, Effective Minutes: 26.0, Name: Ron Holland II, Offensive Contribution: -78.3, Player Id: eeed72ae-5bfc-442a-97fb-5915ac042545, Replacement?: false
Defensive Strength
31.5
Offensive Strength
10.9
Roster Construction
5% overall weight · starting 71.5
71.8

Roster Construction combines four full-roster metrics; Roster Completeness is strongest at 100.0, while Skill Coverage is weakest at 27.61788677817094.

Roster Completeness
15% pillar weight
100.0

Roster Completeness scores 15 standard contracts and 2 of 3 available two-way slots.

Inputs
Maximum Standard Roster
15
Maximum Two Way Contracts
3
Minimum Standard Roster
14
Standard Count
15
Two Way Count
2
Supporting values
Standard Roster Score
100.0
Two Way Bonus
3.3
Position Coverage
25% pillar weight
100.0

Position Coverage gives 70% weight to the five-position average and 30% to the weakest listed position.

Inputs
Average Position Score
100.0
Coverage Units
C: 2.6, Pf: 2.0, Pg: 2.7, Sf: 4.0, Sg: 2.9
Weakest Position Score
100.0
Supporting values
C
100.0
Pf
100.0
Pg
100.0
Sf
100.0
Sg
100.0
Fallback: Jaron Pierre Jr. has no season-minutes sample, so no SG coverage credit was invented.
Skill Coverage
35% pillar weight
27.6

Skill Coverage gives 70% weight to the five-skill average and 30% to the weakest roster-wide capability.

Inputs
Average Skill Score
31.3
Ranked Player Indexes
Defense: 96.8, 76.7, 55.0, 55.0, Playmaking: 83.8, 80.6, Rebounding: 86.9, 80.8, 73.3, Rim Protection: 86.6, 66.8, Shooting: 81.3, 76.2, 73.5, 62.6, 55.4
Team Raw Scores
Defense: 76.1, Playmaking: 82.7, Rebounding: 82.3, Rim Protection: 80.6, Shooting: 73.1
Weakest Skill Score
19.0
Supporting values
Defense
35.4
Playmaking
33.3
Rebounding
21.5
Rim Protection
19.0
Shooting
47.4
Functional Depth
25% pillar weight
88.5

Functional Depth combines position depth (35%), skill redundancy (40%), and skill concentration (25%) across the entire roster.

Inputs
Position Depth
Average Score: 85.1, Scores: C: 96.9, Pf: 85.3, Pg: 93.2, Sf: 75.0, Sg: 75.0, Units: C: 3.3, Pf: 4.3, Pg: 3.7, Sf: 5.7, Sg: 5.3, Weakest Score: 75.0
Skill Concentration
Scores: Defense: 92.9, Playmaking: 100.0, Rebounding: 100.0, Rim Protection: 100.0, Shooting: 100.0, Top Player Shares: Defense: 0.4, Playmaking: 0.4, Rebounding: 0.4, Rim Protection: 0.4, Shooting: 0.4
Skill Redundancy
Average Score: 93.3, Qualified Index Threshold: 60.0, Scores: Defense: 75.0, Playmaking: 100.0, Rebounding: 100.0, Rim Protection: 95.0, Shooting: 96.5, Units: Defense: 2.0, Playmaking: 5.7, Rebounding: 4.5, Rim Protection: 3.5, Shooting: 3.7, Weakest Score: 75.0
Supporting values
Position Depth
82.1
Skill Concentration
98.6
Skill Redundancy
87.8
Fallback: Jaron Pierre Jr. has no season-minutes sample, so no position-depth or qualified-provider credit was invented.
Contract Health
10% overall weight · starting 68.8
69.3

Contract Health combines four final-roster contract metrics; Long-Term Risk is strongest at 96.64305708551697, while Contract Value is weakest at 54.55976750530688.

Contract Value
35% pillar weight
54.6

Contract Value compares confidence-adjusted market salary with actual salary across 17 active contracts, weighted by discounted remaining salary.

Inputs
Active Contract Count
17
Discounted Remaining Salary
266981482.9
Supporting values
Best Contracts
Name: Saddiq Bey, Player Id: e1f528e1-6c76-4ff0-9881-5879f14e6b3d, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 87.6, Name: Ty Jerome, Player Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 86.2, Name: Jeremiah Fears, Player Id: e3b6582c-ab2e-4919-b4fc-0ec1cb5675aa, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 75.0
Players
Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2026-27, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Discounted Remaining Salary: 82564747.0, Name: Zion Williamson, Player Id: 72bd2ba2-c86f-4439-9053-cd1bdde3228f, Projected Deficit: 6931460, Projected Surplus: 0, Salary Weight: 0.3, Score: 46.0, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 38480358, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Expected: 29879337, Salary: 42166510, Score: 45.6, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: -3686152, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Adjusted Expected: 41641622, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Expected: 32867271, Salary: 44886930, Score: 46.4, Season: 2027-28, Surplus: -3245308, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2026-27, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2028-29, Discounted Remaining Salary: 48600000, Name: Patrick Williams, Player Id: 9bcff70e-5557-4c19-9015-551d51b22290, Projected Deficit: 10483252, Projected Surplus: 0, Salary Weight: 0.2, Score: 40.2, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 13997511, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Expected: 4658371, Salary: 18000000, Score: 38.9, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: -4002489, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Adjusted Expected: 14523536, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Expected: 5124208, Salary: 18000000, Score: 40.3, Season: 2027-28, Surplus: -3476464, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Adjusted Expected: 14995701, Confidence: 0.2, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Expected: 5636629, Salary: 18000000, Score: 41.7, Season: 2028-29, Surplus: -3004299, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2026-27, Discounted Remaining Salary: 11814814.0, Name: Isaac Okoro, Player Id: 036e9c97-a0be-4a2f-a286-110231430b04, Projected Deficit: 1432547, Projected Surplus: 0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 43.9, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 10382267, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Expected: 7039658, Salary: 11814814, Score: 43.9, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: -1432547, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2026-27, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Discounted Remaining Salary: 17913240.0, Name: Ty Jerome, Player Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Projected Deficit: 0, Projected Surplus: 49583387, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 86.2, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 34464601, Confidence: 0.6, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Expected: 51294301, Salary: 9220050, Score: 86.6, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: 25244551, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Adjusted Expected: 33997936, Confidence: 0.5, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Expected: 54731019, Salary: 9659100, Score: 85.8, Season: 2027-28, Surplus: 24338836, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: uncorroborated_rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2026-27, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: uncorroborated_rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Discounted Remaining Salary: 19411664.7, Name: Ron Holland II, Player Id: eeed72ae-5bfc-442a-97fb-5915ac042545, Projected Deficit: 2942686, Projected Surplus: 0, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 42.8, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 7775077, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: uncorroborated_rookie_scale_signing_type, Expected: 4754523, Salary: 9069600, Score: 42.9, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: -1294523, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Adjusted Expected: 9843020, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: uncorroborated_rookie_scale_signing_type, Expected: 5386875, Salary: 11491183, Score: 42.8, Season: 2027-28, Surplus: -1648163, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2026-27, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2028-29, Discounted Remaining Salary: 23745315.2, Name: Jeremiah Fears, Player Id: e3b6582c-ab2e-4919-b4fc-0ec1cb5675aa, Projected Deficit: 0, Projected Surplus: 0, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 75.0, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: —, Confidence: —, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Expected: —, Salary: 7896240, Score: 75.0, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: 0, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Adjusted Expected: —, Confidence: —, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Expected: —, Salary: 8271960, Score: 75.0, Season: 2027-28, Surplus: 0, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Adjusted Expected: —, Confidence: —, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Expected: —, Salary: 10505389, Score: 75.0, Season: 2028-29, Surplus: 0, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: uncorroborated_rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2026-27, Discounted Remaining Salary: 7131511.0, Name: Gradey Dick, Player Id: 1818d1e7-712b-418c-b043-37bdd765cf8d, Projected Deficit: 1086416, Projected Surplus: 0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 42.4, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 6045095, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: uncorroborated_rookie_scale_signing_type, Expected: 3510124, Salary: 7131511, Score: 42.4, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: -1086416, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2026-27, Discounted Remaining Salary: 7021895.0, Name: Jordan Hawkins, Player Id: d1c3e0ef-5893-4add-9dd2-b0906dfac2e7, Projected Deficit: 0, Projected Surplus: 0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 75.0, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: —, Confidence: —, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Expected: —, Salary: 7021895, Score: 75.0, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: 0, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2026-27, Discounted Remaining Salary: 6440678.0, Name: Saddiq Bey, Player Id: e1f528e1-6c76-4ff0-9881-5879f14e6b3d, Projected Deficit: 0, Projected Surplus: 19539432, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 87.6, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 25980110, Confidence: 0.9, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Expected: 28151158, Salary: 6440678, Score: 87.6, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: 19539432, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2026-27, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2028-29, Discounted Remaining Salary: 17008870.4, Name: Derik Queen, Player Id: 015d93dc-99c3-4fee-8896-f270c15aba40, Projected Deficit: 0, Projected Surplus: 0, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 75.0, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: —, Confidence: —, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Expected: —, Salary: 5416080, Score: 75.0, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: 0, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Adjusted Expected: —, Confidence: —, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Expected: —, Salary: 5673840, Score: 75.0, Season: 2027-28, Surplus: 0, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Adjusted Expected: —, Confidence: —, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Expected: —, Salary: 8107918, Score: 75.0, Season: 2028-29, Surplus: 0, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2026-27, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Discounted Remaining Salary: 7539848.5, Name: DeAndre Jordan, Player Id: 5cb23f63-0f42-4415-b12b-871a0ee733ec, Projected Deficit: 0, Projected Surplus: 1254318, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 56.9, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 4553780, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Expected: 6134031, Salary: 3876529, Score: 57.4, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: 677251, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Adjusted Expected: 4647422, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Expected: 6207639, Salary: 4070355, Score: 56.2, Season: 2027-28, Surplus: 577067, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2026-27, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Discounted Remaining Salary: 5225806.8, Name: Bryce McGowens, Player Id: 6df95bda-0f6d-4945-a4b9-7b6e9ae63e35, Projected Deficit: 0, Projected Surplus: 1013293, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 57.8, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 3106180, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Expected: 4323341, Salary: 2584539, Score: 58.4, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: 521641, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Adjusted Expected: 3426394, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Expected: 4755675, Salary: 2934742, Score: 57.2, Season: 2027-28, Surplus: 491652, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: second_round_contract, Season: 2026-27, Discounted Remaining Salary: 2296271.0, Name: Karlo Matkovic, Player Id: 00551d90-7ab8-4a33-b63d-40fe0a79b063, Projected Deficit: 0, Projected Surplus: 531760, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 59.4, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 2828031, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: second_round_contract, Expected: 4068803, Salary: 2296271, Score: 59.4, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: 531760, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: uncorroborated_rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2026-27, Discounted Remaining Salary: 2296271.0, Name: Jamal Shead, Player Id: 1cd7e265-8831-4e70-ab65-39d932844177, Projected Deficit: 0, Projected Surplus: 529380, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 59.4, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 2825651, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: uncorroborated_rookie_scale_signing_type, Expected: 4060871, Salary: 2296271, Score: 59.4, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: 529380, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: second_round_contract, Season: 2026-27, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: second_round_contract, Season: 2027-28, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: second_round_contract, Season: 2028-29, Discounted Remaining Salary: 6612786.3, Name: Micah Peavy, Player Id: 6f97eba4-b599-4d9b-8122-d1803cd26b8c, Projected Deficit: 0, Projected Surplus: 1913299, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 60.4, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 2820528, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: second_round_contract, Expected: 4382952, Salary: 2150917, Score: 61.9, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: 669611, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Adjusted Expected: 3145644, Confidence: 0.3, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: second_round_contract, Expected: 4821247, Salary: 2525901, Score: 59.9, Season: 2027-28, Surplus: 619743, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Adjusted Expected: 3359643, Confidence: 0.2, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: second_round_contract, Expected: 5303372, Salary: 2735698, Score: 59.3, Season: 2028-29, Surplus: 623945, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: two_way_deal, Season: 2026-27, Discounted Remaining Salary: 678882.0, Name: Hunter Dickinson, Player Id: c8febc30-be09-40cf-9e51-d58bf2d27bc0, Projected Deficit: 0, Projected Surplus: 0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 50.0, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: —, Confidence: —, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: two_way_deal, Expected: —, Salary: 678882, Score: 50.0, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: 0, Valuation Method: neutral_unavailable_expected_salary, Valuation Available?: false, Valuation Method: neutral_unavailable_expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: two_way_deal, Season: 2026-27, Discounted Remaining Salary: 678882.0, Name: Jaron Pierre Jr., Player Id: c6722390-a5eb-439b-888c-80086accfbc6, Projected Deficit: 0, Projected Surplus: 0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 50.0, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: —, Confidence: —, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: two_way_deal, Expected: —, Salary: 678882, Score: 50.0, Season: 2026-27, Surplus: 0, Valuation Method: neutral_unavailable_expected_salary, Valuation Available?: false, Valuation Method: neutral_unavailable_expected_salary
Total Projected Deficit
22876361
Total Projected Surplus
74364869
Worst Contracts
Name: Patrick Williams, Player Id: 9bcff70e-5557-4c19-9015-551d51b22290, Salary Weight: 0.2, Score: 40.2, Name: Gradey Dick, Player Id: 1818d1e7-712b-418c-b043-37bdd765cf8d, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 42.4, Name: Ron Holland II, Player Id: eeed72ae-5bfc-442a-97fb-5915ac042545, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 42.8
Fallback: Active standard rookie-scale seasons use the strong 75.0-point structural baseline; missing production does not create projected overpayment.
Fallback: Active standard rookie-scale seasons use the strong 75.0-point structural baseline; missing production does not create projected overpayment.
Fallback: Active standard rookie-scale seasons use the strong 75.0-point structural baseline; missing production does not create projected overpayment.
Fallback: Expected salary was unavailable for at least one remaining non-rookie season; the player's Contract Value is neutral at 50.
Fallback: Expected salary was unavailable for at least one remaining non-rookie season; the player's Contract Value is neutral at 50.
Long Term Risk
30% pillar weight
96.6

Long-Term Risk measures 9425641.1 weighted dollars of projected overpayment across 4 frozen future salary-cap seasons.

Inputs
Active Contract Count
17
Evaluated Seasons
2027-28, 2028-29, 2029-30, 2030-31
Future Risk Burden
0.0
Projected Cap Denominator
842341500
Supporting values
At Risk Dollars
9425641.1
Players
Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Exposure: 3245308.0, Name: Zion Williamson, Player Id: 72bd2ba2-c86f-4439-9053-cd1bdde3228f, Projected Overpayment: 3245308, Score: —, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 41641622, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Exposure: 3245308.0, Exposure Factor: 1.0, Future Weight: 1.0, Projected Overpayment: 3245308, Salary: 44886930, Score: —, Season: 2027-28, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2028-29, Exposure: 6180333.1, Name: Patrick Williams, Player Id: 9bcff70e-5557-4c19-9015-551d51b22290, Projected Overpayment: 6480763, Score: —, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 14523536, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Exposure: 3476464.0, Exposure Factor: 1.0, Future Weight: 1.0, Projected Overpayment: 3476464, Salary: 18000000, Score: —, Season: 2027-28, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Adjusted Expected: 14995701, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Exposure: 2703869.1, Exposure Factor: 1.0, Future Weight: 0.9, Projected Overpayment: 3004299, Salary: 18000000, Score: —, Season: 2028-29, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: , Exposure: 0, Name: Isaac Okoro, Player Id: 036e9c97-a0be-4a2f-a286-110231430b04, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: —, Seasons: , Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Exposure: 0.0, Name: Ty Jerome, Player Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: —, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 33997936, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Exposure: 0.0, Exposure Factor: 1.0, Future Weight: 1.0, Projected Overpayment: 0, Salary: 9659100, Score: —, Season: 2027-28, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: uncorroborated_rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Exposure: 0.0, Name: Ron Holland II, Player Id: eeed72ae-5bfc-442a-97fb-5915ac042545, Projected Overpayment: 1648163, Score: —, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 9843020, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: uncorroborated_rookie_scale_signing_type, Exposure: 0.0, Exposure Factor: 0.0, Future Weight: 1.0, Projected Overpayment: 1648163, Salary: 11491183, Score: —, Season: 2027-28, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2028-29, Exposure: 0, Name: Jeremiah Fears, Player Id: e3b6582c-ab2e-4919-b4fc-0ec1cb5675aa, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: 75.0, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: —, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Exposure: 0, Exposure Factor: 0.0, Future Weight: 1.0, Projected Overpayment: 0, Salary: 8271960, Score: 75.0, Season: 2027-28, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Adjusted Expected: —, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Exposure: 0, Exposure Factor: 0.0, Future Weight: 0.9, Projected Overpayment: 0, Salary: 10505389, Score: 75.0, Season: 2028-29, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Contract Classifications: , Exposure: 0, Name: Gradey Dick, Player Id: 1818d1e7-712b-418c-b043-37bdd765cf8d, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: —, Seasons: , Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: , Exposure: 0, Name: Jordan Hawkins, Player Id: d1c3e0ef-5893-4add-9dd2-b0906dfac2e7, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: —, Seasons: , Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: , Exposure: 0, Name: Saddiq Bey, Player Id: e1f528e1-6c76-4ff0-9881-5879f14e6b3d, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: —, Seasons: , Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Season: 2028-29, Exposure: 0, Name: Derik Queen, Player Id: 015d93dc-99c3-4fee-8896-f270c15aba40, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: 75.0, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: —, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Exposure: 0, Exposure Factor: 0.0, Future Weight: 1.0, Projected Overpayment: 0, Salary: 5673840, Score: 75.0, Season: 2027-28, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Adjusted Expected: —, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: true, Classification: active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: contract_signing_type, Reason: rookie_scale_signing_type, Exposure: 0, Exposure Factor: 0.0, Future Weight: 0.9, Projected Overpayment: 0, Salary: 8107918, Score: 75.0, Season: 2028-29, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: rookie_scale_baseline, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Exposure: 0.0, Name: DeAndre Jordan, Player Id: 5cb23f63-0f42-4415-b12b-871a0ee733ec, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: —, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 4647422, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Exposure: 0.0, Exposure Factor: 1.0, Future Weight: 1.0, Projected Overpayment: 0, Salary: 4070355, Score: —, Season: 2027-28, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Season: 2027-28, Exposure: 0.0, Name: Bryce McGowens, Player Id: 6df95bda-0f6d-4945-a4b9-7b6e9ae63e35, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: —, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 3426394, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: non_rookie_signing_type, Exposure: 0.0, Exposure Factor: 0.0, Future Weight: 1.0, Projected Overpayment: 0, Salary: 2934742, Score: —, Season: 2027-28, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: , Exposure: 0, Name: Karlo Matkovic, Player Id: 00551d90-7ab8-4a33-b63d-40fe0a79b063, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: —, Seasons: , Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: , Exposure: 0, Name: Jamal Shead, Player Id: 1cd7e265-8831-4e70-ab65-39d932844177, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: —, Seasons: , Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: second_round_contract, Season: 2027-28, Result: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: second_round_contract, Season: 2028-29, Exposure: 0.0, Name: Micah Peavy, Player Id: 6f97eba4-b599-4d9b-8122-d1803cd26b8c, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: —, Seasons: Adjusted Expected: 3145644, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: second_round_contract, Exposure: 0.0, Exposure Factor: 1.0, Future Weight: 1.0, Projected Overpayment: 0, Salary: 2525901, Score: —, Season: 2027-28, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Adjusted Expected: 3359643, Contract Classification: Active Standard Rookie Scale?: false, Classification: not_active_standard_rookie_scale, Method: none, Reason: second_round_contract, Exposure: 0.0, Exposure Factor: 0.0, Future Weight: 0.9, Projected Overpayment: 0, Salary: 2735698, Score: —, Season: 2028-29, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: , Exposure: 0, Name: Hunter Dickinson, Player Id: c8febc30-be09-40cf-9e51-d58bf2d27bc0, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: —, Seasons: , Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary, Contract Classifications: , Exposure: 0, Name: Jaron Pierre Jr., Player Id: c6722390-a5eb-439b-888c-80086accfbc6, Projected Overpayment: 0, Score: —, Seasons: , Valuation Available?: true, Valuation Method: expected_salary
Riskiest Season
Exposure: 6721772.0, Season: 2027-28
Seasons
2027-28: 6721772.0, 2028-29: 2703869.1, 2029-30: 0, 2030-31: 0
Top Exposure Players
Exposure: 6180333.1, Name: Patrick Williams, Player Id: 9bcff70e-5557-4c19-9015-551d51b22290, Projected Overpayment: 6480763, Exposure: 3245308.0, Name: Zion Williamson, Player Id: 72bd2ba2-c86f-4439-9053-cd1bdde3228f, Projected Overpayment: 3245308
Fallback: Active standard rookie-scale seasons use the strong 75.0-point structural baseline and contribute no projected overpayment.
Fallback: Active standard rookie-scale seasons use the strong 75.0-point structural baseline and contribute no projected overpayment.
Contract Mobility
20% pillar weight
62.3

Contract Mobility blends marketability, salary-matching utility, term, and stored trade restrictions across 17 active contracts, including the least-mobile 25% of guaranteed remaining salary.

Inputs
Active Contract Count
17
Current Season
2026-27
Discounted Remaining Salary
266981482.9
Guaranteed Remaining Salary
235881955.0
Low Mobility Exposure
53.6
Salary Cap
165000000
Weighted Mobility Average
66.0
Supporting values
Least Movable
Marketability: 40.2, Name: Patrick Williams, Player Id: 9bcff70e-5557-4c19-9015-551d51b22290, Restriction Modifier: 0.9, Salary Utility: 100.0, Salary Weight: 0.2, Score: 53.0, Term Utility: 65.0, Marketability: 46.0, Name: Zion Williamson, Player Id: 72bd2ba2-c86f-4439-9053-cd1bdde3228f, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Salary Utility: 80.0, Salary Weight: 0.3, Score: 60.3, Term Utility: 85.0, Marketability: 50.0, Name: Jaron Pierre Jr., Player Id: c6722390-a5eb-439b-888c-80086accfbc6, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Salary Utility: 70.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 62.5, Term Utility: 100.0
Most Movable
Marketability: 87.6, Name: Saddiq Bey, Player Id: e1f528e1-6c76-4ff0-9881-5879f14e6b3d, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Salary Utility: 90.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 90.1, Term Utility: 100.0, Marketability: 75.0, Name: Jeremiah Fears, Player Id: e3b6582c-ab2e-4919-b4fc-0ec1cb5675aa, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Salary Utility: 90.0, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 82.5, Term Utility: 100.0, Marketability: 75.0, Name: Jordan Hawkins, Player Id: d1c3e0ef-5893-4add-9dd2-b0906dfac2e7, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Salary Utility: 90.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 82.5, Term Utility: 100.0
Players
Discounted Remaining Salary: 82564747.0, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 87053440.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 2, Marketability: 46.0, Name: Zion Williamson, Player Id: 72bd2ba2-c86f-4439-9053-cd1bdde3228f, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 80.0, Salary Weight: 0.3, Score: 60.3, Term Utility: 85.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 48600000, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 54000000, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 3, Marketability: 40.2, Name: Patrick Williams, Player Id: 9bcff70e-5557-4c19-9015-551d51b22290, Restriction Modifier: 0.9, Restrictions: player_option, Salary Utility: 100.0, Salary Weight: 0.2, Score: 53.0, Term Utility: 65.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 11814814.0, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 11814814.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 1, Marketability: 43.9, Name: Isaac Okoro, Player Id: 036e9c97-a0be-4a2f-a286-110231430b04, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 90.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 63.9, Term Utility: 100.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 17913240.0, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 18879150.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 2, Marketability: 86.2, Name: Ty Jerome, Player Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Restriction Modifier: 0.9, Restrictions: player_option, Salary Utility: 90.0, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 78.3, Term Utility: 85.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 19411664.7, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 9069600, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 1, Marketability: 42.8, Name: Ron Holland II, Player Id: eeed72ae-5bfc-442a-97fb-5915ac042545, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 90.0, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 63.2, Term Utility: 100.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 23745315.2, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 7896240.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 1, Marketability: 75.0, Name: Jeremiah Fears, Player Id: e3b6582c-ab2e-4919-b4fc-0ec1cb5675aa, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 90.0, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 82.5, Term Utility: 100.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 7131511.0, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 7131511.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 1, Marketability: 42.4, Name: Gradey Dick, Player Id: 1818d1e7-712b-418c-b043-37bdd765cf8d, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 90.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 62.9, Term Utility: 100.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 7021895.0, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 7021895.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 1, Marketability: 75.0, Name: Jordan Hawkins, Player Id: d1c3e0ef-5893-4add-9dd2-b0906dfac2e7, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 90.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 82.5, Term Utility: 100.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 6440678.0, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 6440678.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 1, Marketability: 87.6, Name: Saddiq Bey, Player Id: e1f528e1-6c76-4ff0-9881-5879f14e6b3d, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 90.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 90.1, Term Utility: 100.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 17008870.4, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 5416080.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 1, Marketability: 75.0, Name: Derik Queen, Player Id: 015d93dc-99c3-4fee-8896-f270c15aba40, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 90.0, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 82.5, Term Utility: 100.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 7539848.5, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 7946884.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 2, Marketability: 56.9, Name: DeAndre Jordan, Player Id: 5cb23f63-0f42-4415-b12b-871a0ee733ec, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 90.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 69.4, Term Utility: 85.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 5225806.8, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 2584539.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 1, Marketability: 57.8, Name: Bryce McGowens, Player Id: 6df95bda-0f6d-4945-a4b9-7b6e9ae63e35, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 70.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 67.2, Term Utility: 100.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 2296271.0, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 2296271.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 1, Marketability: 59.4, Name: Karlo Matkovic, Player Id: 00551d90-7ab8-4a33-b63d-40fe0a79b063, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 70.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 68.1, Term Utility: 100.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 2296271.0, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 2296271.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 1, Marketability: 59.4, Name: Jamal Shead, Player Id: 1cd7e265-8831-4e70-ab65-39d932844177, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 70.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 68.1, Term Utility: 100.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 6612786.3, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 4676818.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 2, Marketability: 60.4, Name: Micah Peavy, Player Id: 6f97eba4-b599-4d9b-8122-d1803cd26b8c, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 70.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 66.5, Term Utility: 85.0, Valuation Available?: true, Discounted Remaining Salary: 678882.0, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 678882.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 1, Marketability: 50.0, Name: Hunter Dickinson, Player Id: c8febc30-be09-40cf-9e51-d58bf2d27bc0, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 70.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 62.5, Term Utility: 100.0, Valuation Available?: false, Discounted Remaining Salary: 678882.0, Guaranteed Remaining Salary: 678882.0, Guaranteed Years Remaining: 1, Marketability: 50.0, Name: Jaron Pierre Jr., Player Id: c6722390-a5eb-439b-888c-80086accfbc6, Restriction Modifier: 1.0, Restrictions: , Salary Utility: 70.0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 62.5, Term Utility: 100.0, Valuation Available?: false
Salary Below 40
0
Useful Mid Sized Contracts
10
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: Expected salary was unavailable; Contract Mobility marketability is neutral at 50.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Fallback: Expected salary was unavailable; Contract Mobility marketability is neutral at 50.
Fallback: trade_bonus_pct was not stored; no Contract Mobility restriction was applied.
Contract Optionality
15% pillar weight
58.1

Contract Optionality scores future team control across 17 active contracts, weighted by future salary within each contract and discounted remaining salary across the roster.

Inputs
Active Contract Count
17
Current Season
2026-27
Discounted Remaining Salary
266981482.9
Supporting values
Expiring Contract Count
8
Least Optional
Expiring?: false, Name: Ty Jerome, Player Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 20.0, Expiring?: false, Name: Patrick Williams, Player Id: 9bcff70e-5557-4c19-9015-551d51b22290, Salary Weight: 0.2, Score: 35.0, Expiring?: true, Name: Karlo Matkovic, Player Id: 00551d90-7ab8-4a33-b63d-40fe0a79b063, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 50.0
Most Optional
Expiring?: false, Name: Ron Holland II, Player Id: eeed72ae-5bfc-442a-97fb-5915ac042545, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 100.0, Expiring?: false, Name: Jeremiah Fears, Player Id: e3b6582c-ab2e-4919-b4fc-0ec1cb5675aa, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 100.0, Expiring?: false, Name: Bryce McGowens, Player Id: 6df95bda-0f6d-4945-a4b9-7b6e9ae63e35, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 100.0
Players
Discounted Remaining Salary: 82564747.0, Expiring?: false, Name: Zion Williamson, Player Id: 72bd2ba2-c86f-4439-9053-cd1bdde3228f, Salary Weight: 0.3, Score: 50.0, Seasons: Guaranteed Pct: —, Salary: 44886930, Score: 50.0, Season: 2027-28, Status: fully_guaranteed, Discounted Remaining Salary: 48600000, Expiring?: false, Name: Patrick Williams, Player Id: 9bcff70e-5557-4c19-9015-551d51b22290, Salary Weight: 0.2, Score: 35.0, Seasons: Guaranteed Pct: —, Salary: 18000000, Score: 50.0, Season: 2027-28, Status: fully_guaranteed, Guaranteed Pct: —, Salary: 18000000, Score: 20.0, Season: 2028-29, Status: player_option, Discounted Remaining Salary: 11814814.0, Expiring?: true, Name: Isaac Okoro, Player Id: 036e9c97-a0be-4a2f-a286-110231430b04, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 50.0, Seasons: , Discounted Remaining Salary: 17913240.0, Expiring?: false, Name: Ty Jerome, Player Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 20.0, Seasons: Guaranteed Pct: —, Salary: 9659100, Score: 20.0, Season: 2027-28, Status: player_option, Discounted Remaining Salary: 19411664.7, Expiring?: false, Name: Ron Holland II, Player Id: eeed72ae-5bfc-442a-97fb-5915ac042545, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 100.0, Seasons: Guaranteed Pct: —, Salary: 11491183, Score: 100.0, Season: 2027-28, Status: team_option, Discounted Remaining Salary: 23745315.2, Expiring?: false, Name: Jeremiah Fears, Player Id: e3b6582c-ab2e-4919-b4fc-0ec1cb5675aa, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 100.0, Seasons: Guaranteed Pct: —, Salary: 8271960, Score: 100.0, Season: 2027-28, Status: team_option, Guaranteed Pct: —, Salary: 10505389, Score: 100.0, Season: 2028-29, Status: team_option, Discounted Remaining Salary: 7131511.0, Expiring?: true, Name: Gradey Dick, Player Id: 1818d1e7-712b-418c-b043-37bdd765cf8d, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 50.0, Seasons: , Discounted Remaining Salary: 7021895.0, Expiring?: true, Name: Jordan Hawkins, Player Id: d1c3e0ef-5893-4add-9dd2-b0906dfac2e7, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 50.0, Seasons: , Discounted Remaining Salary: 6440678.0, Expiring?: true, Name: Saddiq Bey, Player Id: e1f528e1-6c76-4ff0-9881-5879f14e6b3d, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 50.0, Seasons: , Discounted Remaining Salary: 17008870.4, Expiring?: false, Name: Derik Queen, Player Id: 015d93dc-99c3-4fee-8896-f270c15aba40, Salary Weight: 0.1, Score: 100.0, Seasons: Guaranteed Pct: —, Salary: 5673840, Score: 100.0, Season: 2027-28, Status: team_option, Guaranteed Pct: —, Salary: 8107918, Score: 100.0, Season: 2028-29, Status: team_option, Discounted Remaining Salary: 7539848.5, Expiring?: false, Name: DeAndre Jordan, Player Id: 5cb23f63-0f42-4415-b12b-871a0ee733ec, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 50.0, Seasons: Guaranteed Pct: —, Salary: 4070355, Score: 50.0, Season: 2027-28, Status: fully_guaranteed, Discounted Remaining Salary: 5225806.8, Expiring?: false, Name: Bryce McGowens, Player Id: 6df95bda-0f6d-4945-a4b9-7b6e9ae63e35, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 100.0, Seasons: Guaranteed Pct: —, Salary: 2934742, Score: 100.0, Season: 2027-28, Status: team_option, Discounted Remaining Salary: 2296271.0, Expiring?: true, Name: Karlo Matkovic, Player Id: 00551d90-7ab8-4a33-b63d-40fe0a79b063, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 50.0, Seasons: , Discounted Remaining Salary: 2296271.0, Expiring?: true, Name: Jamal Shead, Player Id: 1cd7e265-8831-4e70-ab65-39d932844177, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 50.0, Seasons: , Discounted Remaining Salary: 6612786.3, Expiring?: false, Name: Micah Peavy, Player Id: 6f97eba4-b599-4d9b-8122-d1803cd26b8c, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 76.0, Seasons: Guaranteed Pct: —, Salary: 2525901, Score: 50.0, Season: 2027-28, Status: fully_guaranteed, Guaranteed Pct: —, Salary: 2735698, Score: 100.0, Season: 2028-29, Status: team_option, Discounted Remaining Salary: 678882.0, Expiring?: true, Name: Hunter Dickinson, Player Id: c8febc30-be09-40cf-9e51-d58bf2d27bc0, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 50.0, Seasons: , Discounted Remaining Salary: 678882.0, Expiring?: true, Name: Jaron Pierre Jr., Player Id: c6722390-a5eb-439b-888c-80086accfbc6, Salary Weight: 0.0, Score: 50.0, Seasons:
Cap Flexibility
20% overall weight · starting 86.9
95.2

Cap & Flexibility combines four cap-state metrics; Tax & Apron Exposure is strongest at 100.0, while Transaction Flexibility is weakest at 82.69491049606975.

Current Cap Position
20% pillar weight
93.3

Current Cap Position scores the below-cap zone using its engine-calculated threshold cushion relative to the season's salary cap.

Inputs
Salary Cap
165000000
Supporting values
Cap Room
27501693
Financial Zone
below_cap
First Apron Cushion
71501693
Second Apron Cushion
84501693
Second Apron Excess
0
Tax Cushion
66020158
Tax Apron Exposure
30% pillar weight
100.0

Tax & Apron Exposure scores the below-cap zone using the projected engine tax bill and recorded repeater assumption.

Inputs
Financial Zone
below_cap
Projected Tax Bill
0
Salary Cap
165000000
Tax Bill Ratio
0.0
Supporting values
First Apron Cushion
71501693
Repeater
Source: default, Value: false
Second Apron Cushion
84501693
Tax Cushion
66020158
Taxpayer
false
Future Flexibility
30% pillar weight
100.0

Future Flexibility scores unavoidable commitments and dead money over the next three cap-state seasons, weighted 50/30/20.

Inputs
Future Season Count
3
Supporting values
Seasons
Commitment Ratio: 0.4, Commitment Score: 100.0, Dead Money: 0, Dead Money Ratio: 0.0, Dead Money Score: 100.0, Effective Committed Salary: 79142286, Salary Cap: 181500000, Score: 100.0, Season: 2027-28, Threshold Source: official, Commitment Ratio: 0.1, Commitment Score: 100.0, Dead Money: 0, Dead Money Ratio: 0.0, Dead Money Score: 100.0, Effective Committed Salary: 18000000, Salary Cap: 199650000, Score: 100.0, Season: 2028-29, Threshold Source: official, Commitment Ratio: 0.0, Commitment Score: 100.0, Dead Money: 0, Dead Money Ratio: 0.0, Dead Money Score: 100.0, Effective Committed Salary: 0, Salary Cap: 219615000, Score: 100.0, Season: 2029-30, Threshold Source: official
Transaction Flexibility
20% pillar weight
82.7

Transaction Flexibility combines the cap state's usable signing, trade, trade-exception, and roster pathways at AVC's 30/40/20/10 weights.

Inputs
As Of Date
2026-08-08
Largest Usable Signing Mechanism
Amount: 27501693, Description: Sign using available cap space, Hard Cap Amount: —, Max Years: 5, Name: Cap Space, Remaining: 27501693, Triggers Hard Cap: false, Type: cap_space, Usable: true
Non Taxpayer Mle
15139000
Supporting values
Roster Maneuverability
67.5
Signing Tools
100.0
Trade Exception Capacity
29.7
Trade Tools
100.0
Asset Management
40% overall weight · starting 65.3
88.0

Asset Exchange Value is displayed but excluded until PTV is calibrated; the 35/20/20 inventory weights are renormalized to 46.67/26.67/26.67. Asset Optionality is strongest at 97.0, while Draft Capital Value is weakest at 80.96684378721018.

Draft Capital Value
47% pillar weight
81.0

Draft Capital Value percentiles 448.13318451079436 total DAV across 13 controlled assets against the frozen league inventory.

Inputs
Asset Count
13
Benchmark
113.7, 149.6, 150.2, 156.9, 184.6, 206.1, 217.1, 219.4, 226.9, 230.2, 249.7, 263.1, 266.9, 322.5, 328.3, 351.7, 353.8, 367.9, 377.6, 382.8, 397.1, 404.8, 411.6, 425.8, 472.3, 480.8, 489.2, 559.2, 581.0, 695.3
Total Dav
448.1
Window
First Year: 2027, Last Year: 2033
Supporting values
Assets
Baseline Dav: 62.0, Dav: 10.1, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 72.1, Inventory Std Error: 0.0, Inventory Variance: 0.0, Iterations: —, Kind: swap_outcome, Method: exact, Original Team Id: —, Part Id: —, Pick Id: —, Provisional?: false, Rank: 1, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: 0.0, Swap Group Id: e330ae23-8976-4b89-ad6e-dbc4374b6711, Swap Note: NOP more favorable of MIL/NOP; ATL less favorable, protected 1-4 (if 1-4, ATL obligation extinguished, NOP keeps both) [ATL-NOP 7/6/2024], Variance: 0.0, Year: 2027, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 33.4, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 33.4, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 71d3586f-3539-43b2-a17d-c24d858b98cd, Part Id: 73ec93d4-da8e-47b1-9da5-8d14c6b453a5, Pick Id: 0a33ddcb-74eb-454b-8bf8-8baf3e764916, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2027, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 53.0, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 53.0, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: 42a0a27c-965e-4448-a32b-ace747d7b823, Pick Id: f000e81f-0160-4b23-bf72-b5b2483f696f, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2028, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 36.5, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 36.5, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 71d3586f-3539-43b2-a17d-c24d858b98cd, Part Id: 04c9d032-5723-454e-9360-06fec9689606, Pick Id: 279367d1-84a5-4985-a658-58a0e36d36ce, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2029, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 42.8, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 42.8, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 072b4804-bfc2-410e-8d4d-26221020f7ad, Part Id: 8674748d-c62b-48f3-bb3e-0ffbc48749a2, Pick Id: 1c4c3e9d-3114-4c69-a838-246e49b85215, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2029, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 46.3, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 46.3, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: ec0aa0de-bbcc-46bc-aa24-cc2e4a5df77d, Pick Id: 29db1582-51bb-420b-913b-ed4a0a0d7d78, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2029, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 41.3, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 41.3, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: d9fe5d66-b2fb-4981-853e-b181327fd4ae, Pick Id: aadbfd58-511f-4c59-a710-68b6830376bc, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2030, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 37.3, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 37.3, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: 2ce01153-9f13-47c4-9ad0-bb8a87b972a0, Pick Id: 202ddb3d-010f-427a-8bfe-1a10fe3ebfe9, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2031, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 7.4, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 7.4, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 072b4804-bfc2-410e-8d4d-26221020f7ad, Part Id: 0df80149-2eed-4119-862b-bde7eea104cd, Pick Id: c0838e01-f003-4074-812d-8d7f23054911, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 2, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2031, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 33.9, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 33.9, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: 133e419e-a4f6-46fc-97ac-1d274c5724e5, Pick Id: bb7137cb-112e-4ebd-b972-5f4f7fa32813, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2032, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 6.9, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 6.9, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: 1064c796-b8bc-4cf2-9435-7739c16daf4a, Pick Id: db6b3a2a-537c-4aed-887f-70bdea17a4df, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 2, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2032, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 31.0, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 31.0, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: d34a63de-9437-48b5-b201-c31722f2597e, Pick Id: 906640b7-fac0-43f2-865e-df76c875fd45, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2033, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 6.3, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 6.3, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: b3e9b142-06c4-46f6-9053-d947c43b530f, Pick Id: 3296e3b5-7211-4f41-bb93-e9efb3e8bd21, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 2, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2033
By Origin Team
072b4804-bfc2-410e-8d4d-26221020f7ad: 50.1, 71d3586f-3539-43b2-a17d-c24d858b98cd: 70.0, 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c: 256.0, Swap Pool: 72.1
By Year
2027: 105.5, 2028: 53.0, 2029: 125.6, 2030: 41.3, 2031: 44.6, 2032: 40.9, 2033: 37.3
First Round Dav
427.5
Second Round Dav
20.6
Swap Dav
10.1
Pick Quality
27% pillar weight
91.4

Pick Quality combines frozen-league percentiles for the best asset and top three with 3.1499999999999995 Premium Asset Units.

Inputs
Best Asset Raw
72.1
Premium Asset Units
3.1
Top Three Raw
61.2
Supporting values
Best Asset
Baseline Dav: 62.0, Dav: 10.1, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 72.1, Inventory Std Error: 0.0, Inventory Variance: 0.0, Iterations: —, Kind: swap_outcome, Method: exact, Original Team Id: —, Part Id: —, Pick Id: —, Provisional?: false, Rank: 1, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: 0.0, Swap Group Id: e330ae23-8976-4b89-ad6e-dbc4374b6711, Swap Note: NOP more favorable of MIL/NOP; ATL less favorable, protected 1-4 (if 1-4, ATL obligation extinguished, NOP keeps both) [ATL-NOP 7/6/2024], Variance: 0.0, Year: 2027
Best Asset Quality
96.6
Premium Asset Inventory
91.5
Top Three Assets
Baseline Dav: 62.0, Dav: 10.1, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 72.1, Inventory Std Error: 0.0, Inventory Variance: 0.0, Iterations: —, Kind: swap_outcome, Method: exact, Original Team Id: —, Part Id: —, Pick Id: —, Provisional?: false, Rank: 1, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: 0.0, Swap Group Id: e330ae23-8976-4b89-ad6e-dbc4374b6711, Swap Note: NOP more favorable of MIL/NOP; ATL less favorable, protected 1-4 (if 1-4, ATL obligation extinguished, NOP keeps both) [ATL-NOP 7/6/2024], Variance: 0.0, Year: 2027, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 53.0, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 53.0, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: 42a0a27c-965e-4448-a32b-ace747d7b823, Pick Id: f000e81f-0160-4b23-bf72-b5b2483f696f, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2028, Baseline Dav: —, Dav: 46.3, Incoming Rollover From: , Inventory Dav: 46.3, Inventory Std Error: —, Inventory Variance: —, Iterations: —, Kind: whole, Method: exact, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: ec0aa0de-bbcc-46bc-aa24-cc2e4a5df77d, Pick Id: 29db1582-51bb-420b-913b-ed4a0a0d7d78, Provisional?: false, Rank: —, Round: 1, Seed: —, Std Error: —, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Variance: —, Year: 2029
Top Three Quality
86.2
Asset Optionality
27% pillar weight
97.0

Asset Optionality combines 6 immediately tradable firsts, 7 clean first-round years, and normalized encumbrance control.

Inputs
Clean First Round Years
7
Encumbrances
Complex Chain: false, Obligations: Affected Years: 2027, Counterparties: 1eada87e-ae03-4301-bef3-6d38d8db277f, b70f81dc-db00-4f9e-9c03-b454c02c283c, Kind: owed, Pick Id: 243ea144-d27b-4883-98f7-93ffb6d1c0ec, Protected?: false, Retained Part Id: —, Rollover Years: , Round: 2, Unresolved Chain?: false, Year: 2027, Affected Years: 2028, Counterparties: d5e93810-3b97-49d1-80ae-802fcecc663b, Kind: owed, Pick Id: 3d7aab14-e5d4-4988-bf19-0382b4dda7df, Protected?: false, Retained Part Id: —, Rollover Years: , Round: 2, Unresolved Chain?: false, Year: 2028, Affected Years: 2029, Counterparties: d5e93810-3b97-49d1-80ae-802fcecc663b, Kind: owed, Pick Id: f0eaa5d1-b092-4c25-b07f-cd62a47b8a28, Protected?: false, Retained Part Id: —, Rollover Years: , Round: 2, Unresolved Chain?: false, Year: 2029, Affected Years: 2030, Counterparties: c2bcd013-3a61-40f7-8654-11199a776bc5, e3ab46f8-6cc3-4c34-b974-5f2c63f42707, Kind: owed, Pick Id: 2abc5f2d-9017-4eab-b6b3-962c06706aed, Protected?: false, Retained Part Id: —, Rollover Years: , Round: 2, Unresolved Chain?: false, Year: 2030, Affected Years: 2031, Counterparties: 2d1da5e6-35f3-45aa-a954-ef7226b1ef02, c2bcd013-3a61-40f7-8654-11199a776bc5, Kind: owed, Pick Id: 729719f0-b81b-4475-8f2e-7144cd9b1ac3, Protected?: false, Retained Part Id: —, Rollover Years: , Round: 2, Unresolved Chain?: false, Year: 2031, Owed First Years: , Owed Second Years: 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, Owed Swaps: 0, Rollover Risk Years:
Tradable First Capacity
6
Supporting values
Calendar Flexibility
100.0
Capacity
Assets: Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 71d3586f-3539-43b2-a17d-c24d858b98cd, Part Id: 73ec93d4-da8e-47b1-9da5-8d14c6b453a5, Pick Id: 0a33ddcb-74eb-454b-8bf8-8baf3e764916, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2027, Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 072b4804-bfc2-410e-8d4d-26221020f7ad, Part Id: 8674748d-c62b-48f3-bb3e-0ffbc48749a2, Pick Id: 1c4c3e9d-3114-4c69-a838-246e49b85215, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2029, Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 71d3586f-3539-43b2-a17d-c24d858b98cd, Part Id: 04c9d032-5723-454e-9360-06fec9689606, Pick Id: 279367d1-84a5-4985-a658-58a0e36d36ce, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2029, Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: ec0aa0de-bbcc-46bc-aa24-cc2e4a5df77d, Pick Id: 29db1582-51bb-420b-913b-ed4a0a0d7d78, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2029, Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: 2ce01153-9f13-47c4-9ad0-bb8a87b972a0, Pick Id: 202ddb3d-010f-427a-8bfe-1a10fe3ebfe9, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2031, Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: d34a63de-9437-48b5-b201-c31722f2597e, Pick Id: 906640b7-fac0-43f2-865e-df76c875fd45, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2033, Candidates: Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 71d3586f-3539-43b2-a17d-c24d858b98cd, Part Id: 73ec93d4-da8e-47b1-9da5-8d14c6b453a5, Pick Id: 0a33ddcb-74eb-454b-8bf8-8baf3e764916, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2027, Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: 42a0a27c-965e-4448-a32b-ace747d7b823, Pick Id: f000e81f-0160-4b23-bf72-b5b2483f696f, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2028, Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 71d3586f-3539-43b2-a17d-c24d858b98cd, Part Id: 04c9d032-5723-454e-9360-06fec9689606, Pick Id: 279367d1-84a5-4985-a658-58a0e36d36ce, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2029, Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 072b4804-bfc2-410e-8d4d-26221020f7ad, Part Id: 8674748d-c62b-48f3-bb3e-0ffbc48749a2, Pick Id: 1c4c3e9d-3114-4c69-a838-246e49b85215, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2029, Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: ec0aa0de-bbcc-46bc-aa24-cc2e4a5df77d, Pick Id: 29db1582-51bb-420b-913b-ed4a0a0d7d78, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2029, Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: d9fe5d66-b2fb-4981-853e-b181327fd4ae, Pick Id: aadbfd58-511f-4c59-a710-68b6830376bc, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2030, Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: 2ce01153-9f13-47c4-9ad0-bb8a87b972a0, Pick Id: 202ddb3d-010f-427a-8bfe-1a10fe3ebfe9, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2031, Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: 133e419e-a4f6-46fc-97ac-1d274c5724e5, Pick Id: bb7137cb-112e-4ebd-b972-5f4f7fa32813, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2032, Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: as_pick, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: whole, Members: —, Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: d34a63de-9437-48b5-b201-c31722f2597e, Pick Id: 906640b7-fac0-43f2-865e-df76c875fd45, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Rank: —, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: —, Swap Note: —, Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2033, Capacity: 6, Conditional: , Frozen: , Partial Rights: , Reserved Years: 2028, 2030, 2032, Swap Rights: Chain: , Chain Role: fallback, Convey Type: —, Frozen: false, Incoming Rollover From: , Kind: swap_outcome, Members: Incoming Rollover From: , Original Team Id: cd1ba595-02f2-42e8-9488-8bf2090e6a18, Part Id: 2ad106bb-f1d8-4dd6-8877-9a25e4d5f339, Pick Id: 2053fd9b-6167-4900-b2e8-d9d1e316d441, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Round: 1, Year: 2027, Incoming Rollover From: , Original Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Part Id: a8e3ef62-2db9-4f0f-b8bd-13a5bef45c73, Pick Id: 7bd13e3e-2254-4a24-bed6-01b61db8c344, Pick Number: —, Range: First: 1, Last: 30, Step: 1, Round: 1, Year: 2027, Original Team Id: —, Part Id: —, Pick Id: —, Pick Number: —, Range: —, Rank: 1, Reason: —, Resolved?: true, Round: 1, Swap Group Id: e330ae23-8976-4b89-ad6e-dbc4374b6711, Swap Note: NOP more favorable of MIL/NOP; ATL less favorable, protected 1-4 (if 1-4, ATL obligation extinguished, NOP keeps both) [ATL-NOP 7/6/2024], Team Id: 9ef3c54b-7735-4b79-9054-a7a2af819f9c, Year: 2027, Window: First: 2027, Last: 2033, Step: 1
Clean Years
Count: 7, Detail: 2027: Complete Firsts: 1, Partial Rights: 0, Status: clean, Swap Rights: 1, 2028: Complete Firsts: 1, Partial Rights: 0, Status: clean, Swap Rights: 0, 2029: Complete Firsts: 3, Partial Rights: 0, Status: clean, Swap Rights: 0, 2030: Complete Firsts: 1, Partial Rights: 0, Status: clean, Swap Rights: 0, 2031: Complete Firsts: 1, Partial Rights: 0, Status: clean, Swap Rights: 0, 2032: Complete Firsts: 1, Partial Rights: 0, Status: clean, Swap Rights: 0, 2033: Complete Firsts: 1, Partial Rights: 0, Status: clean, Swap Rights: 0, Window: First: 2027, Last: 2033, Step: 1, Years: 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033
Encumbrance Control
85.0
Tradable First Capacity
100.0
Asset Exchange Value
0% pillar weight
53.8

Asset Exchange Value scored 4 qualifying transactions provisionally because player valuation calibration or frozen component evidence is incomplete.

Inputs
Total Scale
110.0
Transaction Count
4
Supporting values
Transactions
Components: Confidence: provisional, Direction: incoming, Id: 9bcff70e-5557-4c19-9015-551d51b22290, Type: player, Value: 0.0, Confidence: provisional, Direction: incoming, Id: 036e9c97-a0be-4a2f-a286-110231430b04, Type: player, Value: 0.0, Confidence: provisional, Direction: outgoing, Id: c2924c68-0c60-4bd5-babd-620e8e1f457e, Type: player, Value: 0.0, Direction: outgoing, Id: swap_outcome, 34f5dbdb-9641-4815-9ce8-3b3779598fb5, 2, Type: draft_asset, Value: 9.7, Id: ea618f3f-84c4-44d9-9a9d-e756f1320a6c, Incoming Value: 0.0, Net Advantage: -9.7, Outgoing Value: 9.7, Plausibility Explanation: —, Plausibility Flagged?: false, Player Involved?: true, Scale: 25.0, Score: 30.5, Uncapped Score: 30.5, Components: Confidence: provisional, Direction: incoming, Id: eeed72ae-5bfc-442a-97fb-5915ac042545, Type: player, Value: 0.0, Direction: incoming, Id: part, 73ec93d4-da8e-47b1-9da5-8d14c6b453a5, Type: draft_asset, Value: 33.4, Direction: incoming, Id: part, 04c9d032-5723-454e-9360-06fec9689606, Type: draft_asset, Value: 36.5, Confidence: provisional, Direction: outgoing, Id: c9e34505-fc95-4ce3-9a71-cde66c0be17c, Type: player, Value: 0.0, Id: c4640326-228f-4954-9e75-7ddbd91fd296, Incoming Value: 70.0, Net Advantage: 70.0, Outgoing Value: 0.0, Plausibility Explanation: This transaction appears highly favorable based on estimated market value. Because the return falls outside the normal market range, its Asset Exchange score has been capped., Plausibility Flagged?: true, Player Involved?: true, Scale: 35.0, Score: 65.0, Uncapped Score: 100.0, Components: Confidence: provisional, Direction: incoming, Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Type: player, Value: 0.0, Confidence: provisional, Direction: outgoing, Id: f27f45fb-2b6b-4dea-9a47-663335189e6c, Type: player, Value: 0.0, Direction: outgoing, Id: swap_outcome, 406fa946-a557-4366-9ebe-a1b3b7975b09, 2, Type: draft_asset, Value: 0.0, Id: cd135e14-a169-46cc-8068-ca2a8cfe8ce3, Incoming Value: 0.0, Net Advantage: 0.0, Outgoing Value: 0.0, Plausibility Explanation: —, Plausibility Flagged?: false, Player Involved?: true, Scale: 25.0, Score: 50.0, Uncapped Score: 50.0, Components: Confidence: provisional, Direction: incoming, Id: 1818d1e7-712b-418c-b043-37bdd765cf8d, Type: player, Value: 0.0, Confidence: provisional, Direction: incoming, Id: 1cd7e265-8831-4e70-ab65-39d932844177, Type: player, Value: 0.0, Direction: incoming, Id: part, 8674748d-c62b-48f3-bb3e-0ffbc48749a2, Type: draft_asset, Value: 42.8, Confidence: provisional, Direction: outgoing, Id: 4539a0bf-019e-4bcd-a011-5b6c8a820b12, Type: player, Value: 0.0, Confidence: provisional, Direction: outgoing, Id: f713b29a-caca-4d6a-a62d-e49315cde9d7, Type: player, Value: 0.0, Id: 25f0cfa2-a463-49ec-86b0-a43b27b1ad58, Incoming Value: 42.8, Net Advantage: 42.8, Outgoing Value: 0.0, Plausibility Explanation: This transaction appears highly favorable based on estimated market value. Because the return falls outside the normal market range, its Asset Exchange score has been capped., Plausibility Flagged?: true, Player Involved?: true, Scale: 25.0, Score: 65.0, Uncapped Score: 100.0
Fallback: Player Transaction Value is provisional; Asset Exchange Value is displayed but excluded from the pillar score.
Timeline Alignment
20% overall weight · starting 78.6
76.9

Timeline Alignment applies Selling's targets; Development Environment is strongest and Core Continuity is weakest.

Core Age Fit
30% pillar weight
79.4

Core players are scored against Selling's ideal age range.

Inputs
Mandate
selling
Supporting values
Ideal Core Age
Max: 25, Min: 19
Penalty Above
15
Penalty Below
5
Players
Age: 26, Core Weight: 0.2, Player Id: 72bd2ba2-c86f-4439-9053-cd1bdde3228f, Score: 85.0, Age: 29, Core Weight: 0.2, Player Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Score: 40.0, Age: 27, Core Weight: 0.2, Player Id: e1f528e1-6c76-4ff0-9881-5879f14e6b3d, Score: 70.0, Age: 21, Core Weight: 0.2, Player Id: eeed72ae-5bfc-442a-97fb-5915ac042545, Score: 100.0, Age: 21, Core Weight: 0.1, Player Id: 015d93dc-99c3-4fee-8896-f270c15aba40, Score: 100.0, Age: 22, Core Weight: 0.1, Player Id: 1818d1e7-712b-418c-b043-37bdd765cf8d, Score: 100.0
Prime Window Alignment
25% pillar weight
78.7

Prime Window Alignment combines mandate timing and core synchronization.

Inputs
Mandate
selling
Prime Midpoint
27.5
Supporting values
Core Synchronization
72.9
Players
Age: 26, Core Weight: 0.2, Player Id: 72bd2ba2-c86f-4439-9053-cd1bdde3228f, Prime Timing Offset: 1.5, Window Timing Score: 92.5, Age: 29, Core Weight: 0.2, Player Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Prime Timing Offset: -1.5, Window Timing Score: 47.5, Age: 27, Core Weight: 0.2, Player Id: e1f528e1-6c76-4ff0-9881-5879f14e6b3d, Prime Timing Offset: 0.5, Window Timing Score: 77.5, Age: 21, Core Weight: 0.2, Player Id: eeed72ae-5bfc-442a-97fb-5915ac042545, Prime Timing Offset: 6.5, Window Timing Score: 92.5, Age: 21, Core Weight: 0.1, Player Id: 015d93dc-99c3-4fee-8896-f270c15aba40, Prime Timing Offset: 6.5, Window Timing Score: 92.5, Age: 22, Core Weight: 0.1, Player Id: 1818d1e7-712b-418c-b043-37bdd765cf8d, Prime Timing Offset: 5.5, Window Timing Score: 100.0
Prime Offset Range
Max: 6.0, Min: 2.0
Prime Timing Spread
3.1
Window Timing
81.8
Core Continuity
25% pillar weight
53.7

Core Continuity measures franchise control through the 4-season mandate window.

Inputs
Continuity Horizon
4
Mandate
selling
Supporting values
Overall Core Control
56.6
Players
Age Fit Score: 85.0, Continuity Score: 56.3, Core Importance Value: 0.9, Horizon: Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 1.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: 42166510, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Salary fully guaranteed, Salary: 42166510, Season: 2026-27, Source: contract, Status: fully_guaranteed, Team Controlled: true, Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 1.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: 44886930, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Salary fully guaranteed, Salary: 44886930, Season: 2027-28, Source: contract, Status: fully_guaranteed, Team Controlled: true, Bird Rights: full, Control Factor: 0.3, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: —, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Unrestricted, full Bird rights (contract expired), Salary: —, Season: 2028-29, Source: free_agency, Status: ufa_bird, Team Controlled: false, Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 0.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: —, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Free agency reached in 2028-29; no rights beyond it, Salary: —, Season: 2029-30, Source: none, Status: none, Team Controlled: false, Original Core Weight: 0.2, Player Id: 72bd2ba2-c86f-4439-9053-cd1bdde3228f, Timeline Relevant Weight: 0.2, Timeline Weight Raw: 0.2, Age Fit Score: 40.0, Continuity Score: 52.5, Core Importance Value: 0.8, Horizon: Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 1.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: 9220050, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Salary fully guaranteed, Salary: 9220050, Season: 2026-27, Source: contract, Status: fully_guaranteed, Team Controlled: true, Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 0.4, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: 9659100, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: player, Reason: player option — the player holds the decision, Salary: 9659100, Season: 2027-28, Source: contract, Status: player_option, Team Controlled: false, Bird Rights: none, Control Factor: 0.8, Estimated: true, Guaranteed: —, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Estimated restricted (D-17): 2 years of service at free agency (contract expired), Salary: —, Season: 2028-29, Source: free_agency, Status: rfa_rights, Team Controlled: false, Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 0.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: —, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Free agency reached in 2028-29; no rights beyond it, Salary: —, Season: 2029-30, Source: none, Status: none, Team Controlled: false, Original Core Weight: 0.2, Player Id: e5c21468-a269-4a88-98c9-d128d6ebc863, Timeline Relevant Weight: 0.1, Timeline Weight Raw: 0.1, Age Fit Score: 70.0, Continuity Score: 31.3, Core Importance Value: 0.8, Horizon: Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 1.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: 6440678, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Salary fully guaranteed, Salary: 6440678, Season: 2026-27, Source: contract, Status: fully_guaranteed, Team Controlled: true, Bird Rights: full, Control Factor: 0.3, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: —, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Unrestricted, full Bird rights (contract expired), Salary: —, Season: 2027-28, Source: free_agency, Status: ufa_bird, Team Controlled: false, Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 0.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: —, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Free agency reached in 2027-28; no rights beyond it, Salary: —, Season: 2028-29, Source: none, Status: none, Team Controlled: false, Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 0.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: —, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Free agency reached in 2027-28; no rights beyond it, Salary: —, Season: 2029-30, Source: none, Status: none, Team Controlled: false, Original Core Weight: 0.2, Player Id: e1f528e1-6c76-4ff0-9881-5879f14e6b3d, Timeline Relevant Weight: 0.2, Timeline Weight Raw: 0.2, Age Fit Score: 100.0, Continuity Score: 67.5, Core Importance Value: 0.7, Horizon: Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 1.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: 9069600, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Salary fully guaranteed, Salary: 9069600, Season: 2026-27, Source: contract, Status: fully_guaranteed, Team Controlled: true, Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 1.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: 11491183, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: team, Reason: Team option — the team holds the decision, Salary: 11491183, Season: 2027-28, Source: contract, Status: team_option, Team Controlled: true, Bird Rights: none, Control Factor: 0.8, Estimated: true, Guaranteed: —, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Estimated restricted (D-17): expiring rookie-scale contract (contract expired), Salary: —, Season: 2028-29, Source: free_agency, Status: rfa_rights, Team Controlled: false, Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 0.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: —, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Free agency reached in 2028-29; no rights beyond it, Salary: —, Season: 2029-30, Source: none, Status: none, Team Controlled: false, Original Core Weight: 0.2, Player Id: eeed72ae-5bfc-442a-97fb-5915ac042545, Timeline Relevant Weight: 0.2, Timeline Weight Raw: 0.2, Age Fit Score: 100.0, Continuity Score: 91.3, Core Importance Value: 0.5, Horizon: Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 1.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: 5416080, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Salary fully guaranteed, Salary: 5416080, Season: 2026-27, Source: contract, Status: fully_guaranteed, Team Controlled: true, Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 1.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: 5673840, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: team, Reason: Team option — the team holds the decision, Salary: 5673840, Season: 2027-28, Source: contract, Status: team_option, Team Controlled: true, Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 1.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: 8107918, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: team, Reason: Team option — the team holds the decision, Salary: 8107918, Season: 2028-29, Source: contract, Status: team_option, Team Controlled: true, Bird Rights: full, Control Factor: 0.8, Estimated: true, Guaranteed: —, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Estimated restricted (D-17): expiring rookie-scale contract (contract expired), Salary: —, Season: 2029-30, Source: free_agency, Status: rfa_rights, Team Controlled: false, Original Core Weight: 0.1, Player Id: 015d93dc-99c3-4fee-8896-f270c15aba40, Timeline Relevant Weight: 0.1, Timeline Weight Raw: 0.1, Age Fit Score: 100.0, Continuity Score: 43.8, Core Importance Value: 0.5, Horizon: Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 1.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: 7131511, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Salary fully guaranteed, Salary: 7131511, Season: 2026-27, Source: contract, Status: fully_guaranteed, Team Controlled: true, Bird Rights: none, Control Factor: 0.8, Estimated: true, Guaranteed: —, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Estimated restricted (D-17): expiring rookie-scale contract (contract expired), Salary: —, Season: 2027-28, Source: free_agency, Status: rfa_rights, Team Controlled: false, Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 0.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: —, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Free agency reached in 2027-28; no rights beyond it, Salary: —, Season: 2028-29, Source: none, Status: none, Team Controlled: false, Bird Rights: —, Control Factor: 0.0, Estimated: false, Guaranteed: —, Guaranteed Pct: —, Option Decision: —, Option Type: —, Reason: Free agency reached in 2027-28; no rights beyond it, Salary: —, Season: 2029-30, Source: none, Status: none, Team Controlled: false, Original Core Weight: 0.1, Player Id: 1818d1e7-712b-418c-b043-37bdd765cf8d, Timeline Relevant Weight: 0.1, Timeline Weight Raw: 0.1
Top End Control
47.1
Fallback: Control status for 2028-29 uses the documented RFA estimate.
Fallback: Control status for 2028-29 uses the documented RFA estimate.
Fallback: Control status for 2029-30 uses the documented RFA estimate.
Fallback: Control status for 2027-28 uses the documented RFA estimate.
Development Environment
20% pillar weight
100.0

Development Environment balances mandate-appropriate youth minutes, veterans, and meaningful young roles.

Inputs
Mandate
selling
Rotation Minutes
240
Supporting values
Developmental Role Distribution
100.0
Established Veteran Count
1
Meaningful Young Role Count
5
Targets
Veteran Count: Max: 4, Min: 1, Young Minute Share: Max: 0.6, Min: 0.4, Young Roles: Max: 8, Min: 4
Veteran Infrastructure
100.0
Young Minute Share
0.5
Young Player Opportunity
100.0
Young Rotation Minutes
118
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