In the end, the GM did what we thought he would do…nearly nothing. Going into a summer in which few teams will have any available cap room, that was the smart move.
To quantify the situation, there are only 15 teams with any cap room at all. In total they have a combined $309 million in available cap room of which the Lakers and Bulls combine for nearly 30%. There are 29 players guaranteed to go into free agency who are currently averaging at least ten points per game this year. Meaning that each will average less than $10 million a year.